Meet Natalie West: Immediate past chair, Charles E. Smith Life Communities
By Caryn R. Sagal
Syracuse native Natalie West cherished visiting her great-grandmother at the Jewish Home, feeling comfortable around the caregivers’ smiling faces and
taking pony...
On the roads where it happened
As the United States turns 250, it feels wrong to just commemorate from the couch, and maybe a little too comfortable to limit the...
On Bored: Traveling With My 15-Year-Old to New York
It began as a joke.
We boarded the train and sat down. I was traveling with my 15-year-old daughter, Alice. I looked up at the...
How Sho and Co’s Shoshanna Shapiro filled this empty nest in North Potomac
By Jillian Diamond
While Shoshanna Shapiro had done interior design work before opening her firm, Sho and Co, she considered herself a mom first and...
From native perennials to ready-made pots: Spring gardening trends take root
As April and May unfold in Montgomery County, those themes are shaping what goes into the ground — and what stays on garden center...
Maryland’s best beaches: Your stylish guide to sun, sand and coastal escapes
By Jenna Dolch
When summer hits Maryland, the pull toward the coast is undeniable. Whether you're craving a lively boardwalk weekend, a peaceful nature escape...
Speaking with their feet: How Percussion Discussion preserves and disseminates tap for all ages
Tap dancers speak with their soles. And the rhythms they parcel out in scintillating syncopations reflect the heart and soul of a people. While...
MoCo’s mid-century modern Goodman Homes turn 75
Housing stock across Montgomery County heavily favors tradition. The center-hall, two-story colonial symmetrically laid out reigns alongside the cozier Cape Cod, with its steeply...
What’s New at Montgomery Mall?
Here are the most recent retail and dining changes to expect soon at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, including new restaurants and specialty shops.
Dining
Fans...
Radical Accessibility: Open Circle Theatre tears down barriers for performers and audiences with disabilities
The metaphor of an open circle exemplifies a meaningful ideal for building community. Within a circle, everyone — no matter age, race, national origin,...