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Local Love: Valentine’s Gift Ideas For Her

Americans love Valentine’s Day so much, they dropped a whopping $19.7 billion to celebrate the holiday in 2016, according to the National Retail Federation. To show big love for your significant other, think small–by buying baubles, buds, and beyond from small local businesses. At Union Market in Northeast D.C., for instance, shops are selling everything from […]

Inspire Me: Aleah Rae Dorsey/ Lipp Beautifully

What is an inspiring quote you live by? “Create the thing you wish existed.” “Reinventing the way YOU wear lipstick” is what Aleah Rae is doing for women trying to find that perfect lip color. I had the pleasure of interviewing this gem about her amazing beauty line “Lipp Beautifully“. From […]

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Local Love: The Yards Mistletoe Installation

WHO: #DECKTHEYARDS MISTLETOE INSTALLATION WHERE: The Yards | 301 Water Street SE | Washington, DC 20003 WHAT: This holiday season, The Yards transforms into the most kissable location in Washington, with an eight-part holiday mistletoe installation. The larger than life custom designs include a java inspired mistletoe archway, a tower built from […]

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Fig & Olive Fall Menu

With the Holidays being here, it is important to find places where our families can enjoy a nice meal. I recently tried Fig & Olive’s Fall menu and can’t stop thinking about it. What: Fig & OIive Location/Neighborhood: 934 Palmer Alley NW, Washington, DC 20001/ City Center Atmosphere: This is definitely […]

Inspire Me: Maggie O’Neill

 What inspired you to get into art? “I’ve been inspired to make art  for as long as I can remember. Infinite things inspire me to create and that is what makes me  “an artist”. I am overcome by  joy  when I’ve created something out of nothing and experiment with a […]

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The Blue Rooster

One thing that I love about Instagram is how you can find awesome places by location and a simple hashtag. The blue rooster has def been a popular hashtag here in DC and thanks to people tagging the location aka The National Gallery of Art, I was able to find […]