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• Paint The Town: The Aura Of Ora What makes someone leave the cozy confines of law to start a hybrid live music, art, and all around multi-creative venue? The Dunes LLC founder Ora Nwabueze explains.
• Hotel Watch: Top Asian Luxury Stays In a region know for service and attention to detail, these three properties stand as the best of the best.
• Hotel Watch: Winter Escape to The Homestead Classic American luxury, mineral springs, unlimited activities and friendly service are all just a four-hour drive away
• Luxury Travel: Kyoto Winter Haiku Winter in Kyoto is a magical place where the historic world of Zen and Geisha co-exist with contemporary Japan.
• Hotel Watch: Santa Barbara Dreaming A legendary Hacienda re-stakes its claim as a sunny haunt for Hollywood stars, political leaders and savvy travelers.
• Life of the Party: Come Fly with Me Virgin Atlantic celebrated 15 years of crossing the pond from Washington DC to London with a bash worthy of Howard Hughes.
• Access Pollywood: Roaring Twenties Capitol Hill staffers handle business and have fun in the district they help run.
• Life of the Party: One Lounge Opens Patio One of Dupont's largest patio lounges re-opens with complimentary cocktails and some of Washington's elite.
• Paint The Town: ArtJamz Top Artista ArtJamz Top Artista took a spin on its original idea by picking seven fashion bloggers to paint for a good cause.
• Society 2.0: Special WHCD "Status" Report With jokes and jabs from President Obama and host Seth Meyers, The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner led to lots of laughs from correspondents and celebrities alike. Here are some of their top tweets.
• Wine & Spirits: Peruvian Pisco Stand-off The Embassy of Peru sets out the find the tastiest and most creative takes on their country’s national cocktail.
• Night Life: Eden's Green Room Preview Eden hosted a special preview night for the opening of its new first floor with an L.A. twist, The Green Room.
• Luxury Travel: Allure of the Seas Royal Caribbean's revolutionary new cruise (the largest in the world) is a floating city of fun complete with seven signature shows, 26 dining options, a DreamWorks partnership … and a central park.
• Special Feature: Creative Dine & Dish Some of Washington’s leading creative movers and shakers recently gathered at J&G Steakhouse to discuss the area’s growing creative scene.
• Paint the Town: The Loree Grand Opens Its Doors Art, music and fashion collide at the launch of the Loree Grand at Union Place.
• WL Beauty: Launch of Luxxery Express Smiles all around at the launch of Luxxery Express, the district's first botox cafe
• Exclusive: WL's Real Housewives of DC After-Party Washington Life magazine and stars of “The Real Housewives of D.C.” co-hosted a lively VIP celebration at Buddha-Bar DC to celebrate the premiere of the show that everyone is talking about.
• Society 2.0: This Week's Top "Status" Report DC interns, Jersey Shore, storms, and power outages! These are the top Tweets of the week!
• Travel: Ten To Do in Hong Kong Pull yourself from your five-star luxury accommodations during your long weekend in Hong Kong and experience one of Asia's most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities.
• Hotel Watch: Chinese Boutique Chic Discerning travelers are seeking out more unique boutique hotel experiences in China – here are a few of our favorites.
• Paint the Town: ArtJamz at Gallery 31 D.C.'s artistically inclined flock to the Corcoran Museum of Art for a blank canvas, paint, wine, food, music and a whole lot of creativity.
• Society 2.0: The Future of Media Panel Is the day of the media mogul over? In an age where the future of print media remains uncertain, four experts discussed where they think they industry's going.
• Performing Arts: Moliere in the Garden In its inaugural production, hosted by the Dumbarton House in Georgetown, the Picnic Theatre Company presented Moliere's The Hypochondriac with partial proceeds benefiting Clowns Without Borders.
• WL Sponsored: The Making of YGL The YGL party is one of the most popular events in town and it keeps getting better each year.
• WL Sponsored: Point Foundation Gets to the Point of Scholarships A group of the area’s most influential LGBT power players gather to raise money for scholars.
• Music Notes: Michaelangelo L'Acqua's "W" Sound Washington Life holds an exclusive interview and parties all night on the rooftop of the W with the talented and newly appointed global Music Director for the W Hotel, Michaelangelo L'aqua.
• WL Hosted: The Best of Peru Pisco Mix-Off! Washington locals gathered at the Textile Museum for an exquisite event to celebrate the food and culture that exemplifies the very Best of Peru.
• WL Insider: When Politics and Star Power Collide The White House Correspondents Association Weekend has become an extended East Coast version of the Oscars – it’s chic, celeb-laden, and media-frenzied. Is this Hollywoodization a good thing or are we simply becoming the latest TMZ outpost?
• WL SPONSORED: 55th Annual Corcoran Ball The 55th Annual Corcoran Ball at the Corcoran Gallery of Art inspires with power players, art, and a fresh spring motif.
