Restaurants take a break from meat and dairy for occasional all-vegan menus
Ellen Kassoff Gray dreamed of opening a restaurant to serve Washingtonians delicious vegan cuisine. She finally realized that vision — once a week.
Express: Posts by Tracy Krulik
Love thy neighbor
Sharing a WiFi network brought Rahsan Baatin and Victoria Murray together, and they are not alone. With shared amenities and building-sponsored parties, it’s getting easier for singles to find love in their apartment complexes.
A rave review: Kazaxe dance fitness
There's no bouncer at the door of this club. Everyone's guzzling water instead of booze. And there's no way you're getting off the dance floor.
Steal this job: Personal concierge
Have things that need to get done but work and family and holidays keep you from doing? That’s what Jennifer Brickman Rasche does for her clients, so they can focus on work and family and holidays.
Your secret home gym: Use chairs, stairs and counters
Can’t stand the thought of battling the bulge — and the New Year’s resolution crowd — at your gym? There’s another option: stay home.
Rentals’ well-kept secret
Pay thousands of dollars to a rental broker to find you an apartment? No way. This isn’t NYC. It’s D.C., where property owners — not renters — pay four-digit sums to fill their units.
Experiential Gift Guide: The Gift of Something to Do
This year, instead of giving your mom, spouse or best pal another tchotchke to go on a shelf, why not give an activity to remember?
A roof you can root for
For 30 years, Stephen Keane, 78, saw the same thing outside his apartment windows: a dark, plain roof adorned with tired-looking air-conditioning units. Today, he looks out those same windows and sees a quilt of creeping plants. That old eyesore of a roof was transformed in September into a thriving “green roof.”
Hot hoods: Clarendon
Though its roots date back to the early 1700s,Clarendon earned its title as Arlington’s “downtown” 200 years later. Today,“laissez les bons temps rouler” might as well be its tagline.
Red tape ahead? Bank on that
Katie Bushwick worked hard to buy a home. But the hard work really kicked in after she found a townhome in Frederick, Md. That’s when she had to prove to the bank that she could be trusted to pay back a home loan.
