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New Menu and Bistro Offerings
Abound at Pound The Hill

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
by Martha Kepner on Dining Around

Part coffee bar, part wine bistro, part lounge spot, part sophisticated date night, Pound The Hill, one of DC’s most noteworthy coffee house located on

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Success

In Praise of Failure

Saturday, November 5th, 2011
by Barbara Kurka on Living Around

“The man who’s been beaten is worth two who haven’t.” Russian Proverb I never thought I’d find myself quoting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in

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Zen and Tania

Aurelio Zen—The Italian Detective in Armani

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

It turns out that British TV executives are just as boneheaded and shortsighted as their American counterparts. Programmers at ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox are

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Black-and-Green

Olives and Focaccia—Perfect Start to the Evening

Saturday, June 4th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Dining Around

Whether you are entertaining inside or out, offering your guests something to nibble on when they arrive is always appreciated. And if what you offer

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Stacy Ward MacAdams and Friends

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around

Stacey Ward MacAdams has A LOT of friends in New York, a number of whom are entertainers. On Wednesday night, as many as could fit

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When We Were Strangers—Coming to America

Friday, February 11th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around

My grandmother emigrated to the U.S. from Southern Italy in the early 1900s. Only a teenager, she left her mother and several siblings behind, making

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Pink-room

A Villa Near Venice

Thursday, January 27th, 2011
by Jane Hope Fox on Living Around

One of the delicious pleasures of being a frequent traveler to Italy, is the opportunity to escape the well-beaten tourist trail and explore the quiet

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Frank Sinatra—The One and Only Voice

Monday, November 22nd, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around

In college, I had a running debate with one of my sorority sisters: Who was the greatest singer of all time—Frank Sinatra or Andy Williams?

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