Local Services

New Contributing Writer for Chevy Chase City Lifestyle

I'm Jack Kiyonaga, a writer and journalist living in Washington DC, and I’m looking forward to being a contributing writer to this exciting new publication, Chevy Chase City Lifestyle. I started my writing career in Molokai, Hawaii, where I served as the editor-in-chief of the award-winning local newspaper, The Molokai Dispatch. Since moving back to the East Coast in 2025 to begin a master’s degree in Creative Writing at NYU, I've continued to work for various news outlets on everything from a...

Entertainment

WHERE EVERY CARD PLAYED BUILDS A HOME

There is something quietly radical about a room full of strangers — neighbors, really — leaning forward over paper bingo cards, markers in hand, united not by competition but by care. That is the spirit the Hope and Light Collective has been building, one monthly event at a time, right here in our community. And this May, they are bringing it back to North Bethesda for a night that is equal parts fun, connection, and purpose — with every dollar raised going directly to one of the most respected...

Style + Beauty

Living Well by Design:

The Vision of Mary Douglas Drysdale By Yvonne Siu Turner Article by Yvonne Turner | Photography by Provided Mary Douglas Drysdale, a name synonymous with Washington, D.C. interior design, has spent her career showing that beautiful interiors are not about superfluous decoration. They are about how we live. She has been named among the top 100 designers by House Beautiful and among the top 100 American women designers by Interior Design Magazine. Her work has been published on the cover of more...

Fitness

The Wellness Architect

From Division One hurdles to Bethesda, Tiffany Nesfield builds a multidisciplinary sanctuary for total health. Article by Vivian Mammen | Photography by Dr. Ceylon Mitchell For Tiffany Nesfield, the vision for a comprehensive wellness "one-stop shop" was forged through the discipline of elite athletics and a sharp eye for systemic gaps in healthcare. A former Division I track athlete at the University of Illinois, Tiffany spent her youth clearing literal hurdles, but it was a high school...