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BY Kristina Libby
 January 1st, 2010
It just so happens that I’m stuck in Maine in the snow. This means a few things a.) I wont be in DC for at least the next four days, b.) I can’t leave my home, and c.) there is very little note-worthy happening in my small 2,000 person hometown. So, this has [...]
BY Andrea Rodgers
 December 31st, 2009
On Sunday, January 3rd, Bras & Brunch will host Marla Rice, Owner of Core Essentials, a Pilates studio. Studies show that Pilates improves posture, reduces stress, and creates long, lean, muscles. Marla never dreamed of owning her own Pilates studio, until Bill Marriott, Chairman and CEO of Marriott International, Inc. , [...]
BY Sanam Toossi
 December 28th, 2009
Save the date for the Starlight Mid-Atlantic Foundation’s, Young Professional Council (YPC), Toast To The Stars, Winter Gala!
Part of an international network, Starlight Mid-Atlantic helps seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities in Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and [...]
BY Sanam Toossi
 December 20th, 2009
How do you celebrate a night of Hanukkah fun? One good way is to eat some delicious latkes, spin the dreidel, and light the menorah with friends. I had a chance to celebrate with the ladies of Yachad Hadassah at All Fired Up near Cleveland Park. This Thursday evening I joined a group [...]
BY Kristina Libby
 December 17th, 2009
Photo by Carol Pratt
The Nutcracker is one of those performances that bring “high art” down a peg. It is not, nor was it ever intended to be, a performance piece which challenges our minds, raises our brows or separates those “in-the-know” from anyone else. In fact, the Nutcracker, [...]
BY Andrea Rodgers
 December 16th, 2009
Ted Gibson Salon and Hela Spa are hosting a Polarn O. Pyret trunk show tomorrow at their location at the Collection in Chevy Chase. 10% of the evening will be donated to Labels for Love, the Washington, D.C. charity founded by my friend, Mary Amons. If you are unfamiliar [...]
BY Andrea Rodgers
 December 16th, 2009
Ready, Willing & Working (RWW), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization focused on ending the cycles of homelessness, welfare dependency, and substance abuse, is auctioning off an Original D.C. Party Animal “Satin Doll,” on eBay and will have the item available for public viewing at Union Station’s west carriage port from Wednesday, [...]
BY Andrea Rodgers
 December 16th, 2009
An entrepreneur with a creative heart and strategic mind for business, Leslie Greene was inspired to design her own line to satisfy every woman’s desire for fine jewelry that flaunts chic style, luxurious quality and a timeless, classic appeal. Designing jewelry for over 16 years, her talent for combining treasured classics with modern [...]
BY Sanam Toossi
 December 15th, 2009
Stroll with your sweetheart through the magical winter wonderland when the National Zoo transforms into ZooLights! The National Zoo presents a display of thousands of sparkling lights featuring sculptures of many of the Zoo’s most popular animals, including giant pandas, Asian elephants, gibbons, a sea lion, an octopus, and [...]
BY Sanam Toossi
 December 14th, 2009
This exhibit explores the processes and patterns of evolution, and provides visitors with an exciting new kind of experience in the museum–a walk- through living Butterfly House at the National Museum of Natural History. Visitors can observe the many ways in which butterflies and other animals have evolved, adapted, and diversified together with [...]
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