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Stone, of Silver Spring, is a contractor by day and artist by night. His paintings will be at the Takoma Park Community Center's Atrium Gallery on March 16 through May 10 in an exhibit called H@ndymen.
Montgomery County has reprinted its 2001 “Places from the Past: The Tradition of Gardez Bien in Montgomery County, Maryland” on more than 400 historic sites in the county, plus added a new electronic version. We speak with the author, Kelly, a county historic preservation planner.
Meadvin is president of Inkwell Strategies, a D.C.-based firm that specializes in speechwriting and strategic communications.
What was one of your biggest challenges in becoming a speechwriter?
Taylor was climbing mountains and teaching skiing in Jackson Hole, Wy., in 1969 when a friend gave her a book entitled "The Fundamentals of Thought." It was by L. Ron Hubbard, who founded the Church of Scientology just 16 years before.
Faves and raves by Tomas Huntley
Washington regional director of Language Stars, a foreign language program for children that has five locations in the area.
Bidinotto is a Maryland resident and an award-winning investigative journalist and magazine editor whose debut novel, "Hunter," set in D.C., recently became a best-seller.
Did you ever think you'd be writing fiction one day?
Cherkasky is a D.C.-based food stylist, writer and crafter.
Describe what you do.
Faves and raves by Margot Friedman
Owner of MatchMap Media LLC, a marketing-communications firm
Age: 29
A small and elderly Indian woman, wrapped in white, tries with all her might to sound a note from a large seashell, but her efforts, dedicated to the elaborate golden statues before her, only produce sputtering.
The filmmaker has a new documentary, slated to air on HBO for Valentine's Day, about a local love story that changed history 45 years ago.
Who were the Lovings?