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September 2010 Contents: Can This Man Save the Redskins?

Published Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Features

50 Best & Worst of Congress

Who’s the smartest member of Congress? The hottest? Top aides on Capitol Hill tell all.

54 Taken

Five-year-old Kamron Wells was shopping with his grandfather in a Fairfax supermarket. He wandered outside. And then he was gone.By Cindy Rich.

60 Payback Time?

Four years ago, Martin O’Malley tossed Bob Ehrlich out of the Maryland governor’s mansion. Now Ehrlich wants to return the favor. By Susan Baer.

66 My Landlord Was a Russian Spy

The author was surprised to find out he’d been renting his apartment from a Russian agent. But what he learned next revealed more than even the FBI may know. By Michael Gaynor.

Donovan McNabb comes here after winning in Philadelphia. He brings a powerful family history and a leadership style President Obama could learn from. Can he make the Redskins winners? Don’t bet against him. By Harry Jaffe.

76 Starry Night

We followed this year’s best-dressed Washingtonians for a night on the town. Fall fashion has rarely looked so glamorous. Edited by Jill Hudson Neal.

9 Capital Comment

Pros and cons: Fenty vs. Gray . . . In search of charismatic megafauna . . . Clerking for the Supremes . . . Crime scenes for sale . . . Good Washington reads . . . Chris Core’s lessons from Larry King.

30 Where & When

Cirque du Soleil at National Harbor . . . Masterworks at the Phillips . . . Renée Fleming, Lang Lang, and the NSO . . . All’s Well at the Lansburgh . . . Merle Haggard at the Birchmere . . . Festivals of all kinds.

35 “I Feel Lucky”

Homegrown singer Mary Chapin Carpenter on passing the hat in the old days, surviving a crisis, what she thinks of American Idol, and more. Interview by Courtney Rubin.

39 Lone Shark

He’s not old enough to play in a casino, but alone in his parents’ basement he’s won millions playing Texas Hold ’Em. By Jason Koebler.

41 I Think I Hear You

Seth asked the author to help him write about being deaf, but their experiences couldn’t have been more different. Would they find common ground? By Josh Swiller.

88 Great Hair

Why so many hairstylists come here from Turkey, where to get the best blowouts, Michelle Obama’s head for style, breaking up with your stylist, and 23 salons to try. Edited by Sherri Dalphonse.

105 Salons Cut Their Prices

Free manicures and pedicures, discounted facials, and deals on haircuts, color, and blowouts—exclusively for Washingtonian readers. By McLean Robbins.

107 Best of Bethesda

Downtown Bethesda has grown into one of the region’s liveliest areas. Here are our picks for the best places to eat, shop, and have fun. Edited by Mary Clare Fleury.

138 How Sweet It Is

Taste sweet wines from Virginia against France’s great Sauternes? And pair them with all kinds of foods? Be ready to be surprised. By Wayne F. Nelson.

141 Dining Out

Kimchee quesadillas? It works at DaMoim, a restaurant in Annandale’s Koreatown that gets fusion right. Plus—a talented chef reemerges in Silver Spring, and terrific Neapolitan pizza comes to Falls Church. By Todd Kliman, Ann Limpert, Kate Nerenberg, and Rina Rapuano.

151 Best Bites

Real hot dogs, Windy City style . . . Cork’s oil-cured tomatoes . . . “Either/or” with Tamesha Warren . . . Maple-bacon latte? . . . Ginger ale with snap . . . Silver Diner goes locavore . . . Where to get fresh oysters.

155 Benefits

Good times for good causes in September. By Eleni Savopoulos.

157 Cities of Good Cheer

Washington has nonstop flights to more than 80 cities and 30 countries. Two nice destinations for autumn: Munich and Burlington. By Erin Delmore and Eliot Stein.

161 Luxury Homes

Six baths, $2.5 million. Plus—six other homes sell for $1 million or more.

179 Don’t Forget to Brush

How do you care for a pet’s teeth? In somewhat the same way you care for your own. By Gwendolyn Purdom.

191 The Spine Whisperer

Hundreds of parents bring children with curved spines to Luke Stikeleather. He makes back braces—and makes wearing them less scary. By Joanna Chakerian.