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I recently walked by NIDO, a cool Georgetown boutique that specializes in women’s jewelry, handbags and accessories. Most of the items are one-of-a-kinds and just about everything is hand made.
Jackie, the friendly owner of NIDO (nest in Spanish), studied design at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). She opened the small store about a […]
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With all the rain that we have had recently, Great Falls literally disappeared.
Visiting now will give you a rare perspective on the falls, that you only see after massive rain storms.
Here’s a quick clip of the falls from Tuesday afternoon (May 13, 2008)
Great Falls Park9200 Old Dominion Drive at […]
Interested in aviation and flying? Then this weekend is for you.
It’s the best air show of the year in the Washington, DC area. Everything from vintage bi-planes to the military’s most aggressive fighter jets will perform a FREE airshow at Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Maryland, this weekend.
Some of the highlights will […]
Did you know that Washington, DC has more than one professional baseball team?
Besides the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles, and 5 other mionor league teams, the Potomac Nationals, of the Carolina League, play home games in nearby Woodbridge, Virginia, just 40 minutes from Washington, DC.
The Carolina League formed in 1945 with just a […]
Here are a few photographs I took at this year’s running of the Virginia Gold Cup.
Special thanks to Jimmy and Sonya for the invite.
Images - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
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Are you good at solving brain teasers? Do you finish the Sunday crossword puzzle in record time? Are you the next Jeopardy rock star?
Then you might want to participate in the first Washington Post’s 2008 Post Hunt.
The hunt is an urban safari consisting of puzzles built into the DC’s Penn Quarter neighborhood, home […]
I searched the web for all kinds of Mother’s Day trivia.
Here’s what I came up with:
The percentage of women with 4 or more children - dropped from 36% of American women in 1976 to 11% just 30 years later.
The number of new moms each year - 4 million, with 11% being teen […]
If anyone in my life deserves a special day, it’s my Mom.
The fact that I didn’t drive her to drink, cause her to ring my neck or cause her to end up in a padded cell with a monogrammed straight jacket, is testament to her undying patience and love.
So to you Mom, thanks for […]
The National Zoo’s annual fund-raiser, ZooFari, is this weekend and it brings close to 100 of Washington, D.C., best chefs, restaurants and wine makers, for an evening of dancing, live music and entertainment, animal encounters, and gourmet foods.
A few of the notable restaurants include DC’s Kinkead’s and Vidalia as well as 2941 in suburban […]
World Cocktail Week is a project sponsored by The Museum of the American Cocktail to acknowledge the American cocktail culture and recognize your friendly bartenders.
According to the museum, the first recorded use of the printed word “cocktail” was on May 13, 1806, in The Balance, an Albany, NY paper.
And to help us celebrate, […]
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Written by Jon Rochetti [email] for b5media.
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