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Segway-ing into city's historical sites

Students-turned-tour guides see D.C. landmarks on wheels

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.

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.

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.