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Streetsense Party on the Plaza

Written by Washingtonian Staff | Published on November 4, 2013
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Kelly Silverman and Angela McGarvey. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Montgomery County executive Ike Leggett and Streetsense’s Brian Taff. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Kelley Milloy, Ali Amoroso, and Kelsey Pick. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Celebrity chef Mike Isabella and his team provided an exceptional menu for the event that featured these spicy roast pork belly lettuce wraps with red chili mojo. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Streetsense’s Bruce Leonard and Hugo Rodrigues. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Design Cuisine assisted Mike Isabella’s team and staffed the event, and DC Rental provided all rentals. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Guests mingled in the office’s 1,200-square-foot “incubator space,” which will be used for events, pop-ups, community meetings, and retail and restaurant experiments. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Montgomery County executive Ike Leggett speaks about Streetsense’s impressive expansion in Montgomery County and the company’s placement on Inc. magazine’s 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Ike Leggett presented a certificate to Guy Silverman, Marc Ratner, and Brian Taff of Streetsense on behalf of the Office of the County Executive recognizing the expansion of Streetsense in Montgomery County and its placement on Inc. magazine’s 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Juliana Gutowski, Joseph Hale, and Camille Schefter. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Sebastian Fainbraun and Teddy Folkman. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
JP Fetherston mixes the Washingtonian cocktail, made with rye whiskey infused with cardamom seeds and brown sugar, topped with soft apple cider and garnished with a mint sprig. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
The Streetsense punch was made with Cocchi Americano and Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, maple syrup infused with orange, thyme, and rosemary, lemon juice, Angostura and Peychaud’s bitters, and sparkling wine. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Bart Eisner and Rob Samit. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Marc and Nadia Ratner. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Trudy Chin Wing, Angela McGarvey, Lindsay Button, and Hung Pham. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Erik Bruner-Yang (left) of Toki Underground was the guest deejay for the event. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Todd Forster and Evan Siegel. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Evin Lipman and Kavita Thirupuvanam in the Streetsense library. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Guests scoped out Streetsense’s new 20,000-square-foot office space. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Stacy Burka and Maude Eaton. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Jessi Taff, Brian Taff, and Sue-Jean Chun. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Guests enjoyed bites from chef Mike Isabella including these tasty Italian sandwiches. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Jane Horn and Mitra Mamdouhi. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Sean Murphy and Michael Johns. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Partygoers enjoy the two specialty cocktails mixologist Derek Brown created for the event. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Washingtonian’s John Randell and Chris Westfall with Streetsense’s Marc Ratner and Howard Kra. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Katie Kelchner tries on the Google Glasses that were available for guests to check out throughout the event. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Roy Hill and Joseph Gibbs. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Pleasant Pops served popsicles in a variety of flavors including Mexican chocolate, strawberry-ginger lemonade, and Honeycrisp apple. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
David Murphy, Lisa Holladay, and Antoni Yelamos. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Elana Fine and Alex Castelli. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Booth-o-Rama provided an always-popular photo booth for guests to cut loose in. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
The space was buzzing with happy partygoers. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
Paula Rubin-Wexler, Ira Wexler, and Judy Sherman. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
The Streetswag included the November issue of Washingtonian, a coupon for a free grand slam from Purée Artisan Juice Bar, a free ride from ZenGo Cycle, and a USB drive that included a Streetsense project portfolio and sampling of its event management work. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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