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President Obama speaks April 13, 2012, at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, Fla., about trade with Latin America before heading to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas. (Associated Press)
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The nimble Republican National Committee already has replied to insults delivered to Ann Romney with a timely travel mug. (Image courtesy of the Republican National Committee)
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The kitchen in units 404 and 405 in Watergate South features granite counters, a center island with a breakfast bar, custom-designed cabinets and a coffered ceiling.
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Both models at Linton at Bellenger Crossing feature 42-inch oak cabinets and a pantry in the kitchen.
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A hallway off the kitchen leads to the screened porch, a three-season space with garden and nature views.
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The home at 11928 Bennett Road in Oak Hill has four bedrooms, three full baths and a powder room spread over three finished levels. Built in 1974, the home is on the market for $650,000.
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Photos courtesy of Robert Radifera Susan Nelson designed a room for a teenage girl who has some sophisticated tastes, but still likes to keep some elements of her childhood near. She established the room's color palette with her choice of wallpaper.
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Designer Annette Hannon transformed a bland parlor in the DC Design House by adding architectural details.
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Photos courtesy of Robert Radifera Sharon Kleinman, ownerr of Traditions in Potomac, used the view from the master bedroom windows as her inspiration for the room she designed in the 2012 DC Design House. The house opens to the public on Saturday.
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The Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, S.C., is seen in this photograph on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Images of art work from the museum are among more than 30,000 from art museums worldwide now available for viewing on the Internet through the Google Art Project. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
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Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron (37), Tyler Seguin (19) and Brad Marchand (63) figure to be just a few of the forwards who could give the Washington Capitals fits in their first-round series that begins Thursday, April 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)
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Best Buy workers help out customers at a Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Arisemma Okrah, 5, drinks a soft drink while playing on the sculpture of Duke Ellington outside the newly renovated Howard Theatre at Monday's "community day." (Barbara L. Sallisbury/The Washington Times)
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Those who frequented the Howard Theatre back in the day are impressed with the newly renovated space. Stars including Duke Ellington, Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross once performed at the club, which many residents remember cutting school for to see the shows. The theater will now offer a full-scale kitchen, bar and, of course, live acts. (Barbara L. Sallisbury/The Washington Times)
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Caroline Cunningham, president of the Trust for the National Mall, and Donald Stastny, an architect advising the group, look over two of the competing proposals for redesigning three areas of the Mall. A winner for each site is to be chosen in May. (Associated Press)
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Diller Scofidio Renfro and Hood Design is among four finalists for each of three areas to be redone on the Mall. From the top are the firm's visions for Constitution Gardens near the Lincoln Memorial, Union Square, and the Washington Monument grounds at Sylvan Theater. Donald Stastny (above right) will pick the winners. (Diller Scofidio Renfro and Hood Design via Associated Press)
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Arisemma Okrah, 5, drinks a soft drink while playing on the sculpture of Duke Ellington outside the newly renovated Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 9, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Mayor Vincent Gray and Councilman Jim Graham join others for the ribbon-cutting at the newly renovated Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 9, 2012. The theater, which originally opened in 1910, was one of the first places African-Americans could see live musical acts. The club promises to offer live acts again, this time with a full-scale kitchen and bar as well. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Mayor Vincent Gray has a private conversation with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton during the opening of the newly renovated Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 9, 2012. Names like Duke Ellington, Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross used to play the club, which many residents remember cutting school to go to as well. The theater will now offer a full-scale kitchen, bar and of course, live acts. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Melvin Deal, center, in white, founding director of the African Heritage Dancers and Drummers, leads the crowd in a libation, an offering of water and acknowledgement to the ancestors, at the grand opening of the newly renovated Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. on Monday, April 9, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
