Control Center CHRISTIAN A. VIVES, A.B.E. Networks What is the most significant new development in smart-home technology? Near field communication. This wireless technology opens the door to a whole host […]

2014 Holiday Gift Guide A FITTING TRIBUTE Inspired by the 1937 speed record set by English race car driver Sir Malcolm Campbell on Italy’s Lake Maggiore-—in a Bluebird K3 hydroplane […]

Decadent Escapes DUTCH TREAT Celebrated Dutch architect Piet Boon designed the 10 spacious villas with private gardens and Caribbean views at this boutique getaway on Bonaire. At Piet Boon Bonaire, […]

Deck The Halls 36th Annual Logan Circle Holiday House Tour December 7; logancircle.org Rows of majestic Victorian-style homes set the perfect scene for a stroll through this hip DC neighborhood. […]

Fall Art Guide WASHINGTON, DC Carroll Square Gallery Through November 21: “PHOTO/DIARY.” 975 F Street, NW; 202-347-7978; hemphillfinearts.com Addison/Ripley Fine Art Contemporary works by local and national artists. November 21 […]

Embassy Glow When architect Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed the British Embassy in Washington, he could see the Washington Monument from its site on a then-rural stretch of Massachusetts Avenue. […]

Home Tours MARYLAND 58th Potomac Country House Tour & Festival October 4 & 5; potomaccountryhousetour.org A tour of four diverse Potomac homes, from a sleek contemporary to a reimagined Williamsburg […]

Creative Fusion Almost 200 of the nation's most notable contemporary crafters will converge from October 31 to November 2 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to fuse decorative and […]

Shore Life On a breezy July afternoon, chef Robert Wiedmaier offered his guests morsels of savory-sweet Maryland crab, a taste of what would be on the menu that evening. The […]

Celebrate Fall in Style LATIN ACCENT ON 14TH STREET James Beard award-winning chef Michael Schlow recently opened Tico, serving cuisine inspired by his travels to Latin America, Mexico and Spain. […]

Chic Getaways & CAMILLE BACHRACH LUXURY ON THE MEDITERRANEAN Whether you want an active vacation or a beach break, Columbia Beach Resort on Cyprus’s Bay of Pissouri will fit the […]

Waxing Poetic On a sunny day in McLean, Virginia, artist and beekeeper Georgia Nassikas gazes out the tall windows of her second-story studio, taking in the sky, the verdant lawn […]

Fashion Statement Monte Durham greets visitors with what can only be described as Southern hospitality. The West Virginia native is recognized wherever he goes for his high-profile role on the […]

The Latest Hot Spots RAISING THE BAR Republic in Takoma Park is serving up seasonal cocktails and a special happy hour bar menu, available weeknights from 3 to 7 pm. […]

ELECTRIC CHARGE The Fast Track Porsche’s 2015 918 Spyder combines the ultimate in performance with the fuel-efficiency of a hybrid. This sleek, carbon-fiber model shifts between five modes—electric, hybrid, sport […]

"The concept of beauty is difficult,” says Francie Hester, standing beside one of the ravishing new art objects displayed recently in an exhibition of her work at Kaller Fine Arts […]