Features
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Calendar Boys
The rush for purchasing calendars usually hits during the winter holidays, but heed this fair warning: One of the hottest 2007 calendars -- at least...
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Political Transition
To say that Dr. Dana Beyer has had a rich life is the definition of understatement. In her 54 years, she's campaigned for Robert Kennedy,...
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Second City Safari
My partner tells the story of her family's Brady Bunch-inspired drive to the Grand Canyon and back, two parents and three kids with pop-up camper...
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Divine Intervention
We were on I-5 heading south toward Seattle, stopped in traffic, when Carl's sister called to tell us that there was some sort of SWAT...
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Summer Vacation
Vacations. For some, they're about adventure. For others, they're about complete relaxation. They can be quiet, they can be loud. They can be in a...
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
I've never really been the vacationing type. I have a number of handy excuses for this personality flaw. My work schedule generally precludes me from...
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Vacation Outing
My most beloved tropical vacation began with a single border crossing. There is no other way to get to Dulles than to cross into Virginia....
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Plays, Pumps and Progress
With showgirls, ''hottie guards,'' elaborate headdresses and even a touch of royalty -- the King and Queen of Sodom, no less -- the Actors' Theatre...
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Home Team
The fourth in an occasional series of interviews and stories on the 2006 D.C. mayoral race. Michael A. Brown likes to get around the city....
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Good Sports
The sporting arena in its various forms is the place where athletes come to test themselves against one another, and their own personal bests. Sometimes...
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Moving Forward
The third in an occasional series of interviews and stories on the 2006 D.C. mayoral race. As the D.C. summer begins its annual shift into...
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Zoo Story
If you've ever been to the Duplex Diner at 18th Street and Florida Avenue, it's quite likely you already know Alex MacLennan. Maybe not well,...
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Velvet Touch
Here is what Ed Bailey will be doing on Saturday, July 15, the closing night of Velvet Nation, the seven-year, mammoth dance event he created...
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Velvet Memories
When Velvet Nation makes its last stand next month, D.C. will lose a nightlife institution, a place that helped seal the city's reputation as a...
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Silver Celebration
THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY, music has been used to make statements that go far beyond stringing notes together for the sake of a pleasing tune. Patriotic...
