Dream Getaways
Visions of rocky terrain and the open sea dance in your head as you daydream about escaping your cramped cubicle. Your spouse inundates you with “what-ifs” as he imagines fireside chats in a mountainside chalet away from the kids.
Senior Living
The Great Escapes Alarm clocks scream. Your coffee spills. There’s nothing to wear, and the e-mail’s frozen. An hour into your day finds you seething behind creeping school buses.
Private Schools
Thousands of Northern Virginia parents supplement their children’s private-school educations with private tutors, a multibillion-dollar industry nationwide. Why?
50 Best Restaurants 2008
A cavalcade of fresh faces, adventurous cuisines and awe-inspiring environs joins the ranks of our annual fine-dining round-up this year—bumping our epicurean who’s who to twice its original size (now boasting 50 unbeatable restaurants you don’t want to miss).
Best Bargain Dining 2007
50 great bargain dishes—all under $15 and all consistently satisfying—many of which feature exotic ingredients, picture-perfect presentations and tantalizing flavors.