Metro Weekly

Life + Leisure

  • Basic Transportation

    By on August 25, 2004

    Sure, spending less than $14,000 on a new car is a great deal. But that doesn't mean that $14,000 is a small amount of money....

  • Italian Medley

    By on August 25, 2004

    If Washington were full of good, moderately priced restaurants, a new Italian osteria on the site of the late Janus Theater might be easy to...

  • Environs

    By on August 18, 2004

    History's always being made on Logan Circle in this 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA townhouse, where every floor tells the story of a different era....

  • Parental Guidance

    By on August 11, 2004

    Remember when you were a kid, or maybe even a college student, and you were short of money. Where could you always turn? That's right...

  • Environs

    By on August 11, 2004

    Your ship has come in with this 4BR, 2BA townhouse just a stone's throw away from the D.C. Waterfront. Floor-to-ceiling windows, plenty of green spaces...

  • Hot Wheels

    By on August 11, 2004

    As I roared along I-66, straight men honked and gave me the thumbs up. As I sat in an idle rumble at stoplights, they rolled...

  • Environs

    By on August 4, 2004

    Unclassifiable in Arlington! This 4 BR, 3 BA (plus 2 half baths), single family home has its unique niche among the condo canyons of Clarendon,...

  • Disaster Master

    By on July 28, 2004

    Having grown up in the northern tip of tornado alley, I'm always a little nervous this time of year. I know from experience that on...

  • Environs

    By on July 28, 2004

    You won't have to wallpaper over any problems with this 5 BR, 3 1/2 BA single-family home in southern Prince George's County. With color, color...

  • Last Call

    By on July 21, 2004

    The Toyota Celica is a difficult car to love, because it so obviously wants to be loved. I've long maintained a kind of love-hate relationship...

  • Ria World

    By on July 21, 2004

    It's always a challenge to design a restaurant for a hotel that doesn't look and feel like a hotel restaurant, a term laden with baggage....

  • Environs

    By on July 21, 2004

    Don't listen to what all the other people say! Stake out your claim to individuality, personal space with this 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA townhouse...

  • Environs

    By on July 14, 2004

    Leave behind the confines of condos for this electrically eclectic 4 BR, 3BA Virginia stunner in West Alexandria. Plenty of room for myriad parties, all...

  • Loan Lock

    By on July 14, 2004

    Quick quiz: Janey and Jim each have $15,000 in student loans, but Janey only pays $147 a month while Jim pays $170. Each will pay...

  • Doggone Terrific

    By on July 14, 2004

    It's not just your imagination -- Silver Spring does indeed keep getting better and better. And while most everyone knows about the lovingly restored AFI...