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  • Environs

    By on December 21, 2005

    Contemporary style holds court in this Northwest condo where a new owner's dreams become a home-based reality. Open spaces between kitchen and dining room, creative...

  • A Surprising Sedan

    By on December 14, 2005

    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

    By on November 16, 2005

    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

    By on November 9, 2005

    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

    By on October 26, 2005

  • Smooth Sailing

    By on October 19, 2005

    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

    By on October 12, 2005

    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

    By on October 5, 2005

    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

    By on September 21, 2005

    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

    By on September 14, 2005

    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

    By on September 7, 2005

    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

    By on August 24, 2005

    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

    By on August 10, 2005

    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

    By on August 3, 2005

    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

    By on June 29, 2005

    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,...