Ann Hand's jewelry has adorned the wrists and necks of many politicians, such as long-time customer Senator Hillary Clinton.  According to Hand, Clinton first started wearing Hand's jewelry when she was First Lady back in the early 1990s.

Things happen fast in the book world. Two days after Rockville-born astronaut Lisa Nowak was arrested in Orlando for allegedly assaulting Colleen Shipman, an Air Force captain Nowak believed was involved with William Oefelein, the astronaut Nowak claimed to have had a “more than professional” relationship with, true-crime writer Diane Fanning signed on with St. Martin’s Press to write a book about it.

The Kimpton hotels handed out this key chain-cum-bottle-opener-cum-maraca.

The “Ask Me About Washington” fair, co-hosted by the DC Chamber of Commerce and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, turned the Cannon Caucus Room into freebie heaven. Representatives from all parts of Washington’s tourist industry were on hand to give congressional staffers information to pass along to out-of-town visitors.

Whether you'd rather celebrate Valentine's Day with a luxurious hotel room or by helping others, we've got the event for you. 

And for all your restaurant needs, be sure to check out the Best Bites blog listing of restaurants that still have reservations for February 14th. 

By Brynja Brynjarsdottir 

Last Friday night the Verizon Center turned into DC's largest dance club when Justin Timberlake came to town.

Admission was steep -- tickets to see the former boy-bander-turned-solo-star were $70 and up.  There was even a VIP-only area where the lucky few who bought more expensive tickets were treated to Justin and his crew literally dancing across the bar counters in front of them. Worth a couple hundred extra dollars? Judging by their enthusiastic reaction, it definitely seemed so.

Pink was the opening act, and she covered almost all of the hit songs from her career. But as the lyrics of her last song, “Let's Get the Party Started,” implied, the main attraction was yet to come.

A member of President Ronald Reagan's Cabinet, a syndicated columnist, and the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Chair in Foundations of American Freedom at Georgetown University, Jeane Kirkpatrick had a prominent and successful career. 

Most obituaries, eulogies, and lunch-table discussions in the days following Gerald Ford’s death focused on how history should portray the 38th president. As a major or minor figure? Courageous or cautious? National healer or calculating bargainer?