NEW THIS MONTH
34 Queens of DC: A Peek Under the Skirt of DC’s Drag Community • by Tanya Snyder • Sophia Carrero burst out among the tables of genteel patrons at Perry’s Sunday brunch like she had strutted into the wrong scene of a movie. But Perry’s Sushi Bistro in Adams Morgan hosts a weekly drag brunch, and this was, in fact, Sophia’s scene….
38 Fast, with Class: Sushi-Go-Round • by Sandra Beasley • On a blustery day in Penn Quarter, I discovered the meaning of “instant gratification.” Dashing indoors to escape the wind, I sat down to the revolving counter of Sushi-Go-Round as series of saran-wrapped bowls came down the line...
63 A New Nose: We also welcome a new columnist to The Nose who diagnoses the latest District financial scandal: “As some day it may happen that a victim must be found, I’ve got a little list...”

IN EVERY ISSUE
8 DC North Calendar | PDF only
16 Bulletin Board • by Peter Vankevich | PDF only
20 Neighborhood News | PDF only
59 Classifieds | PDF only
63 The Nose Knows • by Anonymous | PDF

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
20 Neighborhood News | PDF only
26 Mount Vernon Triangle is Getting Safer • by Bill McLeod | PDF
28 The Numbers • by Ed Lazere | PDF
30 Meet Your Neighbor: Mark Andersen • by Kendra Langdon Juskus | PDF

DC STYLE
38 Sushi-Go-Round • by Sandra Beasley | PDF
32 Celebrating New Years: Since When Does Gift-Giving Define a Holiday? •
by Rachel Carrier | PDF
34 Queens of DC • by Tanya Snyder | PDF
40 Tribute Has “Spunk:” Company Takes Over When African Continuum Bows Out • by Brad Hathaway | PDF
42 Hoopla: Adams Morgan Boutique Makes Green Gift Giving Easy • by Selina Musuta |
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44 Jazz Avenues • by Steve Monroe | PDF

KIDS AND FAMILY
46 Friendship Public Charter Schools: Educating the Whole Child • by Natasha Abbas | PDF
48 Oh, The Places We’ll Go! Visiting DC’s Cultural Resources for Holiday Fun •
by Ed-Genuity Consultants | PDF

HOMES AND GARDENS
50 Gardening Gifts: The Greenest Gifts of All • by Derek Thomas | PDF
52 A Grand Duplex in Logan Circle Shares a Garden Oasis • by Derek Thomas | PDF

REAL ESTATE & FINANCE
54 Tutt, Taylor & Rankin Sotheby’s International Realty: Ranking High Above the Rest • by Jessica White | PDF
56 Keys to Homeownership: Solving the Mortgage Mess •
by Lewis Smith and Frank Demarais | PDF only
58 Changing Hands • compiled by Don Denton | PDF only

December 2007 DC North Cover, Contents and Masthead | PDF only