Summer is a time to let your hair down. But with the unreasonably warm temperatures we’ve had lately, perhaps you prefer to have it up. Either way, you want it to look good. Trends this season include feather extensions (thank “American I...

School’s out for the summer, but gym class is still in session. And there’s more to learn than you might think at the fitness-focused facilities that cater to infants, toddlers and young children all over the region. Once considered glori...

Frames are about more than making a picture or a painting look good, says Jeffrey Sarver, a former U.S. Geological Survey cartographer. They can also preserve history and protect sentimental pieces that tell a personal story. “I’ve had so...

Goldy Kamali, 34 Job: Founder and chief executive officer of FedScoop (Fedscoop.com, 202-344-5180). Salary: Media company CEOs on average earn between $250,000 and $500,000. What She Does: Information technology is the use of computers (hardware) and...

Mandy Patinkin is a conqueror. He’s won a Tony for his stage role in “Evita” and an Emmy for his part on TV’s “Chicago Hope.” But his passion is music, at which he’s a self-described plagiarizer. Rather than ...

Weddings are usually about the brides. Just ask Prince William. (You know, the guy in red next to Kate.) But simply because suits and tuxes hide lumps and bumps in ways a wedding dress can’t doesn’t mean grooms aren’t trying to get ...

After six years as controller and chief financial officer for the Dallas Stars and Rangers, Chip Sawicki and his wife decided it was her turn to flourish at work. Still, the stay-at-home father of two didn’t relinquish his business savvy. He ap...

That shoulder you’ve leaned on all these years? It could really use a massage. Mother’s Day is Sunday, so if you still haven’t figured out how to pamper the woman who changed your Pampers, try one of these spa treatments. For Mom...

Ham is so four days ago — and, technically, Greek Orthodox Easter was, too. Every few years, the date of the religious holiday coincides with Easter here in the States. This is one of those years. Luckily for lamb lovers, tradition lingers for ...

Demetri Martin ditched law school to be a comic because he was drawn to stand-up, but he’s taking his new project sitting down. With writing gigs for “The Daily Show,” movie roles and his Comedy Central show, “Important Things...

Beth N. Peshkin, 43 Job: Associate professor of oncology at Georgetown University and senior genetic counselor at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Salary: The average yearly gross salary in 2010 was $66,047, according to the National ...

Cherry ice cream — not very radical. Cherry steak? Well, that might raise some eyebrows. But that’s exactly what’s on area menus, thanks to the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which runs through April 10. “Cherries have a sw...

As Joanne Gross, 32, bobs up and down on a treadmill at XSport Fitness in Merrifield (8190 Strawberry Lane, Falls Church, Va.; Xsportfitness.com), she flips the channel on her machine’s TV to the video feed from the childcare center. Her daught...

Sprigg Lynn is used to seeing people walk all over his hard work. Make that well-heeled, powerful people. Lynn is a principal officer at Universal Floors (4625 41st St. NW, 202-537-8900), which his father, “Capt.” South Lynn Sr., founded ...

Gourmet burger joints: There’s one on every corner, but there’s always room for one more. That’s the hope of the investors behind 24/7 Good Food Inc., a new local restaurant management group that opened brgr:shack (pronounced “...