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It’s time again for that one-of-a-kind shopping experience - the annual Washington Craft Show.
In it’s 20th year, this year’s show brings together 190 of the country’s best craft artists, each featuring their one-of-a-kind collections of limited-edition art in 12 categories for the home, office and holiday gift giving.
Washington Craft ShowWashington Convention Center801 Mount Vernon […]
Now you can have your own Hope Diamond or give one as a great gift. No, not the real one, that is unless you have about $250 million and can convince the Smithsonian to part with it. But a copy of the Hope Diamond. And what woman wouldn’t want one of her own?
This reproduction of […]
This photo is from yesterday morning (6:45 a.m.). It was just 35 degrees at the time. But by then, about 50 people were already in line at Toys “R” Us — a full 45 minutes before opening. And two days AFTER that alternative universe shopping experience called 5:00 a.m. Black Friday shopping.
While I […]
Want to deck the halls with your favorite Washington, DC icons?
Here are a few links to companies that sell unique Christmas ornaments that are perfect for decorating a festive Washington DC-themed Christmas tree.
White House Christmas Ornament Company - Close to 100 presidential and DC-themed ornaments. Check out the Teddy Roosevelt ornament or the Supreme Court Ceiling Ornament. Most […]
Now that the holiday shopping season is officially underway, finding a great gift for someone can be challenging. But how about giving a Washington, DC travel guide?
To make it easy to find a great one, I just completed reviewing three leading Washington, DC travel guides including:
Fodor’s Washington, DC 2008, 382 pages, $17.95
Pauleen Frommer’s Washington, DC, 310 pages, $16.95
Lonely Planet […]
It was a chilly 37° and the sun wouldn’t rise for another two hours. The 10 mph wind out of the northwest made it feel like just below freezing.
But there were bargains to be had. Serious bargains. Big enough to cause even the most of rational of people to stand outside for hours, braving […]
It’s time for DC’s annual pre-holiday sales tax exemption starting today, Friday, November 23rd and running through Sunday, December 2nd.
The exemption applies to every item of clothing, shoes or accessories priced under $100 per item and exemption eliminates the 5.75% DC sales tax.
“Accessories” include jewelry, watches, purses, scarves, gloves, sunglasses, umbrellas, ties, hats, belts and other traditional accessory items, but probably […]
When the weather turns cold and snow is in the air, there’s a bunch of places to ski and snowboard, all within a just a few hours drive of Washington, DC.
And while area ski resorts may be showing some glorious Fall colors today, in just a couple short months, and a good dose of cold […]
I have horrible penmanship, really horrible. So bad, I doubt there’s a doctor in America with worse handwriting. But just a few generations ago, it was not uncommon for the wealthily or educated to have beautiful penmanship. Just check out the signatures on the Declaration of Independence.
If you want to learn how to write beautifully, improve your […]
Join consumer advocate (and possible Presidential candidate) Ralph Nader and 125 other visionary (as well as a couple possibly fringe) environmental speakers, plus 350 green businesses and exhibitors at this year’s Green Festival at the D.C. Convention Center.
With a jam-packed agenda of 50 programs using four simultaneous stages, attend lectures, panel discussions, how-to workshops and green films on […]
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Written by Jon Rochetti [email] for b5media.
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