I never knew that she was in the DC area, and that she was one of the original people behind the original awesome Georgetown Leather Design stores.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/07/AR2006050701096_pf.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/07/AR2006050701096_pf.html