The DC SCORES Happy Hour Friendraiser was so successful at Play Lounge, there had to be another one scheduled.  Get ready to raise your glasses high again, only this time at Chi Cha Lounge on U Street, NW. On Wednesday February 27th from 6:00pm – 9:00pm, you can join the many friends, staff, and supporters [...]

Once again, Carol Joynt’s Nathan’s Q&A Cafe drew a sell-out crowd (the tiny flakes of snow waited to appear until after the audience was comfortably seated at each table) for her guest Jonathan Alter of MSNBC and Newsweek.  Who doesn’t want to beat the dead horse race of the Democratic nominee to death? As Mr. [...]

It may be hard to think about spring when there’s talk of snow revisiting and the temperatures tease us with bits of warmth, only to be bring us back to reality … yes, it is only February.  However, in the world of beauty, “winter” is a naughty word.  It is always spring and summer. That [...]

There appears to be a phenomenon whisking through DC cocktail events and dinner party conversations.  That is the “Are you on Facebook?” question and then a following discussion.  Please note, these conversations rarely bring up MySpace.  ASmallWorld is sometimes mentioned, but rarely MySpace.  Perhaps because these young, middle aged and seasoned professionals understand that Facebook [...]

Jonathan Alter of Newsweek Magazine is slated to entertain Nathan’s Q&A Cafe guests tomorrow, Wednesday the 20th, during lunch.  He is coming all the way in from NYC to answer Carol Joynt’s Hardball-like questions – and there is much to hear from him.  With the upcoming primaries right around the corner, Mr. Alter will certainly [...]

One can learn a lot in an hour, especially if that hour is spent at a Nathan’s Q&A.  Dan Glickman, the head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), shared much with his audience at Thursday’s luncheon.  Then again, with an interviewer like Carol Joynt, there is a lot of interesting content to discuss. [...]

Happy hour cocktail specials are great, but what if you want some nosh while you wash (your throat)?  Starting on Monday, February 18th, Hudson Restaurant & Lounge will offer some tasty morsels for you happy hour goers.  The menu includes: $8 1/2 pound of mussels$8 8″ pizza including Margarita, White and Veg-Out$9 Prime Rib Sliders [...]

DC’s favorite tiny firecracker, Susie Kay, and the Board of Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund invite you and your friends to their 2008 “Mid-Winter’s Night Dream”.  As you can see from the list at the bottom of this post, HDSF has a very impressive Board of Directors and Advisory Board.  To learn more about this 10 [...]

Birthday wishes go out to two great guys well known  in the DC community for their gregariousness, business acumen, leadership and friendship:  Fernando Murias and Bill Dean.  Enjoy your celebrations with friends and family and all the best for many more years to come! And I have to send out best wishes to a long [...]

with style and surrounded by style at the new Georgetown boutique We One You Two, Wednesday evening.  The “models” (running for Model Citizen – the person who raises the most amount of money for the campaign), friends of the WHS and friends of the young lady partners of We One You Two showed up in [...]

Thursday, February 7th marked the beginning of the Year of the Rat (Earth to be exact) for the Chinese New Year.  This year will take us through January 25th 2009.  On Monday evening, with its usual style and exuberance, Washington’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel celebrated and welcomed in the Year of the Rat.  (Pictured above:  sushi [...]

Happy Birthday to Ebong Eka! He celebrated with style at Tattoo on Tuesday evening.  Next up – and please forgive for delays (this cold is getting us all down… we hear a growing percentage of DCist’s are fighting a cold/flu battle) … the Mandarin Oriental Washington brings in the Chinese New Year (Year of the [...]