The manufacturer and outfitter, C.C. Filson Co., will open the doors to the company’s eighth national brick-and-mortar in Washington, DC tomorrow! The approximately 1,200 square-foot Filson store will be located in the 14th Street corridor between Q and Church Street, occupying the former space of Shinola, also owned by parent company Bedrock Manufacturing. The durable, American… Read More
Earlier this month, VIDA Fitness celebrated its 9th anniversary with a “Dress to the Nines” party. In celebration of another successful year, the popular heath and fitness venue invited employees, members, and guests to celebrate the gym’s ninth year at its flagship location U Street Penthouse Pool.… Read More
Monday night, veggie and vegan enthusiasts gathered at Busboys and Poets for its annual preview party of DC VegFest. This will be the 12th year that Compassion Over Killing has organized the festival, which has grown in popularity, with more and more vendors coming to… Read More
At the JW Marriott on Tuesday night, there was a Michael Wilbon and James Brown held their fourth annual Celebrity Roast, the proceeds of which served to benefit the District of Columbia College Access Program, also known as DC-CAP. In previous years, former Redskins coach… Read More
The 8th annual FotoWeekDC 2015 Festival brings its citywide line-up of exhibitions, events and innovative experiences to DC from Saturday, November 7 to Sunday, November 15. FotoWeekCentral, at the Former Residence of the Spanish Ambassadors (2801 16th Street NW), will feature the Festival’s anchor exhibition, Aperture: Photographs, an… Read More
“Globally-minded young professionals” mixed and mingled over free-flowing drinks, sweet treats, and a killer cover band last Saturday at the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy ‘s (YPFP) eighth annual Affairs of State Gala, held at the National Press Club. Now in its third decade of operation, the… Read More
There’s a new Kimpton Hotel coming this Spring. But another Kimpton prime property is shuttering to make room for it. Kimpton’s Mason & Rook Hotel — a new flagship 178-room hotel along the lively 14th Street corridor — will take the place of the Hotel Helix.… Read More
The National Geographic Headquarters in DC played host to Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim‘s (“An Inconvenient Truth”, “Waiting for Superman”) greatly anticipated documentary premiere of “He Named Me Malala” on Monday night. Fresh off of receiving positive reception from both the Telluride and Toronto… Read More
It took its bets on the block years before ‘CityCenter’ was a thing. Osteria Bibiana Enoteca feted its sixth anniversary in downtown DC last week by raising a glass and some gourmet to six years in business. A gem of Ashok Bajaj‘s restaurant empire, Bibiana… Read More
Think you’re crafty? Thinking about doing a little DIY, or supporting those who are making it a business? Well, this year’s 12th annual Crafty Bastards event gave (mostly) local vendors the chance to show off, and attendees some new ideas! Most of the items for sale at this… Read More
