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Shira Ben Ami, a senior at Maret School in Washington, has been an acapella singer since her freshman year. The 17 year old is...

They say laughter is the best medicine — a phrase that could have been written to describe Jonathan Zember, M.D. Zember, 36, is a...

By Ellen Braunstein Abby Newburger is always looking for ways to deepen her connection, and that of others, to the Jewish community. At 26, she...

Used wrapping paper, expired calendars and old newspapers. Where some see recycling or trash, Sarah Burford sees potential. By day, she works as a...

By Leonard Robinson Justin B. Terry Smith, a resident of Severn, is a writer, professor, veteran and longtime activist with a special interest in LGBT...

Lisa Bonos thinks of herself as a nosy person, which can be useful as a journalist. The 38-year-old native of Santa Rosa, Calif., became...

Last winter, Thia Steinhardt went on a journey through her family history. Steinhardt, 26, traveled with friends on a week-long visit to Lithuania and Israel....

By night, Elliot Bromberg is a stand-up comedian. The 23-year-old NoMA-based University of Maryland graduate co-hosts the weekly Zoom comedy show “Witty Wednesday.” Just...

By Isabella Lefkowitz-Rao Alexis Bentz, a recent graduate of Wootton High School, is spending her freshman year of college at home rather than at Washington...

In August, Ethan Shuchart, a student at The George Washington University Law School, put his experience in child care to work for harried parents...