Food + Beverage

The Market at River Falls

An Award-Winning Gourmet Market Where Clean Food is the Only Option Article by David Robert Lambert | Photography by Provided A Market Reborn A Community Institution Since 2001 The Market at River Falls has been a fixture at 10124 River Road in Potomac since 2001, when a visionary founder, fondly remembered by staff only as “Jeff,” built it from the ground up over 12 years. But in the fall of 2014, the market closed abruptly, and the community mourned the loss. Then, three months later...

Arts + Culture

Jason Cerda's Next Era

Global Momentum, Hometown Roots, and His New Summer Sound Article by Brittany Ford | Photography by Provided There has always been something kinetic about Jason Cerda . Long before genre- blending became the norm, Cerda was already creating a sound built on movement; Latin rhythms, pop instinct, bilingual storytelling, and the kind of magnetic energy that turns every performance into an experience. A native of the Washington, D.C. area, Cerda has spent years building a career that feels both...

Life + Culture

A Hometown Swing

How Family, Friendship, and Focus Built a Big-League Career for Nationals Outfielder James Wood Article by Debra Wallace | Photography by Erica George For outfielder James Wood of the Washington Nationals , playing organized sports is embedded in his family’s DNA. Born in Rockville, Maryland, the 23-year-old Olney, Maryland native grew up playing baseball and basketball from a young age, following in the footsteps of his father, Kenny Wood, who played forward for the Richmond Spiders Men's...

Arts + Culture

Culture, Community, and a Limitless Canvas

Kelly Towles is the D.C. artist, designer, and curator whose public murals stretch from Washington to Tokyo. Article by Anicia Juarez | Photography by Provided Kelly Towles is a Washington, D.C.-based artist, designer, and curator whose practice spans large-scale public murals, studio objects, and cultural programming. Born in Ohio and raised in Alice Springs, Australia, his early visual influences included animation, comic imagery, and broadcast-era pop aesthetics. That foundation shaped a...