Alison Schafer

Some of them are grand. Some are architecturally intriguing, some full of plants with exotic names, like chocolate mimosa (you ...

In a town where only the very latest polling data is news, people still care about what came before the rattle of the Metro bus and the latest scandal. At Tudor Place, the past is not only present, it vibrates.

Maybe you’re past the red food stages of Valentine and are ready for the next step in romance: that would be rocks. Sparkly ones. According to a wildly unscientific Yahoo poll, diamonds are the most popular gemstones. But that’s changing.

A February weekend is the perfect time to drop in on two of America’s grandest old ladies. They are the original spas, the ones who set the standard for American resorts, the Homestead and the Greenbrier.

Every year for the last four decades, a small town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore has opened its doors to ...

One of the best parts of living in Georgetown is the array of secret lives glimpsed through windows, down pathways ...