September / October 2015 Archives

A Delicious Alternative to an Apple Pie

Why not celebrate the fall apple harvest with a French tarte tatin instead of...

Human Trafficking in Montgomery County

Image Credit: Bethany Rodgers

Escape from Vietnam

Click here to view three decades of historical images by photojournalist Dick Swanson. PRESIDENT GERALD...

More of Dick Swanson's Photos

CIA George Bush. 1976. When George Bush was the director of the CIA, returning...

Wedding: Sarah and Brad

The couple: Born and raised in Bethesda, Sarah Omenitsch, 25, graduated in 2008 from...

Apartments Wooing Pets

TUCKER, AN AUSTRALIAN shepherd, and Ellie, a terrier mix, were used to the quiet...

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Table Talk: What Chefs Pack for Their Kids’ Lunches

What do chefs pack for lunch for their children? If it’s any consolation, even...

When Depression Struck

STEPHANIE ROSEN KNEW something was wrong when she failed anatomy during her first year...

Top Teachers

Maryanne Hellender Fourth Grade | Little Flower School, Bethesda Years teaching: 45 HOW TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED THE...

State Treasurer Nancy Kopp Not Slowing Down

Photo by Liz Lynch When Nancy Kopp received an unexpected achievement award from her alma...

Walt Whitman High School Reunion

ON A FRIDAY in early May, Walt Whitman students funnel out of their classrooms...

Walt Whitman High School Reunion

ON A FRIDAY in early May, Walt Whitman students funnel out of their classrooms...

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College Admissions Chart

The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from...

Shop Talk: Hottest Kids' Shoes

We reached out to local stores, asking which shoes they predict will be the...

Be Well: Senior Fitness

Burpees—grueling full-body exercises that go from a squat to a push-up and back to...

Tips on Local Weekend Trips

RUN FOR CHOCOLATE The Mid-Atlantic region is home to many scenic autumn races, but only...

Interior Design that's Stylish and Practical

A FEW MONTHS AFTER having their first daughter in 2011, interior designer Erica Burns...

Restaurant Review: Urban Heights

The Chicken Adobo Sliders pack a flavorful punch of grilled chicken in adobo sauce...

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Table Talk: Café Sunflower

Background: Opened in April, the café is a retail operation for Sunflower Bakery, a...

A Preschool Teacher With a Broad View

Three years ago, Davinia James saw Girl Rising at the Regal Majestic movie theater...

Downrigging Festival in Chestertown, Maryland

MOST CARS CROSS the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and veer right toward the beaches, but...

Going to the Right College

The hallway outside the counseling office at Walter Johnson High School is lined with...

Donna Evers: Weekend Winemaker

TWIN OAKS TAVERN WINERY is perched at the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains...

A Unique Farm Market

THEY LINE UP EARLY at Rosa Linares’ stand in the Crossroads Farmers Market in...

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The KID Museum

In 2011, Bethesda resident Cara Lesser, now 47, was employed by the U.S. Department...

A Special College Essay

Ben Martel photo by Lisa Helfert When it was time to write an essay for...

Interview: Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson

NAME Arne Sorenson AGE 56 WHAT HE DOES President and CEO of Marriott International GREW UP IN Tokyo, Japan, and the...

6 White Kitchens

WHITE THIS TIME WHEN MELISSA BLUME and Scott Levine renovated the kitchen in their 1935...

Paddleboard Yoga

AS WATER SOFTLY ripples by on a late-May morning, a group of women attempt...

The Pressure to Get Into College

Joe Wiedemann has just begun his senior year at Walt Whitman High School in...

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