Ben’s Chili Bowl turns 50
"All a man needs is a good woman and a half-smoke," he told a crowd of about 150 people at the historic Lincoln Theatre on Aug. 21.
Life
Stories from the September 2, 2008, Print Edition
Segway-ing into city’s historical sites
Segways work by using gyroscopic sensors to maintain balance while the riders shift their weight in different directions. Helmet-wearing riders can be seen cruising through the city, standing on the machine as it travels up to 12-and-a-half miles per hour.
Local history painted larger than life
The same artist that brought you the mural in Columbian Square has embarked on another, more public project on F Street that chronicles the growth of the Foggy Bottom community.
Alum and patient become ‘blood relatives’
When Jillian Roth allowed a donor registry to swab her mouth in Hillel four years ago, she never expected it to amount to anything. But this July, Roth got a call that changed her life.
Clayton McCleskey: Return of the Euro Expat
Standing on a bridge overlooking the majestic River Seine during a recent trip to Paris, I had a flashback to my first visit to Europe nearly a decade ago.
