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going with the flow - a different dating experience

On December 4, Modern-Day Matchmaker, Paul Carrick Brunson, kicked off a series of dating events called The Quarterlies in Washington, DC. The premise of the event was to provide eligible single adults with the opportunity to meet, mingle and mix with other singles, both casually and through a more formalized “speed dating” approach. [...]

EVENT RECAP: DCTweetup 15 @ Policy

Sisarina's Melanie Spring & Friend

The good people of Sisarina put on another great event last night, DCTweetup 15. Last night’s event was held at Policy, an ultra chic restaurant and lounge conveniently located near the lively U Street Corridor area in NW Washington, DC.

I’ve been to a few Tweetups [...]

EVENT RECAP: DC PR Flacks Meetup - July 27, 2010

PR Divas: Margie Newman & Amanda Miller Littlejohn

Dream job: attending events, meeting people, taking pictures, tweeting and blogging about it. As an absolute introvert by nature, I’m surprised by how much I enjoy doing this stuff, but I really do. A lot. The most recent event at which I got [...]

EVENT RECAP: nGAGE DC July Mixer 'More than Just Networking'

The Masterminds behind nGAGE DC – Omari Sanders & Chris Cooks

As part of my plan to make a career transition to the social media/communications/public relations space, I make it a point to attend a variety of events at which I can make connections with people who may be able to assist me [...]

EVENT RECAP: Blogging While Brown DC Meetup

Blogging While Brown DC Meetup Organizer, Aleysha Proctor

On June 18-19, 2010, Blogging While Brown held it’s third annual conference in Washington, DC. I attended, but, ironically, I didn’t blog about it. How crazy is that? The attendees were a mix of newbie bloggers and more experienced ones and everyone was happy [...]

EVENT RECAP: DC amaze balls happy hour #dcamazeballsHH

My decision to try to have a real social life has taken me to new places and introduced me to some great folks. Folks I definitely would not have met just sitting at home watching Law & Order. Since I consider myself to be a blogger (and I hope you do too) I’ve [...]

ebony & ivory : friendship in 'black' & 'white'

I haven’t had a close White friend since the sixth grade. From Pre-K through sixth grade I attended a private school in Montgomery County, MD, that had a cultural mix, so my friends were a cultural mix. I have a clear recollection of trips and sleepovers, rocking out to Cyndi Lauper and [...]