If you are planning on attending this Saturday’s ThanksUSA benefit concert at the Warner Theatre, first, thank you for supporting this excellent cause, second, you are invited to the Rooftop After Party.  Please join Erik Huey and the Surreal McCoys on the Warner Theatre Rooftop from 10pm-midnight.  Tickets for this After Party are $20 each [...]

As someone who has lived in the Washington area since 1990, I am fascinated by books that are set in this community and expose it openly from all sides (which is one of the reasons David Baldacci is one of my favorite authors).  There’s a feeling of familiarity, of “oh, I know where that building/street/restaurant/movie [...]

You think a year flies by (uh, yeah we do)?  Then think how quickly two weeks disappear before your very eyes.  It seems like yesterday the buzz of the town, the media, the DC sports world, and the business and charity communities was all about the arrival of the Washington Kastles and this crazy fun [...]

It’s that time of the month again!  Yes, it’s time to forget about all that ails you, troubles you, and wears you down.  But forget about taking a run in the park. Just breathe and go through the vinyasa at your own pace in the park with the Even Keel Outdoor Yoga Series (there’s no [...]

A few other birthday shout outs go to the ever enterprising Fritz Brogan, Reed Landry, aka Mr. Late Night Shots (yes, the creator of the closed networking social site that focuses on what went on last night in Georgetown and in which bars it happened), as well as to tech investment guru Grant Allen. 

You still have time to RSVP for this Thursday evening’s Fashion Fights Poverty’s “Dress Responsibly with Style” event at Barney’s Co-op in Georgetown.  From 6-8pm, you’ll enjoy the highlighted eco-designers of the hip M Street boutique, cocktails and bites.  Remember, we are not in a recession – the media just told us that, so it [...]

This evening, Tuesday, marks the Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Do the Write Thing Challenge of the Founding Directors of the Kuwait-America Foundation.  The reception and dinner will be held at the Mellon Auditorium with Master of Ceremonies John Roberts of CNN and remarks by Senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah).  I had the privilege of attending [...]

Thank you to Aba Kwawu of The Aba Agency for getting this press release over to the Punch.  If you have never been to a Cirque du Soleil performance, here’s your chance.  You will want to return again and again (not to sound like a commercial for them, but I have seen a few shows [...]

The Punch is an official Partner of a cause which is near and dear to my heart, the Washington Humane Society (WHS), whose blog has stepped it up a notch, so congrats!  We are happy to direct you to their posts anytime, however, this particular one that came across recently looked hot, so please enjoy: [...]

You’ve heard of the Battle of the Bulge (and I don’t mean the issue with  getting rid of those last few lbs), but I bet you haven’t heard of the “Battle of the Biceps”.  Don’t feel bad.  It’s only because Thursday, July 31st is the Inaugural Battle of the Biceps at The Rookery and trust [...]

Tickets are still available for this Tuesday’s Kastles Match against the Delaware Smash.  That evening will be a “Salute to America”, so it will surely be a special one in our Nation’s Capital.  Thank you to the Kastles for donating 20 tickets to our wounded soldiers and their families for this event.  This is the [...]

Everyone could use an opportunity to laugh just a bit (or a lot) in this unbearable DC heat.  Thanks to 5-6-7-8, the newest Improv Troupe to hit Washington, you’ll get your chance to.  The group will be performing to the delight of audiences on Wednesday the 23rd (7pm) and Friday the 25th (10pm) at the [...]