COMMUNITY • BY JULIE WIATT How wide is the human heart? How elastic is the concept of home? Over the past 30 years Sharon and Bill Murphy answered these

TakomaPlays! decorated cat condos April 2 at Big Bad Woof from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Founder Pat Rumbaugh helped five young children decorate cardboard cat houses using markers,

THE HEART OF PARENTING • BY EMORY LUCE BALDWIN I am perplexed about something that has come up for both my kids: quitting an activity that they said

KIDS' VOICE • by Sandy Moore Ten-year-old Mira Subramanian is sitting on her favorite sunny spot on the family couch, talking about what a typical day looks like

KIDS' VOICE • BY MARY ELLEN KOENIG Most of us are content with a birthday cake and a few presents for our birthday. But Maryland State Senator Jamie

When Ype Von Hengst showed up at the Marine Corps Marathon in October 2008, the then-58-year-old wondered what he had gotten himself into: Before the 26-mile race, the

by Sandy Moore photos by Marcy Hairston The girls are swathed in silks the colors of a Sephardic stew: cumin, turmeric, paprika. A few boys in tunics are sprinkled into

The holidays conjure up images of family and familiar places, cold weather and warm connections. With a chill in the air and the garlands up, Takoma Park looks

Young children may not jump for leafy greens and crispy carrots, but Maryland schools are seeing a surprising interest from students for healthier options than the pizza and

Preparing a traditional Thanksgiving feast for a slew of family and friends will mean shelling out extra dough this year, with a typical meal costing 13 percent more

SIN OF THE MONTH • BY ABBY BARDI

Thirty-something years ago, I had a serious illness.  When it was over, I decided it would

Four and half year-old twins Kai and Che Millington were on the horns of a dilemma: what color yarn should they choose for the yak’s tail ? Book artist

The Takoma Park Library hopes to lure kids back to the stacks after summer vacation, and will host an event on September 26th with three rock stars from

COMMUNITY VOICES • BY KEVIN ADLER & GINA MCNEAL — Like many other people in Takoma Park, the Folk Festival was our first exposure to this wonderful town. We

ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY RACHEL HORESOVSKY Takoma Park took pride in community safety on August 2, 2011 at the National Night Out, a fun-filled family event which focused on

Wildwood Summer Theatre presents City of Angels In the auditorium of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School on July 21, two young men in jeans and white T-shirts scuffle,

Watching the Ken Burns series is certainly not the only way to learn about the Civil War.  High-energy children seldom have the patience to sit through such documentaries,

Maria Alvarez thought men were the opposition. Growing up, she saw her mother struggle to raise her kids alone; in college, she and her friends staged demonstrations against

Let's say we all want to have a road outside our houses.  We can each hire someone to come out, do an estimate, and then bring