Local Restaurant Patios Where You Can Bring Your Pup
Here are 9 spots to grab a drink or snack without leaving your fur baby at home.
Author: Rina Rapuano
Let's Go Glamping!
Book a luxury tent, cabin or yurt and enjoy the great outdoors, with none of the work. Here are five picturesque places to visit.
Treat Yourself to Henna Body Art
Soma Chatterji specializes in the ancient art of mendhi. She does showers, parties and other special occasions.
Shop Local: Livingston Letterpress
Need graduation announcements, wedding invitations or some new wall art? Melissa Livingston is firing up the presses.
Shop Local: Pursuing Vintage
Kristen Alcorta started out selling vintage home furnishings. Now she has an interior design business, too.
Shop Local: Nafiart Studio
Falls Church artist Nafia Syeed turns natural found objects into colorful keepsakes and bijouterie.
Every Day is Taco Day at These Taquerias
Why only Tuesday? We would gladly eat at these soul-satisfying eateries every day of the week.
Feeling Fidgety? Give One of These Rings a Spin
The kinetic spinner rings by Falls Church jewelry artist Charles Agel make soothing sounds, and they're designed to be played with.
Shop Local: Persimmon Street Ceramics
Falls Church artist Heather Lezla's handmade pottery pieces are one-of-a-kind, in colors that change with the seasons.
Rewild, a Popular D.C. Plant Boutique, Is Coming to Ballston
The Shaw offshoot promises all kinds of greenery, free repotting services and advice for budding botanists.
Shop Local: Luna Maya Macramé
The retro fiber art is making a comeback. Think wall hangings, yoga-mat carriers, handbags, nursery mobiles and more.
Shop Local: Fingers in Ink
Wedding invitation? Birth announcement? Designer Nicole Fingers can give it a personal touch.
Shop Local: Stem & Thistle
Florist Brooke Gagnier sources her blossoms from a local cooperative of sustainable and mostly women-owned farms.
Picture-Perfect Patios
Looking to upgrade your outdoor entertainment space? Here's some inspiration.
The Urban Farmhouse Has a New Owner
Sarah Allen is putting her stamp on the Bluemont boutique.
Shop Local: Karina Gaull Handbags
Choose your fabrics and patterns, and zip it good!
Shop Local: Tulusa
Brighten your days with block-printed pillows, table linens and wearable art.
Shop Local: Art by Alanna Rivera
The Arlington painter specializes in portraits of families, pets, home exteriors and more.
Two Arlingtonians Honored with Black History Month Award
For Evelyn Reid Syphax and Krysta Jones, a common purpose: cultivating tomorrow's leaders.
Washington's Diaries and Lincoln's Pockets
Tom Albro has helped preserve many a U.S. president's personal keepsakes.
Stellina Pizzeria Brings ‘Neo-Neapolitan’ Pies to Shirlington
The Michelin-recognized restaurant’s first Virginia location will also serve coastal Southern Italian fare.
Local App Festi Connects Chefs with Residents Hungry for Takeout
Order family meals from award-winning chefs and culinary up-and-comers alike.
Shop Local: Tried & Truhn Ceramics
Let Victoria Truhn make your favorite coffee mug or ice cream bowl.
Relief Effort for Restaurant Workers Expands to National Landing
The Freshman's unopened cafe space is serving as a supply and food distribution site for the D.C. nonprofit Hook Hall Helps.
