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'Argo' Spy Mendez Featured at Md. Film Fest
Tony Mendez is set to answer questions after a screening of the movie at the Maryland Theatre Thursday night. Read »
Pork in the Park!
Salisbury's Pork in the Park has so many competitions they need to enter a competition for most competitions. Read »
Mehr Bro's Flowers, an Oasis in McLean
Mehr Bro's Flowers in McLean, Va., sits idle in a world of perpetual change. It's a little bit country -- and a lot of flowers for the pickin'. Read »
Wine Wednesday: The Winery at La Grange
The Winery at La Grange calls its home a three-story, 18th-century manor. So does the Benoni ghost that makes appearances. Read »
Once a 48-Room Estate, Now Evergreen Mansion
The mansion that served as the exterior inspiration for Disney's Haunted Mansion ride is located just an hour away in Baltimore, and -- although it kinda pains us to say it -- it offers visitors a far more... Read »
Trampoline Park Bouncing Into Va.
Chespeake's new trampoline park will have 10,000 square feet of wall-to-wall trampolines. Read »
Wine Wednesday: Cana Vineyards
Cana Vineyards in Middleburg has some of the best views of the Bull Run Mountains -- and houses two rare 1,000 liter wine barrels. Read »
C&O Canal Lockhouse Rental Program May Expand
The National Park Service is considering expanding an overnight lodging program in the C&O National Historical Park. Read »
Women of War Film Fest
The Virginia War Museum in Newport News pays homage to the brave women of war with a month-long film festival. Read »
Amish Help Restore Historic Md. Cabins
Amish volunteers from Indiana are helping to restore some historic cabins in Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont, Md. Read »
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Sarah Pixley
Sarah is a freelance photographer and the founder of True Icon Photo. When she's not snapping photos of a ridiculous amount of objects, she spends her time enjoying the splendor of D.C. life. Send her tips and ideas: sarah (at) trueiconphoto (dot) com.
Carissa DiMargo
Carissa DiMargo edits The Scene on NBCWashington.com, focusing on D.C. style, restos, arts & quirk. She once brought a shopping cart into a Pizza Hut. Follow her on Twitter @dcscene.
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