“If people want warm and fuzzy then they have the wrong gal,” said Michelle Rhee, Chancellor if DC Public Schools, who continues to stir strong emotion with her unprecedented actions to ameliorate the city public school system. “It is ok to be hated,” she told crowds… Read More
TV’s America’s Most Wanted John Walsh wasn’t the biggest fan of Facebook at Tuesday morning’s Teen Safety Online panel discussion. According to Walsh, there is a Facebook FAIL when it comes to protecting children from predators. The more users Facebook has, the more money it makes, suggested… Read More
The (short) wait is over! In the quickest turnaround of any of DC based reality show, “Top Chef: DC,” which filmed challenges in town just a few months ago, will air on Bravo this Wednesday, June 16th at 9 PM. What to expect: Top Chef… Read More
The Four Seasons became a Carribean Island getaway Sunday afternoon as the Jamaican Women in Washington held their 8th annual Tea-Off to Good Health Fundraiser. Haitian Ambassador Raymond Joseph and JWOW President Dr. Jacqueline Watson joined Mrs. Michelle Fenty (all pictured at left) for a High Tea at the… Read More
An infamous couple with a now world famous event, Tareq and Michaele Salahi dish with The District Dish hosts about the upcoming America’s Polo Cup and other topics. Gatecrashing? Housewives? Wineries and Polo. This couple has a lot to dish about. Video embed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQPW9fxh_CQ
Walter Grio, the force behind the lens of Shoot for Change, held his first DC photography exhibit with hosts Maziar, Shahab and Micky Farivar at Peacock Cafe Wednesday evening. Displaying inventive and original photographs taken around the United States and Europe, Grio announced his plan to… Read More
Wednesday’s night screening of the documentary “Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and The American City” explored the life and legacy of visionary architect and city planner Daniel Bunham, largely responsible for the redesign of the National Mall back in 1901. The Mall is again… Read More
Prominent immigrants Eric Benhamu, Amador S. Bustos, Roger Cohen, Gloria Estefan, Dikembe Mutumbo, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ahmed Zewail were celebrated for their accomplishements Tuesday evening at the annual Merage Foundation Leadership Awards, held at the National Press Club. Former Chairman/CEO of the International Herald Tribune… Read More
Conan O’Brien‘s “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on TV” show at DAR Constitution Hall was a mixture of hilarity, gratefulness and plain absurdity. Senator Al Franken and former SNL colleagues of Conan’s were some of the notables in the audience Tuesday night for one of… Read More
You were force fed the book in high school, but viewing the operatic Hamlet isn’t an obligation, it’s an opportunity. Remember Hamlet? The son of a tyrannical King pledges to avenge his Father’s questionable death and get to the bottom of his Mother’s betrayal. This… Read More
