Arts + Culture

Dressed for Power & Purpose

How the extraordinary Washington designers are rewriting the rules of American fashion — one impeccably crafted garment at a time.She walked into the Senate reception in a gown no one had ever seen before — midnight-blue crepe cut with architectural precision, a silhouette that commanded the room without uttering a word. The designer? Not from Paris. Not from Milan. From a studio right here in the District. Washington, D.C. has long been synonymous with power. What it has never quite claimed —...

Home Services

Your Home Deserves a Signature

Signature Spaces DC provides; Interior design, construction management, and full home transformation, all under one roof.When homeowners across Washington DC, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Potomac begin searching for someone who can translate a vision into a fully realized, beautifully built space, they often ask the same questions: Who can handle both the design and the construction? How do I find a designer who also understands the build process? Where do I find a luxury interior designer near me...

Food + Beverage

A Local Family Bakery Looks to the Future

A family business requires maximum emphasis on both: more family and more business. The Rurkas, a local Chevy Chase family, are no strangers to this dynamic. They’ve spent the last 33 years running the Spring Mill Bread Co. Now, the youngest Rurka, Ben, is stepping up in the hopes of continuing his family’s business. Spring Mill Bread Co. was started in 1993 by Katherine and her late husband Steve Rurka as a dream of escape from their corporate jobs. Living in Chicago at the time...

Arts + Culture

Aaron Goldman and the Sound of Community

Article by Yvonne Siu Turner | Photography by Steve Wilson & Scott Suchman At the highest level of orchestral music, perfection is not the goal. Connection is. That’s what Aaron Goldman, principal flute of the National Symphony Orchestra, has learned in his career as a professional flutist. Now playing alongside some of the most accomplished musicians in the country, he considers his position a dream job. And yet, when he first began in that role, he was so focused on technical perfection and...