Since its start in 2003, Olive Juice has been a go-to for kids' clothing. Maryellen Kane, the children’s apparel company founder and designer, first began Olive Juice after spending more than 10 years working alongside elite designers for numerous high end fashion retailers including Ralph Lauren®, JCrew® and Abercrombie & Fitch®.

After many years designing for large, well-known retailers, Kane decided to break out on her own to launch her unique vision for a children’s garment line not long after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York. “After 9/11, I— like many other Americans—found myself re-evaluating what was most important insofar as my own life, goals and values. I thought back to how many years I had already spent running the rat race, living life in a big fast city while working for others. I knew then it was time to leave The Big Apple and seek out or create new experiences and goals for myself both professionally and personally.”

The name Van Metre comes from the Dutch Van Meteren, pronounced "Van Mayteren", which means “from the manor or village of Meteren” located in the Waal Valley about halfway between Rotterdam and Nijmegen.

This year Regal Maid service takes the crown for the best cleaning service in the DC suburbs. Since 1992, this family-run cleaning company has been committed to reliability, honesty, and hard work, and it shows.

THE QUAINT TOWN of Leesburg, Virginia has been home to generals, ghosts and gentry who once occupied the 18th century brick, stone and log buildings that still stand today.

Carolina Brothers Pit Barbeque takes the winning title for Best BBQ of the DC Suburbs for the second year in a row. A small, rustic building with a welcoming front porch, Carolina Brothers is an Ashburn, Virginia favorite. Conveniently located right off the W&OD trail, the BBQ joint is a popular stop for the area’s many cyclists.

HAVE YOU BEEN seeking a fun and unique way to stay in shape and keep your family healthy? With studies recently projecting that 42% of Americans could be affected by obesity by the year 2030, John Cassidy has created a stimulating environment for all ages to get active, while learning valuable skills.

FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, I Am Modern readers have voted Potomac Swim School as the Best Swim School in the magazine’s annual Best of the DC Suburbs survey.

LOUDOUN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL was voted, "Best Private PK-8th Grade School," by I AM Modern readers for the second year in a row. LCDS, as the school is known, is a standout, parents say, because the independent nonprofit provides students with a 'well rounded' education.

Evelyn S. Felluca, MD has been an advocate of women’s health for over twenty years. She is President and Founder of Perfectly Female Women’s Health Care, PC, a prosperous private practice dedicated to addressing the medical needs of women.


The practice has grown so large it now has offices in Reston and in Ashburn. Perfectly Female Women’s Health Care is dedicated to excellence in women’s health care. Their highly skilled board certified physicians and nurse practitioners are committed to providing the finest and most advanced medical care in a warm and friendly environment. One of Dr. Felluca’s greatest clinical accomplishments is creating a successful robotics program for gynecology in a community based setting. She is a pioneer of laparoscopic surgery; her procedures seem something out of a science fiction story.

If you or a loved one were experiencing some kind of trauma, you would probably know exactly who to call or where to go.

Now, imagine that this loved one is your beloved pet, who is just as much a part of the family as your Aunt Esther. You cannot exactly drive to the nearest emergency room and ask them to treat Fido or Fluffy like the person you think they are. There is one major reason for this: the ER personnel are not trained in animal emergency critical care. This is where The LifeCentre’s Animal Emergency Critical Care Practice comes in. This is exactly the number that needs to be on your refrigerator under your doctor’s number and under your pet’s veterinarian’s number; this is your pet’s 911.