Stories We're Working On

At The Washingtonian, we always love to hear from readers about their stories of living and working Washington. Below we've listed some of the stories that we're currently working on that we could use your help on. If you have other ideas for stories you think we should be covering, please contact us at editorial@washingtonian.com.

Emergency!

The Washingtonian is working on a story about the care offered in the area's hospital emergency rooms. We'll examine data and talk to experts, but we also would like to hear from readers about their experiences--good and bad--in area emergency rooms. If you have a story about a recent ER visit, email us at ERCare@washingtonian.com. Please include your name and phone number so that a writer call follow up with you. We won't publish your name without your permission.

Looking for Washington's Best-Dressed

Do you have a friend or colleague who has great style? If so, we want to hear about them. We are looking for Washington's best-dressed--stylish men and women who always look put together, who turn heads when they walk into a room.

If this sounds like someone you know, please send nominations--with photographs--to Mary Clare Fleury at mfleury@washingtonian.com.

Looking for Good Kitchen Designers

Have you recently renovated your kitchen and worked with a good kitchen designer, architect, or design-build firm? If so, we'd like to hear about it. Please e-mail senior managing editor Bill O'Sullivan at bosullivan@washingtonian.com, and feel free to enclose photos of the work if you like.

Looking for Landscape Designers

Have you worked with a good local landscape designer or landscape architect, either independent or affiliated with a garden center or nursery? Let us know about it! Please e-mail senior managing editor Bill O'Sullivan at bosullivan@washingtonian.com.

Change Your Life

Dreaming of joining the Peace Corps or buying a villa in Tuscany? Fantasizing about leaving your job to pursue your life's passion? Do you know someone who's actually doing it?

We're looking for Washingtonians in their forties, fifties, and beyond living a "second life." You know the type-their kids are all grown, they're tired of the rat race, and they left their boring routines to follow a lifelong dream. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please e-mail Brooke Foster at bfoster@washingtonian.com to tell her your story. We'd love to hear about all the joys-and the pitfalls-of following a dream.

Recently Married?

If you were married in the Washington area in the past year, we would like to hear from you. Tell us about a caterer, dance band, reception site, florist, photographer, makeup artist, or other vendor you would recommend. Let us know, too, if there's a vendor you would not recommend, and why.

We're also interested in destination weddings. Did you fly to an exotic locale to get married? Whom did you invite? What were the biggest challenges? Any surprises? Why did you choose to marry far from home? And for wedding guests--what's the most shocking or over-the-top thing you've seen happen at a Washington wedding?

If you have recommendations, or a story to share, please email Cindy Rich at crich@washingtonian.com.

Police Reports

Have you had a particularly good or bad experience with any one of the federal law-enforcement officers who patrol the metropolitan area - such as those at the Pentagon, the U.S. Capitol, and other government facilities in the area? If so, The Washingtonian wants to hear about it. Please let writer Michael Patrick Carney (michaelpatrickcarney-mail@yahoo.com) know what happened.