Articles about America’s Cup of Polo
Real Housewives of DC: We’re All Social Climbers AND Social Heroes

Real Housewives of DC: We’re All Social Climbers AND Social Heroes

I know many of my readers have been anticipating my reaction to the first episode of Real Housewives of D.C. We had a bit of a local emergency where I live in Alexandria, VA, so I didn’t get to watch the show until this afternoon when power was finally restored.
I have been eager to respond [...]

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News & Current Events
Update on DC’s Most Fabulous Magazine Premier (sic) Party for Real Housewives of DC

Update on DC’s Most Fabulous Magazine Premier (sic) Party for Real Housewives of DC

You may have seen that Black Voices covered my “beef” with Howard Cromwell, Publisher of DC’s Most Fabulous Magazine (actual name of the website — not my opinion of it). They compared our feud to Jay-Z and NAS. I have no feud with Mr. Cromwell. My feud is with the Salahis. I know that the [...]

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Real Housewives of DC Preview

Real Housewives of DC Preview

If you are a Bravo TV fan like I am, you’ve been seeing clips of Real Housewives of DC between segments of Real Housewives of NJ, Bethenny Getting Married? and other shows. I’m dying to see the new season of Rachel Zoe Project, Flipping Out, and of course Real Housewives of DC.  My readers may [...]

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Greg Ball: NY State Assemblyman Once Accused Of Taking Money From Charity, Now Accused Of Sexually Fondling Married Woman

Greg Ball: NY State Assemblyman Once Accused Of Taking Money From Charity, Now Accused Of Sexually Fondling Married Woman

My readers may remember Greg Ball, the NY State Assemblyman who worked with Tareq and Michaele Salahi to plan The Courage Cup in 2004 and 2005 before Ball asked me and some others to take over.  Here is a link to how I came to know Greg Ball and the details behind what he did [...]

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News & Current Events
Tareq and Michaele Salahi on America’s Cup of Polo, Oasis Winery and Crashing The White House

Tareq and Michaele Salahi on America’s Cup of Polo, Oasis Winery and Crashing The White House

Kudos to my friend, Kate Michael and Sonya Gavankar for being able to get more out of an on-camera interview with Tareq and Michaele Salahi than Matt Lauer. I commend them both on their ability to keep their eyes from rolling when Tareq claimed that his champagne or sparkling wine was one of the top [...]

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No Salahis, No Drama: 2010 Polo Season in Washington, DC Area

No Salahis, No Drama: 2010 Polo Season in Washington, DC Area

I’ve written quite a bit about Tareq and Michaele Salahi and their America’s Cup of Polo. They have used polo to open doors for themselves, and have damaged its reputation in the process. Highly respected and talented polo players like Nacho Figueras roll their eyes with just the mention of the Salahi name. For those [...]

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Capital Sophisticate
National Park Service Issues Permit for Tareq and Michaele Salahi’s America’s Cup of Polo

National Park Service Issues Permit for Tareq and Michaele Salahi’s America’s Cup of Polo

I called the National Park Service today, and low and behold they have granted a permit for the Salahi’s to use the West Potomac Park area for their America’s Cup of Polo next weekend. The permit was granted yesterday for use of the area on Saturday, June 12th. So it looks like the event will [...]

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News & Current Events
Tareq and Michaele Salahi’s High-Priced Dewey & LeBeouf Attorney Stephen Best Resigns

Tareq and Michaele Salahi’s High-Priced Dewey & LeBeouf Attorney Stephen Best Resigns

I received the bizarre email below. It seems as if the Salahi’s high priced Dewey & LeBoeuf attorney, Stephen Best may have also resigned. According to this email, he resigned on May 19th, the same day as the Salahi’s publicist, Mahogany Jones resigned. These resignations come on the heels of bizarre behavior by the couple [...]

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Update on Tareq and Michaele Salahi’s America’s Cup of Polo and Real Housewives of DC

Update on Tareq and Michaele Salahi’s America’s Cup of Polo and Real Housewives of DC

I’m not an astrologer, but I predict there will be a lot of eye rolling in June!
Tareq and Michaele Salahi are still hocking tickets to America’s Cup of Polo which is supposedly going to take place on the National Mall on Saturday, June 12th. According to my source who spoke to the National Park Service [...]

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News & Current Events
An Exclusive Interview with Nacho Figueras

An Exclusive Interview with Nacho Figueras

As I entered the euro-trendy Setai Hotel in South Beach my stomach was afloat with nerves. After all, it is not everyday that one gets to meet one of the most handsome men in the world, according to the June 2009 edition of Vanity Fair. As it turns out, I had no reason to be [...]

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Miami Maven
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