Articles about The Courage Cup
Ask Miss A’s Andrea Rodgers and Katie Rost Talk Fall Trends At Neiman Marcus

Ask Miss A’s Andrea Rodgers and Katie Rost Talk Fall Trends At Neiman Marcus

Aptly timed with fall’s beckoning presence, Neiman Marcus at Mazza Gallerie hosted an evening of Fall 2010 fashion trends courtesy of two DC resident fashionistas — Andrea Rodgers of Ask Miss A and model Katie Rost who each styled models with six of their favorite fall looks.
Rodgers, an admitted Chanel aficionado, opted for classic, tailored [...]

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Fashion Quintessential
Holiday Spirit of Giving At Christmas in July Fundraiser Will Send Homeless Children to Kindergarten

Holiday Spirit of Giving At Christmas in July Fundraiser Will Send Homeless Children to Kindergarten

Lizzy Walker Conroy, Lead Associate Agent for the Huckaby Briscoe Group, Keller Williams Realty invites you to celebrate Christmas in July on Friday, July 30, 2010 from 9:00 p.m. until midnight. at L2 Lounge, 3315 Cady’s Alley NW, Washington, DC 20007. Featuring a tropical Christmas theme, the event will offer guests raffle, silent auction, gift [...]

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Capital Sophisticate
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
Goals for Good To Benefit the Alzheimer’s Association

Goals for Good To Benefit the Alzheimer’s Association

My readers may remember my writing about Blondes vs. Brunettes, a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association that I founded with Sara Allen Abbott, Ryan Triplette and several other friends back in 2005.  After first pitching the fundraiser to the Junior League of Washington who thought it was “too racy”, Sara suggested we do it for Alzheimer’s [...]

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Capital Sophisticate
Courage for Kids Invites You to a Benefit for Children’s Hospital at SimplySoles

Courage for Kids Invites You to a Benefit for Children’s Hospital at SimplySoles

 
 
 
 
On Saturday, December 5th from 12:00 until 5:00 p.m., SimplySoles.com will host a toy drive for Dr. Bear®’s Closet at Children’s Hospital. Fashionistas and the charitable-set will bring new toys, games, and books to fill Dr. Bear®’s Closet, which ensures that every patient has a gift for holidays, birthdays and most importantly, a little something [...]

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Capital Sophisticate
Update on the Tareq and Michaele Salahi Connection to NY State Assemblyman Greg Ball

Update on the Tareq and Michaele Salahi Connection to NY State Assemblyman Greg Ball

 
Well, it turns out that Daniel Branda from Ball4NY, who sent me an email yesterday asking me to remove my post “Swinging Polo Mallets with Tareq and Michaele Salahi” wasn’t some legal sharpshooter–as demonstrated by the absence of any identifiable legal training or experience on Mr. Branda’s LinkedIn profile. He is merely a volunteer for Ball4NY. I’m not sure what’s going on up [...]

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News & Current Events
Tareq and Michaele Salahi: Sari Behavior

Tareq and Michaele Salahi: Sari Behavior

White House intruder, Michaele Salahi posing with men who have vowed to protect our country.

If you haven’t seen the news in the past 24 hours, take a look at an excellent piece by The Washington Post’s Reliable Source. Since bloggers who don’t even know the couple  are writing about Michaele and Tareq Salahi crashing Tuesday [...]

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News & Current Events
Yuletide Madness: One of DC’s Premier Holiday Traditions

Yuletide Madness: One of DC’s Premier Holiday Traditions

 
I don’t normally post events that I had no part in planning. I get asked to post charity events all the time, and while they are all for a good cause, I don’t want my site to turn into something like Greg’s List DC which is a wonderful site for learning about what events are [...]

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Capital Sophisticate
Photos from The Courage Cup’s Fashion Show at Adult Swim

Photos from The Courage Cup’s Fashion Show at Adult Swim

Photo of Nicole Siobal and I persuading Paul Wharton to strut down the runway and show the crowd how it’s really done!
For my readers who aren’t familiar, the emcee for yesterday’s Adult Swim: A Dare to be Fashionably Courageous was the fabulous Paul Wharton, who is a popular modeling and style coach from MTV’s hit series MADE [...]

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Capital Sophisticate
Adult Swim: Dare to be Fashionably Courageous

Adult Swim: Dare to be Fashionably Courageous

 
On Sunday, August 23, 2009 at the Liaison, an Affinia Hotel at 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Some of the ‘Who’s Who’ in the Washington, D.C. Social, Fashion, Polo and Philanthropy scene will gather together to present “Adult Swim: A Dare to Be Fashionably Courageous” charity fashion show to benefit the non-profit [...]

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Capital Sophisticate
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