Metro Weekly

Life + Leisure

  • A Surprising Sedan

    It's easy to forget that in the great middle-ground of the automotive marketplace, the inoffensively non-descript hold sway. Sure, the flashy and the different garner...

  • Environs

    A TALL ORDER in Columbia Heights in this 2BR condo with a two-story living room and floor to ceiling windows that show off the cityscape....

  • Environs

    Taka Ariga and Jeremy Ames decided to take the homeowner plunge after dating for about a year. They quickly found the perfect spot on the...

  • Frightful Fun

  • Smooth Sailing

    There are many, many car lovers attracted to the flashier aspects of the automotive world: eye-catching styling flourishes, head-jerking acceleration, ear-splitting exhaust notes, gargantuan size....

  • Environs

    BIG STYLE IN SMALL SPACE in this cozy Columbia Heights condo, perched atop a fabulous Victorian row house. Do more than you can imagine, whether...

  • Slimmed Down

    Just in time for a dramatic increase in gas prices, the 2006 Hummer H3 landed in my driveway. What timing. Granted, this is the baby...

  • Eye of the Beholder

    One could be charitable in describing the look of the new 2006 Subaru Tribeca SUV by calling it distinctive, or interesting. Or, one could try...

  • Drop the Top

    For those who can afford the best things in life, it's easier to balance what's wanted with what's needed. Basically, if you can pay for...

  • Summer Stories

    It's that time of year again. The boys are back from the beach, the days are growing shorter, the leaves are threatening to leave their...

  • Quick Change Artist

    In the grand scheme of automotive design, marketing and sales, it's commonplace to take a car from Company A, change around a few design elements,...

  • Environs

    Take a stroll with the flamingos at this charming two-story, 4 BR, 3 BA Cape Cod in Rehoboth -- includes an outdoor shower for the...

  • Good Sport

    Among the rules for buying cars should be this: Thou shalt not buy a sports car for its luxury. This isn't to say that some...

  • Hard Charging

    Cadillac is living proof that an automotive brand can come back from the dead (a feat that parent company General Motors certainly hopes to repeat,...

  • City Slicker

    In the heavily masculinized world of automobiles, trucks are the truly butch boys. Big and rugged, these haulers are expected to extend their capable aura...