Brace Yourself To call the new Alex and Ani outpost in Georgetown (the brand’s 28th locale) a “jewelry store” is a disservice (3068 M St. NW; 202-333-4195). Rather, the ...

Good news for renters: There are thousands of new units on their way this year. Developers and banks are sloughing off their recession-era mindset and realizing there’s mone...

I’ve just landed my first real post-college job as a research assistant with a think tank. (I won’t say which one; I’ll just say that my male co-workers wear bow ties an...

Aisle Be There As a curator for the National Gallery of Art, Nina O’Neil is surrounded by one-of-a-kind beauties of bygone eras. Such masterpieces seem to have spurred her c...

Once upon a time (well, back in your mom’s 1980s heyday), personalization meant a towel monogrammed with your initials or a T-shirt festooned with a blurry snapshot of the c...

Simone Sutcliffe, 28, had an inside tip. A few months ago, the jewelry designer, waitress and mom of a 2-year-old son snagged a one-bedroom, rent-controlled apartment in Takom...

$2,500: U Street Studio: 1390 V St. NW, No. 406 A quick walk from the U Street Metro, this modern, 639-square-foot studio has a sectioned-off, raised sleeping area with enough...

Saying goodbye to her washer-dryer. That was one of the hardest things for Jamie Hahn when she and her boyfriend, Ben Gelfand, moved from Houston to the D.C. area so Ben could...

Anyone who says all fashion riffs on the past hasn’t seen the modern womenswear that Amy Smilovic designs for Tibi (sold locally at Wink and Urban Chic in Georgetown and Blo...

Divan Divas You can hang up hopes of hanging an original Da Vinci in your living room. But local home-design company Naked Decor (Nakeddecor.com) brings masterpieces to your c...

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,...