I’m a 28-year-old man who’s found the love of his life. I wish to propose matrimony on Valentine’s Day in a traditional, get-down-on-one-knee sort of way. I’ve got a n...

Two weeks ago the workroom of the Keegan Theatre, Shadia Hafiz was digging around in a pile of old women’s underwear. No, the 29-year-old costume designer doesn’t have a w...

Because of past experiences, which I shall not describe, I’ve come to hate Valentine’s Day.  This year I’ve got a new boyfriend who’s romantic enough to do right by t...

Have a Vine Time Le Cordon Bleu alum and Austin-native Eric Rohleder, left, is not a grouch; he just wines a lot. In fact, the gourmand is so friendly he named his new Union M...

Despite her seemingly natural beauty, you’d be hard-pressed to catch Aerin Lauder without makeup in her purse. The founder of Aerin cosmetics (and granddaughter of the late,...

On a recent shopping trip with my curvy pal J., we spent a fruitless hour and a half in a Nordstrom dressing room hunting for a size 16 cocktail outfit. One lacy tunic flatter...

When Zhi Li moved into the Silver Spring apartment building Solaire in July, its 295 units were brand-new, and only about half of them were rented. With so few other tenants a...

Shirlington: $525,000 Condo: 2720 Arlington Mill Drive S, No. 1107, Arlington Bright, spacious and open with 14-foot-tall ceilings, this 1,080-square-foot two-bedroom offers ...

Renovating a dark, 1,300-square-foot ranch-style house isn’t easy, no matter what you see on HGTV’s “Property Brothers.” So when Sherry Petersik’s husband, John, sug...

How did you transition from law to design? I don’t know that the switch was so thoughtful. In my spare time, I flipped houses. I restored several apartments in Kalorama Tria...

What would you recommend for a 32-year-old stay-at-home mother of three preschool boys who doesn’t want to seem old? I’ve managed to avoid mom jeans with running shoes, bu...

Hot for Chocolate Artfully Chocolate’s hot cocoas have garnered fans far beyond the sweet shop’s Del Ray and Alexandria locales. That’s why the boutique recently release...

Amy Pottberg fell in love with a 1950s-era condo. What she didn’t love was its 1950s-era kitchen. So when she bought the two-bedroom in Alexandria’s Belle View neighborhoo...

Most renters stress over finding the right apartment, but for some, the problems truly start once they’ve already found that supposedly perfect place to live. Even in the wo...

Did “The Hobbit” leave you wondering if living underground (or in an English basement — close enough) is the way to go? Renters in the Washington area who have joined th...