Elizabeth Festa

17 Mar 2010

Hine, Slow and Steady as She Goes

For those who are curious about where your fancy new hotel or Armani Exchange is, when the wrecking ball is coming to 7th and Pennsylvania (next summer, it seems), when you can feed the pigeons in the  public piazza to be named Bard Square in apparent homage to future tenants Shakespeare Theater, and when you […]


10 Mar 2010

Fashion on the Hill: Hats Off, Heels On, to Spring

“Goodbye ugly boots, helloooo heels,” says my friend Heather. We are talking about the onset of spring-like weather, hopefully heralding the arrival of a season of pretty, diaphanous, sugar-spun days, and how we greet them sartorially, at least. Because these days will soon greet us with their cherry blossoms, daffodils and tulips all in a […]


02 Mar 2010

Going, Going, Ouch, Gone!

There are many school silent auctions in communities across America each spring, but there is only one place in the nation where you have an opportunity to compete for a vasectomy, a tour of a VAQ-209, a Navy Reserve EA6B Prowler squadron, or a map of the United States hand-drawn by Minnesota Senator Al Franken. […]


18 Feb 2010

Vegan Fashion on the Hill

Now that actress Natalie Portman’s vegan shoe line has gone extinct, er, belly up, what’s a vegan girl  to do when she wants to look fashionable? And stay chic and comfy without feathers, fur, or fluffy, warm wool, spun silk or those toasty cashmere socks from The Forecast? Sure, it is easy to avoid fur, but […]


12 Feb 2010

Dodd Lifts Sledding Ban for a Weekend

The lawn of the Capitol will be open for sledding this weekend, under a special waiver obtained by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., according to his wife, Jackie Clegg, who shared the news with many happy parents of young tobogganers on Friday. According to Ms. Clegg,  Dodd and his office dealt with the office of the […]


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