Megan (Keira Knightley) might be 28 years old, but she mostly behaves like an adolescent. She’s a “Laggie.” When her boyfriend (Mark Webber) asks her to marry him, she freaks out… and pretends to go on a career retreat, instead, hanging out for a week with… Read More
Because you need to learn to shake it up as much as you need to Shake It Off. Back by popular demand, cocktail classes at barmini by José Andrés have returned. Led by Juan Coronodo, cocktail innovator and Eater‘s National Bartender of the Year, barmini isn’t just featuring the mysteries… Read More
When you don’t want to look just like all of your fashionable friends, boutique shopping is a best bet: unique finds, great prices, and the fab feeling that comes from shopping and supporting local. Alexandrites already know they have some of the best of this shopping… Read More
Last weekend was one of our favorite Galas in DC: the Meridian Ball. Why do we love it? Formality meets festivity in the way only Washington can do it. Preceded by dinners at various ambassadors’ residences as well as at the Meridian International Center’s White-Meyer House, this… Read More
“As all of you know, I am not a botanist, or a scientist — I’m actually a foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times. So what am I doing here?” joked Tom Friedman, keynote speaker at the National Tropical Botanical Garden‘s 50th anniversary dinner… Read More
Tuesday night, local footballers Pierre Garçon (NFL) and Chris Pontius (MLS) joined local non-profit Becky’s Fund at a private shopping affair at GANT in honor of the upcoming 6th Annual Walk This Way charity fashion show. Guests shopped through the late evening at the shop in the heart of Georgetown’s bustling fashion district… Read More
Last Saturday, the DC Bar Foundation Young Lawyers Network hosted its second annual gala event, “Go Formal for Justice,” raising a whopping $64,000 for the Foundation, a leading private funder of civil legal aid in the District of Columbia. Coinciding with the start of Pro Bono Week… Read More
Last Sunday, Howard University Homecoming 2014 wrapped up with a bubbly — first annual — Bison Brunch bash put on by Moët & Chandon Nectar Rosé. Acclaimed radio host and DC-native Kenny Burns along with co-host and motivational speaker, the “Heart Healer” Rob Hill Sr. welcomed over 200 guests to the mid-day soiree at STK Steakhouse & Lounge in Dupont Circle.… Read More
A loop of the best Ice Bucket Challenge videos on Youtube played on TV screens above the circular bar as the sounds of dueling pianos rang in the air. Georgetown Piano Bar celebrated its grand opening last week with a cause, to support the local… Read More
Friday marked the opening of Kate Spade Saturday in Georgetown. It won’t be hard to find — it’s in exactly the same place you used to go to salivate over the more expensive Kate Spade collection items on M Street. Those have moved across the street… Read More
