




Then & Now: 200 years in Sandy Spring
Then
In 1822, a group of former enslaved people formed the Sharp Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Sandy Spring. The first independent Black church in Montgomery County, it celebrated its bicentennial last year.
Founders of the...
Africa and Jamaica inspire self-taught Leslie Anne Hansley
Ask Leslie Anne Hansley about her life and her art — she’s a self-taught painter — and she replies, “I’m a lucky person. A lucky, lucky, lucky person.”
Now 77, she began painting just four...
Hidden Wedding Venues
Aix La Chapelle Farm
If you’ve always dreamed of getting married outdoors in a bucolic setting, the Aix La Chapelle Farm in Poolesville may be for you. Joy Siegel, owner, proprietor and acting events director,...
Los Chorros
Craving a pupusa? You’ll find no shortage of the Salvadoran delicacy — a maseca or corn-flour tortilla stuffed with reveulata, a mix of pork and cheese or bean and cheese — in Wheaton, where...
A Beginner’s Guide to Afrofuturism
By Kathleen Uy
The popularity of the movie “Black Panther,” Janelle Monáe’s “Dirty Computer” album, and now the new Hulu series “Kindred” (based on the book by Octavia Butler) have brought the genre of...
Hyperlocal Historians
Shaun Curtis is crazy about Gaithersburg,
every inch of it. “It’s where I was born and grew up,” he said, with memories of summer camp in the old barn at Summit Hall, and digging for...
Healthy Heart Checklist
Lasting lifestyle changes can make for a healthier heart, says Dr. Edward Healy, a cardiologist who is vice chairman of the medical staff at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. He recommends dietary changes and incorporating...
Reg Seeto and the Lives of Transplant Patients
In one of the top biohealth regions in the country, Reginald Seeto sits atop one of the top companies. Seeto is the CEO of Gaithersburg-based CareDx Inc., whose research and products aim to improve...
Potomac deli with a New York feel
There’s no Yiddish needed at Attman’s Deli, the New York-style eatery at Park Potomac.
Step inside the small entry area and down the narrow aisle past the booths and it feels like you’re in a...
Planet Fitness has big plans in Rockville
Planet Fitness plans in December to relocate and expand its Rockville club. It will move from a 15,361-square-foot space at 1776 E, Jefferson St. to a 30,000-square-foot space in the Montrose Shopping Center.
An expanded...
Then and Now: Once Upon a River
Beginning around 1786, White’s Ferry brought people and goods across the Potomac between Montgomery County and Loudoun County, Va. Then came the automobile, as the photo from about 1921 shows. Today, the ferry is...
The Transformation of Eric B. Ricks
Eric B. Ricks is a chill guy. You’ll typically find him looking sharp, a felt fedora covering his lanky braids. He’ll greet you with a broad smile and a warm hug, even if you’ve...