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Slice of Life: Lila Asher, an active artist for more than seven decades

Lila Asher's Chevy Chase, Md. house is filled with paintings, sculptures and prints that the 91-year-old artist created over nearly seven decades of work.

Tags: Lila Asher, art, artist, Art Cart, Chevy Chase, Md., Hoai-Tran Bui

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Slice of Life: Lisa Kathleen Graddy, putting first ladies and suffragists on display

In light of the 100th anniversary of the women's suffrage parade in D.C., WTOP Living took a tour of the American History museum's new suffrage exhibit led by the head curator Lisa Kathleen Graddy.

Tags: Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Smithsonian, American History museum, First Ladies, Alex Beall, women

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Slice of Life: John Rider, serving burritos with a side of jokes

John Rider, 55, is the owner of Pedro & Vinny's, your standard burrito food truck. But there's not much that's normal about Rider's business. He serves burritos, and jokes, to nearly 225 people every day.

Tags: burrito, Natalie Plumb, K street, Pedro & Vinny, Pedro & Vinny, food truck

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Slice of Life: Mark Chalfant, improvising his way through life

Artistic and executive director of the Washington Improv Theater, Mark Chalfant, 42, never thought of a career in improv until his late 20s. However, he doesn't regret choosing a life of theater over foreign policy.

Tags: Hoai-Tran Bui, Improv, theater, comedy

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Slice of Life: Shellie Bowers, calling the shots for D.C. sports

Fans who have attended sporting events at American, Georgetown and Howard universities have likely heard Shellie Bowers' voice. It's the one blaring on the speakers, calling the shots, penalties and halftime announcements.

Tags: announcer, Natalie Plumb, March Madness, basketball, game, sport, college, Howard University,

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Slice of Life: Carylynn Larson, fighting against calorie counting

Carylynn Larson, 33, founded the D.C. nonprofit Rock Recovery to help individuals living with eating disorders after her own disorder left her looking for help that didn't exist.

Tags: Rock Recovery, eating disorders, health, therapy, Alex Beall

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Slice of Life: Christopher Morgan, dancing to his own beat

Christopher Morgan, a 37-year-old modern dancer and Artist in Residence at American University, finds inspiration by simply watching the world around him.

Tags: dancing, choreography, arts, performance, American University, Hoai-Tran Bui

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Slice of Life: Delivering mail with Daniel Giles

For veteran D.C. mailman Daniel Giles, getting peed on by dogs, deciphering wrong addresses and brightening customers' afternoons, is all in a day's work.

Tags: postal worker, U.S. Postal Service, mail, work, delivery, Natalie Plumb

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Slice of Life: Jan Scruggs, the face behind the 58,000 names

A wall of almost 500 feet of black granite, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial stands as a reminder of the lives lost for the nation and its founder.

Tags: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, PTSD, Vietnam War, Jan Scruggs, Mia Lynn, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Alex Beall

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Slice of Life: Alex Goldstein, keeper of D.C.'s graffiti art scene

The Fridge on Capitol Hill has become the unofficial center of the graffiti art community and a space for performance artists to explore their creativity thanks to founder Alex Goldstein.

Tags: art, graffiti, artist, Capitol Hill, Hoai-Tran Bui

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