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Super Women: The Pie Sisters

We talk to the Blakely girls about the business of dough.

June 22, 2014

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Steel Magnolias

Through dresses sculpted of metal, artist Donna McCullough tells her story of women’s lives.

June 5, 2014

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Selling Grandma’s Jewels

Forewarned is forearmed. Don’t expect a windfall.

May 29, 2014

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Here Come the Tourists

You think Washington is lousy, er, filled with tourists, try living in Maine as the weather warms.

May 22, 2014

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Loudoun County: From Farm to . . . Farm

Three Loudoun women switched courses in their careers and wound up very successful, on their own terms, in the food and beverage industry.

May 15, 2014

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A Fool-Proof Diet

We bet that My Little Bird contributor Andrea Rouda’s 10-step diet is unlike any others you’ve tried.

May 1, 2014

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A Weekend in Paris (Virginia–sorry!)

Paris isn’t far away (hint: it’s in Virginia), and when you get there, there’s Bordeaux-style wine and . . . the Ashby Inn & Restaurant.

April 24, 2014

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The Peacock Room at the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Shedding Light on the Peacocks

The Freer’s Peacock Room reveals its true beauty in sunlight.

April 16, 2014

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Imagine This: A Daytime Date

A couple replaces a typical Saturday night date with a daytime adventure exploring D.C.

April 6, 2014

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Wild Washington

She never imagined that a move to Washington, D.C., would land her in an urban wilderness.

March 20, 2014

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Yard Sale Savvy

Never mind the weather. The signs of spring are here: “Yard sale!” “Estate sale!” ‘Tis the season of secondhand selling.

March 17, 2014

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Reading D.C.

Reading books about Washington gave her a sense of connection to the city.

March 13, 2014

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MyLittleBird Launched!

MyLittleBird.com’s launch was marked by merriment and a signature MLB cocktail made with Bacardi’s St-Germain elderflower liqueur.

March 10, 2014

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Back in the Swim

To mark her 50th birthday, Michelle Brafman planned to reclaim her former national swim ranking.

March 8, 2014

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Super Women: Paula Jagemann

Watch out! This entrepreneur has another idea!

March 1, 2014

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Into the Wind

She had to leave town to discover the Chesapeake Bay.

February 28, 2014

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