Everyone loves to get pampered but working girls such as myself and busy moms can feel guilty for indulging when we think someone else needs our help. Fortunately, the Washington Humane Society’s Fashion for Paws is giving you the opportunity to give back while making you look gorgeous! We hope you’ll join Miss A, Pamela [...]

As many of my readers know, I have been very active in the Greater Washington, DC community since shortly after 9/11 when I made a commitment to give back. I started as a simple volunteer through DC Cares volunteering with the Sierra Club’s Inner City Outings, Washington Home and Hospice, Habitat for Humanity, Cystic Fibrosis [...]

Every year at Fashion for Paws, I’m amazed to see the transformation that happens backstage. Toka Salon has supported Fashion for Paws from the very beginning. Tara de Nicolas, Executive Director of Fashion for Paws has been a loyal client of Toka for years, and salon owners, Nuri and Teresa Yurt have a dog they [...]

Styleauteur Founder, Lauren Rothman will show Washington area women how to rock Spring/Summer 2010’s Must-have Pieces amid the silken lingerie at Sylene of DC’s Chevy Chase store as part of Sylene’s Bras and Bruch series on Sunday, April 11th from 10:30 a.m. until noon. We hope you will join us for discussion, mimosas, and brunch [...]

Ted Gibson Salon and Hela Spa invite you to
Mirror, Mirror upon the Wall…
Make Yourself the Fairest of Them All–Inside and Out
benefiting the Washington Humane Society through
Andrea Rodgers’ fundraising campaign for Fashion for Paws
Thursday, March 4th
from
5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
at
Hela Spa and Ted Gibson Salon
The Collection at Chevy Chase
5481 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(202) 333-4445
- Complimentary Pink [...]

 
Ted Gibson Salon and Hela Spa invite you to
Mirror, Mirror upon the Wall…
Make Yourself the Fairest of Them All–Inside and Out
benefiting the Washington Humane Society through
Andrea Rodgers’ fundraising campaign for Fashion for Paws
Thursday, March 4th
 from
5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
at
Hela Spa and Ted Gibson Salon
The Collection at Chevy Chase
5481 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(202) 333-4445
- Complimentary Pink Champagne provided [...]

This past Wednesday, I attended the 9th annual Washington Humane Society’s doggie friendly Sugar and Champagne event at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington honoring the WHS Officers, who work 24-hours a day, saving the homeless, lost, neglected and abused animals.   It was a beautifully produced event, as usual. 
 
I volunteered my creative services by designing Barkley Square [...]

Dr. Elton Vyfhuis with pet turtle, snake and dog, Ubu
I ran into Dr. Vyfhuis at the Washington Humane Society’s Walk for the Animals yesterday. He was out participating in the day, and has volunteered his surgical skills to the WHS’s Spay & Neuter Clinic for years. He and Dr. Nia Perkins told me about an offer [...]

Dear Miss A,
 
I noticed your blog post about how great Equinox Fitness is, and it certainly looks very nice from what I’ve seen and read.  I was wondering if you had a single membership, and about how much that runs per month, and what, if any, typical fees are for group classes and/or spa services.  [...]

 
 
Paws, Purrs & Exotics Animal Hospital, Alexandria’s newest, state-of-the art veterinary hospital, located at 133 South Peyton Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, is hosting an “A Day in the Park”, an open house on Saturday July 18, 2009 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The  event is free and open to the public., and will feature:
- 2pm [...]