SomaFIT Opens in Georgetown

SomaFIT, the brainchild of award-winning husband and wife design team Theo Adamstein and Olvia Demetriou, is a unique concept that combines fitness and spa services in one Georgetown location— a destination health resort re-conceptualized into an urban setting. The couple partnered with Luci Gabel, a certified personal trainer with over 15 years of experience in the health and fitness industry. SomaFIT's exercise classes include yoga, pilates, stretch and meditation. Personal training, nutrition counseling and fitness assessment are also available for those who are interested in more individualized attention. The spa services offered include facials, massage and seaweed wraps. Each service is available alone, or customers can choose from a variety of packages.

The Green Festival Comes to D.C.

On September 18 and 19, at the Convention Center, the Green Festival will bring together local nonprofit organizations, “green businesses” and community members, all working on social justice and environmental issues. There will be 50 nationally known speakers, over 250 exhibits, music and an environmental film festival. Attendees will also have the chance to sample organic food and will receive discounts to rent hybrid cars. Exhibitors include: Banjo Organic Wear; Café Campesino, a Georgia–based company selling organic specialty coffees; and Vulcana, which specializes in accessories made from recycled tires and hemp.

RAMMY Award Winners

The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) presented its highly regarded RAMMY Awards at in early summer to an audience of local restaurant owners, chefs, managers and other interested parties. Over 1400 guests attended the gala, the biggest turnout in the event's history. D.C.'s popular people-watching locale, The Palm, won the award for“ Power Spot of the Year,” while Marcel's was acknowledged as the “Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year.” Most of the winners were chosen by RAMW's board, except for the awards chosen by the public in the following categories: “New Restaurant of the Year” (Matchbox), “Neighborhood Gathering Place of the Year”(Lebanese Taverna), “Hottest Bar Scene of the Year”(Zola) and “Power Spot of the Year”(The Palm). In addition, the RAMW awarded Abe Pollin with the Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award for his vision of the MCI Center.

New Medi Spa

Papillon Medi Spa, a true medical spa, opens this month in Potomac. The surgery center has a physicians assistant and three plastic surgeons on staff. The spa aims to treat the whole body, rather than individual parts, and is affiliated with local plastic surgeons Dr. Barry Cohen, Dr. Adam Tattelbaum and Dr. Bennett Yang of the Washington Plastic Surgery Group. Procedures include Botox, Restylane, permanent make-up, microdermabrasion, and chemical peels massages, as well as facials, manicures and pedicures.

Versace Barbie and Versus Barbie

Barbie has gone couture. For a limited time, the popular doll is being featured in two different doll-size reproductions—one from a Versace collection, the other a look from Versace's edgier line, Versus. Royalties from sales of the dolls will benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation, a worldwide organization that funds AIDS prevention education programs and patient care services. In the past, other esteemed designers, including Vera Wang, Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren have dressed the Barbie doll.