The rise of the digital nomad

The only permanent home for Jen Harvey and Steven Hugg at the moment is their web address. After years of working information technology jobs in the Washington area, the couple last year chose to ditch their home and hit the road while building their startup business, in which they've developed HeyTell, a messaging app that turns smartphones into virtual walkie-talkies. They are part of a growing community of workers taking advantage of technology — the latest gadgets, plus widespread Internet connectivity — to combine work, play and travel, all full time.

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From Faidley's at Lexington Market to the Washington Monument, from Camden Yards to the Inner Harbor, a motorcade will ferry the body of William Donald Schaefer on a two-hour farewell trip Monday through the hometown he loved and led.

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  Schaefer's last tour of Baltimore

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  Former aide researches Schaefer ancestry

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  Tip of the hat, wag of the tail to Schaefer, an original 'watchdog'