http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:55:27 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ en hourly 1 http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/crosswords/july-2013-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/crosswords/july-2013-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:55:27 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/crosswords/july-2013-crossword-puzzle-answer-key/ Click on the image to view a larger version. Previous Answer Keys: June 2013 http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/from-the-archives-how-to-date-a-congressman/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/from-the-archives-how-to-date-a-congressman/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:30:03 -0500 Chris Campbell http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/from-the-archives-how-to-date-a-congressman/ Election Night 1994: The nation's voters control my future tonight. I sit in front of the television watching the returns. Pen in hand, I update my candidate checklist as percentages flash across the screen. My boys. I know their names. I know their parties. I know their marital status. http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-cupcake-ramble/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-cupcake-ramble/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:32:03 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-cupcake-ramble/ DC Cupcake Ramble When: Saturday, 11:30 am. Starts at: BicycleSpace, 1019 Seventh St., NW Pastry chef and cyclist Sol Schott leads this 20-to-25-mile ride around DC every Saturday and brings fresh-baked goodies—not always cupcakes—for the group. 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For more http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-lunch-in-shirlington/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-lunch-in-shirlington/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:18:08 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-lunch-in-shirlington/ Shirlington Lunch in Shirlington When: Sunday, 10 am. Starts at: Shirlington Branch Library, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington Ride, make friends, eat. That's the simple concept behind this 17-mile ride on the four trails that make up the Arlington Loop. The group picks the final meeting spot, a restaurant, before http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-introductory-commuter-ride/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-introductory-commuter-ride/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:12:40 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-introductory-commuter-ride/ DC Introductory Commuter Ride When: Wednesday, 6 pm. Starts at: The Bike Rack, 1412 Q St., NW Don't be fooled by the name—this ride is a lot of fun. Led by experienced cyclists, it helps new cyclists learn to ride on city streets—but the slow pace and short distance http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-kidical-mass/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-kidical-mass/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:57:56 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-kidical-mass/ Various Locations Kidical Mass When: Monthly through October. Photograph by Megan Odett. This family ride features trips of two to five miles through quiet neighborhoods and on trails to kid-friendly destinations such as the National Zoo. 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For more information, see the Fountainhead Regional Park website. @import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro:400,600italic,700italic); .bikes13 { border-left: 3px dashed #ffdd00; } .bikes13 img{ border: 1px http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-patapsco-valley-state-park/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-patapsco-valley-state-park/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:43:53 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-patapsco-valley-state-park/ Ellicott City High Intensity Patapsco Valley State Park It's been called the Moab of the East for its variety of world-class trails and terrain. The park offers biking in three sections—Avalon, McKeldin, and Hollofield—along the Patapsco River. The hardcore Avalon area features single-track trails with steep climbs, fast descents, http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-torrey-c-brown-formerly-northern-central-and-york-county-heritage-trails/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-torrey-c-brown-formerly-northern-central-and-york-county-heritage-trails/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:39:15 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-torrey-c-brown-formerly-northern-central-and-york-county-heritage-trails/ Pennsylvania and Maryland Cross State Lines Torrey C. Brown (formerly Northern Central) and York County Heritage trails Distance: 41 miles one way. Don't want to do an 82-mile round-trip ride? Beg a favor from a friend in Baltimore—buy him or her dinner in York, Pennsylvania, in exchange for shuttling http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-covered-bridges-ride/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-covered-bridges-ride/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:17:17 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-covered-bridges-ride/ Frederick County, Md. Take a Spin on Country Lanes Covered Bridges Ride Distance: 39.8-mile loop. Photograph by Michael Procario. This loop has challenging stretches along country roads, but the quiet lanes that lead to three covered bridges are worth the journey. Starting in Utica District Park—near Utica Covered Bridge, http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-arlington-loop/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-arlington-loop/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:15:32 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-arlington-loop/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-indian-head-rail-trail/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-indian-head-rail-trail/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:11:25 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-indian-head-rail-trail/ White Plains, Md. It's a Bird Indian Head Rail Trail Distance: 26 miles round-trip. Completed in 2009, the area's newest "rail to trail" is a ten-foot-wide paved path that follows the route of a railway built in 1918 to ship supplies from the Navy's Indian Head Powder Factory. A http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-co-canal-towpath/ http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-co-canal-towpath/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:55:59 -0500 Alison Kitchens http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/outdoors/45-bikes-hikes-co-canal-towpath/