September / October 2018 Archives

A Time of Protests

On July 24, 1960, a small group of young black and white activists attempted...

That Special Something

Rise and Shine When Megen and Ashley Cheng moved from a townhouse to a single-family...

Have a Seat

1. Call to Arms Armchairs are an elegant choice for the ends of a dining...

New Books By Local Authors

John Ross read adventure stories by John Wesley Powell about going down the Colorado...

Into the Woods

The flute song of the wood thrush—ee-oh-lay, ee-oh-lay—echoes through Rock Creek Park. It is...

Happy Place

A woman once told me about a couple in her neighborhood who constantly worked...

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Brush Up

Around the time Rachel Cliffton’s veterinarian mails the annual reminder for her 9-year-old dachshund,...

Just for Kids

One of the first patients Dr. Sabah Iqbal treated when she started working at...

Shop Talk

Wardrobe Warrior A personal stylist shares her tips on revising what’s in your closet As a...

Historic Haunts

Do you believe in ghosts? According to a 2013 HuffPost/YouGov poll, 45 percent of...

Park Place?

On a warm evening in late June, dozens of dogs frolicked as their owners...

Feeding Our Neighbors

Jackie DeCarlo walks me through a large warehouse in Gaithersburg run by the Manna...

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Our Parks

There’s a big boast about parks in Montgomery County: Residents are never more than...

Showtime

Image Credit: Tree House Concerts

Get Away

Follow the Apple Trail Taste fresh ciders and explore a 1.7-mile-long labyrinth created with more...

Restaurant Review: Buena Vida

Pull up to 8407 Ramsey Ave. in Silver Spring and be prepared to whip...

Friends First

THE COUPLE: Neha Mehta, 37, grew up in Germantown and works from home as...

Taking Her Own Advice

As Mona Hanford sits at the dining room table in her Bethesda home on...

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Training Days

With a rapid flick of the wrist, Ehab Amir rotates the barber’s chair, allowing...

A Guide to 10 Out-of-the-Way Ethnic Eateries

As chef and owner of Grapeseed restaurant in Bethesda for 17 years, I commuted...

Figuratively Speaking

When Montgomery Junior College was established in 1946, eight full-time faculty members taught 186...

Where Bethesda-Area High School Grads Applied to College

The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2018 graduates from...

The Pursuit of Equity

On the morning of May 14, the Montgomery County Council was wrapping up its...

A Place to Play

Josh Hafkin knows what it means to be competitive. A top-ranked swimmer at Georgetown...

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Talking Shop

Julie Bulitt has settled into the right corner of her couch, legs crossed, her...

Things to See and Do in the Bethesda Area in September and October

Sept. 3 History on the March Many things have changed in Gaithersburg over the past 80...

Extraordinary Educators

Karl Danso St. John’s College High School, Upper Northwest D.C. In the Minority Voices in American...

Table Talk

Filipino Fave In 2015, Rockville resident Javier Fernandez left his chef job at Met Bethesda...