• YGL: A Return to Glamour – The Young and The Guest List Event 2010 Washington Life hosts its fifth annual The Young and The Guest List (YGL) event at The Washington Club with a theme of "A Return to Glamour."
• Fashionable Life: Fashion For Paws – The Pups Have It D.C.'s most fabulous philanthropists head to the Italian Embassy to rock the catwalk with their pets to benefit the Washington Humane Society
• Society 2.0: This Week's Top "Status" Report This week's Social Status Report is out. Angie Goff tracks the online updates of Washington's big movers 'n' shaker.
• WL Insider: Alicia Keys Lights Verizon's Fuze Alicia Keys dazzles at the Verizon Center with a combination of arena style numbers and intimate favorites.
• WL Insider: Big Ideas, Big Action What do you get when the Metro area's top creative minds come together for a day of idea creation, brainstorming, and Play Doh? Big ideas, big action, and some childlike inspiration.
• Luxury Travel: Off the Grid, Cayman Style Feeling luxe, going green, and escaping to one of the Caribbean’s top travel destinations
• Access Pollywood: Journey to Mecca Embassy Row's Middle East A-List comes out to support screening of "Journey to Mecca" and a night of much-welcomed positive imagery.
• Access Pollywood: Washington Life's "Social Year in Review" Washington Life aired it's first prime-time TV special on Jan 9th 8PM and Jan 10th 6PM on DC50TV - the CW. If you didn't get a chance to view it . Check it out here!
• WL Insider: A New Decade in Three Parties We said goodbye to 2009 by party hopping to some of D.C.'s hottest venues in search of the elusive "awesome New Year's Eve"
• Fashionable Life: Runway En Releve Redux The Washington Ballet and Bloomingdale’s show-off winter’s coolest looks and local personalities.
• Access Pollywood: Efron, Danes, and Linklater Advocate for Arts The IMPACT Arts + Film Fund pushes art and Hollywood with "Me and Orson Welles" screening
• Heavyweight Philanthropy at Fight Night Fight Night celebrates its 20th anniversary with plenty of boxing legends, donations, Marines, cigars, eye-candy, and the inspirational Joe E. Robert, Jr.
• WL Insider: One Night Art Stand Hickok Cole is known for its architecture, but its annual Art Night is helping build the local arts community.
• WL Insider: Sea and be Seen A ‘Nautical Affair’ at the Corcoran had a crew of up and coming Washington socialites – did the event (and fashion) sink or swim?
• Obama's Coming Out Party The President makes a historic keynote address and the crowd goes Gaga for the First Lady of pop at the Human Rights Campaign Gala.
• WL Insider: W's Operatic Opening The W Hotel Washington and John Legend put on a grand opening performance, Pollywood style.
• Bespoke Spa-ing? The Spa at the Mandarin Oriental new Signature Treatment incorporates Traditional Chinese Medicine, but sometimes you just want a massage.
• Access Pollywood: An Aside with John Grisham During a Hay Adams Rooftop Luncheon, John Grisham describes his D.C. roots and how Kindle is changing the book industry.
• Access Pollywood: Sotomayor Mambós at Noche Musicál Bailamos! The NHFA hosted their annual gala celebrating Noche Musicál Tuesday night at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
• Irish Town & Country Come explore the best of Ireland from idyllic County Mayo to bustling Dublin.
• Un-Stoppable Entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner wanted his 1998 address to the UN Association (UNA) to have a major impact. It certainly did when he announced in his matter-of-fact “Ted way” that he was donating $1 billion to support UN causes and activities. The result was the establishment of the UN Foundation. Michael M. Clements interviews the visionary philanthropist to find out what he thinks about the results thus far...
• Luxury Travel: Green in Tobago Join us on one of the Caribbean’s hidden gems.
• African Queen The National Museum of African Art fetes its new director Johnnetta Cole
• WL Insider: Paint It Art Basel Politics might be our calling card, but Washingtonians have a strong art community, and it showed this year in Miami.
• A Prat Fall
• Luxury Travel: Discover Nevis Experience the historic charm and high-end luxury of this beautiful Caribbean oasis.
• Vamping Through Middleburg Taking inspiration from the current "everything vampire craze," we sink our teeth into fall fashion in Middleburg.
• Luxury Travel: Second Home Heaven Discover which alternative to full ownership of a vacation home is right for you.
• Runway to Enlightenment From art exhibits to film competitions, DJ classes to fashion shows, unleash your inner artist.
• Rock in the New Year From Sundance to New York Fashion Week, surviving the Y&GL, and talking Love Letters with Patti Smith.

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• Washington Has a Secret: We Have Artists! Washington is a city about secrets. Everyone has one. We are letting one of them out of the bag – D.C. is creative

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