By Punch Passport Correspondent Lori González Lazzarini On Saturday, April 21st I was able to attend the opening of DC’s rooftop oasis. Urban Adventures Companies hosted a members-only grand opening celebration of the Penthouse Pool Club and Lounge located on the rooftop at VIDA Fitness-U Street. All attendees sampled hors d’oeuvres from the new menu [...]
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Once Upon a Prom & Operation Pretty and Polished Prep for Prom
This past Saturday hundreds of high school students waited patiently to comb through about a thousand formal dresses and a few racks of men’s suits for the annual Once Upon a Prom dress giveaway. Held this year in association with Operation Pretty & Polished and State Farm Insuranceat the Boys & Girls Club of Greater [...]
By Kilian Launches Asian Tales at Saks Fifth Avenue
“Don’t rub your wrists together!” I freeze. Kilian Hennessy, heir to a long line of pioneering cognac-makers and a refined life of luxurious living, is diagonal from me at the Ritz Carlton lounge in Tysons Corner and he is in the midst of trying to stop me from making at the time, what I deem [...]
Jordin Sparks Takes the Stage at Childhelp’s Annual Capitol CAREaoke
They say they save the best for last, however, I’m going to go out on a limb and say this time, that is simply not true, considering American Idol winner and REAL star of the stage JORDIN SPARKS who was the special guest of Wednesday night’s Capitol CAREaoke, sang a few songs ahead of the [...]
It’s Time to Take a Stand : BULLY
“We want to put bullying in our rear view mirror. Our goal is to have a million students see this film.” As I sat in the screening room filled almost full with a mix of educators, students, media, VIP’s, and members of the elite squad known as teachers at the National Education Association (NEA) building, [...]
What Drives Fashion for Paws?
We rocked the runway yet again at the 6th Annual Fashion for Paws Runway Show (F4P) held at the National Building Museum. The fundraising models had 8 weeks to raise $5,000 (or more, which many of them did) in order to walk and rock the catwalk and over 70 humans with around 40 + [...]
DC Gypsy Jazz Starlet Mary Alouette to Bring Django Flair to Strathmore
By Punch Pep Correspondent Elizabeth Fischer The title is a mouthful – a Gypsy Jazz Starlet to bring Django Flair – and sounds exotic yet wholesome and comforting at the same time. I do not pretend to know much about music – (I did take piano lessons and can still read music and play but [...]
Warm Spring Weather Welcomes the Patio @ J&G Steakhouse
By Punch Correspondent Karen Garnick Living in the Nation’s Capital, what is better than sipping on a martini with your besties, sitting around an outdoor fire pit on a warm summer night, with views of the most powerful block in America? Well, not much, and you can get all this and more at J&G Steakhouse’s [...]
HBO’s “VEEP” Descends on D.C.
By Punch Correspondent Darryl Keeton Tuesday night HBO hosted a reception and special screening of the new HBO Comedy Series, “VEEP” at the United States Institute for Peace. VEEP tells the story of former senator Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), a rising star in her party and an influential leader who becomes Vice President of [...]
Kevin Costner & Modern West Rock Strathmore
Oh Kevin Costner, how you lure the women to you with your beguiling ways. Ok fine, you are an Oscar-winner, you were one of the hottest blockbusting actors of your era who, with seemingly zero effort, could transform yourself from a down and out baseball player/golfer to a Navy man caught in a sticky situation [...]
Per the Pacific Punch : First Chris4Life LA Dream Date Auction and Benefit Event
READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE: http://pacific-punch.com/first-chris4life-la-dream-date-auction-and-benefit-event/ Special thanks goes out to business partner and Pacific Punch Editor in Chief Lindsay Taub and the rest of the Pacific Punch team including Amy Senger, Steve Mandzik, Liesl Jackson, Kristin Martell, Tiiu Leek Jacobson, and Parker Bartlett and the entire Host Committee of the LA Dream Date Auction [...]
National Geographic Hosts “Titanic in 3D” Screening
By Punch Passport Correspondent Lori González Lazzarini Wednesday night I visited the National Geographic Headquarters that are located right here in DC on 1145 17th Street NW to see a special screening of Titanic in 3D. Everyone has warmhearted memories of the first time they saw the movie Titanic when it originally came out 15 [...]
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