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 Rachel Holleman is a native of the Sunshine State, she left her hometown in 2009 to pursue her dream of working in the DC metropolitan area. Rachel graduated with a BA in Communications from Stetson University, where she was a writer and editor for The Reporter, a weekly university news publication. With volunteer experience at home and abroad, Rachel is committed to making a positive contribution worldwide and in her community. On weekends you can find her strolling through the many (free!) Smithsonian Institutions and browsing the shops in Old Town. She is passionate about arts, culture and philanthropy and hopes to have a long, fulfilling career helping others. |
 
The Washington Metro area has many exciting and unique holidays finds! Browse our holiday gift guide below to find the perfect present for that special someone in your life. (Photo Credit: American Girl) American Girl at The Warner Theater: The Nutcracker Delight your little girl with a special holiday treat! Together, at the [...] 
The Styleliner, which made its DC debut last May in a refurbished potato chip delivery truck, is back! This time, get your holiday shopping done in their pop-up igloo shop on the patio of Bar Dupont at the Dupont Circle Hotel. (Photo Credit: Styleliner) The Styleliner is curated by its founder, Joey Wolffer. [...] 
Author Quin Woodward Pu; Perennial Strategy Group’s Stephanie Baucus and Publisher of Miss A, Andrea Rodgers (Photo Credit: Brian Silver, DC50) The young and charitable made a fashionable appearance for the 3rd annual Paint the Town Red Gala at Meridian House. The American Heart Association, PULSE and the Paint the Town Red Host [...] 
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Total Wine & More have formed a national partnership to raise awareness and funds in support of Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month of September, all Total Wine & More stores will donate $4 per select cases of wine, along with a portion of the proceeds from [...] 
Photo Credit: Laura Thomas The highly anticipated Fashion’s Night Out is just one week away and Georgetown BID has put together an evening of fabulous events filled with delicious food and drinks. With more than 100 ways to shop, play and dance, Thursday, September 6 will be a night you won’t soon forget! [...] 
The Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association (ACVA) will participate in the Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) for the first time ever. Fashion’s Night Out is a global retail initiative that celebrates fashion, culture and lifestyle. In 2011, it was celebrated in 18 countries with more than 4,500 events in the U.S. alone. (Photo Credit: [...] 
Drybar, founded by long-time professional stylist and entrepreneurial genius Alli Webb, is making its way to DC in September–times two! With new locations in both Georgetown and Bethesda, Washingtonians can say goodbye to bad hair days! The idea was a natural one for Webb and came from a lifetime of frustration in overpaying for [...] 
The Crystal Man. Photo Credit OSA Images The mission of Cirque du Soleil, which began as a group of 20 street performers in 1984, is to invoke the imagination, provoke the senses and evoke the emotions of people around the world. Their latest Washington based installment, TOTEM, goes beyond all expectations to bring viewers [...] 
Nueva Vida, a non-profit organization that provides free of cost navigation services for early detection, treatment and advocacy of cancer to over 1,500 under-insured/uninsured Latinas yearly in the D.C. Metropolitan Area, is holding a Summer Celebration fundraiser event to help maintain Nueva Vida’s essential services for Latinas in the D.C. Metro area. (Photo [...] 
Goodwill of Greater Washington’s mission is to transform lives and communities through the power of education and employment. So you thought fashion and Goodwill didn’t go together, right? Think again. Goodwill has partnered with Gensler, a leading global design and architecture firm, to design its first “pop-up” shop. Edited by Goodwill will be [...] |
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December 7th, 2012 
