Show your mom – or and special woman in your life – how much you love her by hooking her up with a great device this year. Take AT&T’s handy quiz to see which phone or tablet is right for her. Don’t forget Mother’s Day is May 13, 2012. When your mom texts you it’s [...]
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Celebrate The Luck of the Irish at Capitol City Brewing Company this St. Patrick’s Day
By Punch Pep Correspondent Elizabeth Fischer It is one of my favorite times of the year – March Madness & St. Patrick’s Day. Since a child I have celebrated my Irish background in style. This year the holiday falls on a Saturday making it easy for everyone to participate – work excuses are not an [...]
Washington Mardi Gras 2012 as told by a Princess
By Punch Correspondent Victoria Vaccari At the phrase “Mardi Gras” you are probably imagining drunk tourists in the French Quarter, beads hanging from balconies, and huge colorful floats on parade down St. Charles Avenue. But what about “Washington Mardi Gras”? Now we have a conundrum, for what does the craziest weekend in New Orleans have [...]
Pearl Dive Oyster Palace to Host Crawfish Boil
I’m no Southerner, all though I’ve resided below the Mason Dixon line for the majority of my life and many of my relatives call Hotlanta and Baton Rouge home, I personally have never developed a taste for crawfish, BBQ, Bourbon, collard greens, grits, and all that other stuff. In the nation’s capital I fit into [...]
And We Are Not Finished Yet : Punch Picks for Your Valentine’s Day Pleasure
Because of the absolute plethora of V-Day deals and promotions, we thought we’d make as many people happy as possible by adding one more installment. Here are a few more for you to peruse and use to heart’s delight. **Tiffany & Co.: There is still time to wrap up a little something special in that [...]
And So It Continues : Punch Picks for Your Valentine’s Day Pleasure
Wow. Can we just say WOW? No beating heart has been left behind with this year’s Valentine’s Day specials. I mean, even AT&T has gotten in on the action. We have food, drinks, lingerie, chocolate, jewelry, parties … And believe me, there are just as many offers for singles are there are for doubles. So, [...]
And So It Begins : Punch Picks for Your Valentine’s Day Pleasure
Last year I hosted a Singles Soiree and goodness did they come out of the woodwork. This Valentine’s Day, shockingly, I’m not single, yet I spent the majority of my adult life as a onesie. Somedays it was a good thing, somedays it was not so good. Many nights it was a great thing, other [...]
Mandarin Oriental Welcomes in the Year of the Dragon
The Mandarin Oriental Washington D.C. held its always popular invite-only annual welcoming in of the Chinese New Year Wednesday evening. FOMO (Friends of the Mandarin Oriental) came out with their cameras and appetites. We were welcomed graciously by management, which is tradition, upon entering and next in the receiving line were live dragons, as [...]
Punch Pick: Holiday Movie
It’s not often we feel compelled to write about movies we’ve seen just because. But — we know many of you will be heading to the movies this weekend with your families. If you’re looking for one that the whole family can enjoy, leaving you filled with the joy and delight the holidays are supposed [...]
On Holiday : Guten Morgen from Zurich (Airport)
By Punch Correspondent Victoria Vaccari … who is traveling abroad this holiday season and is willingly and able to share her chronicles with us … From the cozy “Sports Bar” in the Zurich Airport, I sip my latte macchiato and watch the planes taxi down the slushy runway. This is my first time in Switzerland, [...]
Madison & Mistletoe Bash
By Punch Passport Correspondent Lori González Lazzarini This past weekend I attended the Ninth Annual Madison & Mistletoe Bash to celebrate the holiday season. This year the event was held at the exquisite House of Sweden. My friend and I arrived early so we had the opportunity to grab a table in a nice spot [...]
Sometimes All We Need is a Spoonful of Comfort
‘Tis the season for giving and forgiving, thoughtfulness and remembering, kindness and love, generosity and healing. Unfortunately, sometimes with the holidays come moments of blues, depression and even sadness. For some it is because they lost a loved one or maybe are currently caring for a sick parent, relative, spouse or child, or even recently [...]
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