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Scenes From an Italian Restaurant

Former Capri Restaurant owner Nicky DeChiara is a Washington restaurant legend with stories to match.

The Lobbyist and the Rock Club

Doug Davenport doesn't play golf. His passion is an underground tribute to all things metal.

Arlington’s Empty Office Problem

Why 8 million square feet of vacant commercial real estate is bad news for county residents—and how local officials hope to fill it.

Neighborhood Watch: May/June 2016

Get to know McLean's best playground, Arlington’s Star Wars connection and bird rescue efforts in Falls Church.

Basketball Diaries

Former Georgetown coach Craig Esherick on college hoops, Olympic scouting, TV banter and pivoting to the classroom.

A Year of Loss

Mourning the child you never knew is a singular kind of grief. But the sisterhood of those who've felt that pain is broader than I realized.

The Sound of Music

Falls Church organist Julie Huang Tucker is a force of nature.

Neighborhood Watch: March/April 2016

Vintage guitars, synthetic turf sports fields, garden tools on loan, tales of a real-world ad man and more.
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Up in Arms

Many local residents bristle at the thought of a gun store in their neighborhood. But Arlington is already home to more guns than some may realize.

Igloos in Falls Church

Architect Wallace Neff's experimental postwar "bubble houses" weren't built to last.

Ignore the Tic, Don’t Ignore Me

Trevor Harris has Tourette Syndrome. He's also just a regular Arlington seventh-grader.

Home Sweet Tome

The 40-year love story behind Arlington's Bookhouse antique bookstore.