It was impossible to ignore just how Washington were the nominees for Academy Awards this year. From playing politics (Argo) to political players (Lincoln) to strategic moves by types close to the Pentagon (Zero Dark Thirty)… DC took to the big screen in a big way.… Read More
DC Shorts hosted the city’s only local Oscar® viewing party officially associated with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences at the US Navy Memorial Burke Theater Sunday night. The party, “Snuggle with the Stars,” capped off a winning movie weekend sponsored by the short… Read More
Washington style setters banished Winter blues and prepared themselves for a splendid Spring Saturday at the Fabulous at Any Age Beauty Bash, held all afternoon at the National Press Club. The one-day beauty bonanza, sponsored by DC Magazine, included one-on-one availability with leading plastic surgeons,… Read More
Chevy Chase Pavillion, a shopping mall within a shopping mecca, reopened with a grand fete last Thursday night, inviting more than 150 guests to see, sip and sup with event hosts Capitol File, Clarion Partners, Bryan Voltaggio’s Range, and Civil Cigar Lounge. Attendees, including Mayor… Read More
Art and Soul has reopened, refreshed after a one-month renovation. But while the place may be shinier, and the Chef may be skinnier… you’ll still be just as tempted to try ALL the treats. Let’s move past the new herringbone wood floors, textured walls, and… Read More
Arlington’s Wilson Tavern held its Grand Re-Opening Thursday night. A neighborhood favorite for their diverse American menu, nightly drink specials and lively bar scene, the revived restaurant celebrated an expansion — both in terms of food offerings and square footage! Attendees partied with WT’s infamous… Read More
The ladies of the Madison welcomed their 2013 class of new members at The Huxley Thursday night at the nonprofits’s annual Meet the Madisons event. The club, a civic and social organization of only 100 young women in the greater DC area working to improve the communities… Read More
A reading rainbow gathered at the Shaw Library Wednesday night for a “mapathon” — that is, to create a custom interactive map allowing Beltway bibliophiles to explore the city as it is presented in page turning fiction. Participants spent the evening entering passages from books set in… Read More
Soon, Washingtonians can relax and rejuvenate at one of the nation’s top ranked spas… much closer to home. Canyon Ranch (come on — you remember it as the famous getaway for Gossip Girl’s Lily van der Woodsen if nothing else!), is set to open an outpost… Read More
Celebrations of the The Chinese New Year (aka the Lunar New Year) continued Tuesday evening at the Mandarin Oriental as the east-meets-west luxury hotel continued the cool culture clash theme with food and fun at its annual Spring Festival celebration. Heralding the Year of the Snake… Read More
