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Woman Around Town: Mallory Staley—
Sweet New Pastry Chef at 1789 Restaurant

Monday, March 28th, 2011
by Michelle Frey on Woman Around Town

A fresh and creative pastry chef has arrived at 1789 Restaurant in Georgetown. For the past decade Mallory Staley has been in New York City

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Againn

Againn—Traditional Pub Food with a Kick

Monday, December 13th, 2010
by Michelle Frey on Dining Around

The British restaurant and pub, Againn (a Gaelic word meaning “with us”), is a must-visit for all diners, particularly scotch drinkers, who are curious to

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The Best Gift—Giving to Others

Sunday, November 28th, 2010
by Woman Around Town on Living Around

Recently, I saw a college production of Swimming in the Shallows, Adam Bock’s smart, thought-provoking play about three couples who encounter obstacles on the way

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1789 Restaurant: John Carroll would be proud

Monday, November 1st, 2010
by Martha Kepner on Dining Around

On a recent cool evening, my friend and I took advantage of a lull in our busy schedules to slip over to Georgetown and enjoy

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Legal-Seafoods

Legal Sea Foods—Tried and True

Friday, October 22nd, 2010
by Catherine Palmer on Dining Around

I first visited Legal Sea Foods in 1996 while traveling through Rhode Island on business. The restaurant was newly opened in Warwick, Rhode Island, and

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Evil-Dead

The Evil Dead: Fighting Demons to Campy Music

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
by Jenna Nicole Levine on Playing Around

Twenty one years ago, two college students named Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell took a group of their friends to an abandoned cabin in the

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crabs

Choptank—All You Can Eat Steamed Crabs

Sunday, June 27th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Dining Around

Summertime around Chesapeake Bay means spending warm evenings drinking cold beer and eating steamed crabs in casual restaurants. Servers come by periodically to dump dozens

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Wedding-Crashers

Here Comes the Bride—In Ten Memorable Films

Sunday, June 6th, 2010
by Justine Garcia on Living Around

Weddings are filled with drama and comedy. So it’s no surprise that weddings crop up often as a plot device in films. Will that couple

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