Ben Werner

Published: Thu, Feb 28, 2013

Residential real estate is the silver lining among the current economic challenges facing Arlington County, most notably those posed by Metrorail's expansion to neighboring economic rival Tysons Corner, according to a new report. Released Feb. 26, the "2013 Arlington Real Estate Market Review...

Dean Bartoli Smith

Published: Thu, Feb 21, 2013

The Washington area is experiencing changing workforce demographics and a structural shift in its economy that will have a long-term effect on the housing market, said Lisa Sturtevant, an associate professor of economics at George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis. Federal jobs...

Published: Thu, Feb 21, 2013

When choosing plants and landscaping this spring, consider the Washington area's warmer weather pattern, according to plant experts who pointed to a higher average minimum winter temperature in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's revised 2012 planting zone map. Scott Aker, head of...

Published: Thu, Feb 21, 2013

Whether guests like their drinks on the rocks, shaken or stirred, it is easy to create an instant bar that brings fun to the party as a great conversation-starter. All that's needed is a surface, great bar ware and a tray, said Yvette Freeman, owner of the Foundry (foundrybyfreeman.com), a...

Candice Olson

Published: Wed, Feb 20, 2013

Nadia and Paul's dining room had great bones -- tons of space and natural light, a beautiful wooden floor, a fireplace, crown molding and even recessed lighting. But this room was suspended in an unfinished state, lacking a cohesive design and wasting its true potential. The homeowners and...

Joe Lamp'l

Published: Wed, Feb 20, 2013

I believe that gardening should be all about self-expression and personal style. To each his own, as it were. But when it comes to practices that are unnatural and environmentally unhealthy, I need to speak up. Call it self-appointed deputizing for fighting crimes against horticulture, as my...