Curiosity, journalism skills and luck have allowed Margaret to explore eclectic topics in her freelance writing and editing, ranging from how food and dining can change gentrification to the shortage of hotel rooms in Music City. She has a soft spot for the southeast. She writes about western ...

Emily Manthei is a journalist writing about travel, culture, housing policy and sustainability, based in Berlin, Germany. Her work has appeared in Huffington Post, Deutsche Welle, The Independent, Travel + Leisure, The Daily Beast, and a number of other publications.

Over his more than 15 years in the nation's capital, Steven Portnoy has brought listeners to presidential inaugurals, political conventions, State of the Union addresses and Supreme Court oral arguments. He has
reported from every major dateline in Washington, including Capitol Hill and the ...