In the late 1800's to early 1900's the residents of Washington, D.C. began branching out of the city for more spacious land to build houses and move their families to, so as to get out of the constant hustle and bustle of city life for a more relaxed, slower paced...
Laurence Roth | Feb 24, 2016
Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade had chutzpah. As a precocious child, Cohen insisted upon attending her father’s Americans for Democratic Action meetings that were held in her living room; as a vocal individual, she eventually got herself kicked out of those meetings;...
Laurence Roth | Feb 24, 2016
I have always been a sucker for alliteration, especially when it's tactful. That being said, I find the name of Washington, D.C.'s preeminent independent bookstore, Politics & Prose, particularly pleasant to pronounce. But this name serves a much more...
Laurence Roth | Feb 5, 2016