They are known to the world on a double first name basis: Ben and Sally. Before Bennifer, before Brangelina, they took one look at each other and it was Kismet. He was barrel-chested and gravelyvoiced ...

When Brook Rose and Gregg Busch purchased their historic Georgian home in Kalorama in May 2004, plaster was mercilessly peeling from the ceiling and walls, and sections of the imposing crown molding ...

Kuwaiti Ambassador Salem Al-Sabah and his wife, Rima, hosted the Kuwait- American Foundation benefit dinner, “A Tribute to Friendship,” on March 9 for Iraqi refugees relief. There are 400,000 Iraqi ...

Born to Austrian parents, Christopher Reiter graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in finance. His real education, however, came from the vast amount of time he and his friends spent ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger was not among the 900 guests who attended the 15th Annual Best Buddies Ball at the Shriver Residence in Potomac. He obviously had other things to do the weekend before his ...

Spring is in full swing with this season’s effortlessly elegant eveningwear. For women, highwaisted free flowing chiffon and silk dresses in intense colors are adorned with ruffles, flounces, pleats ...

Trotting horses, cracking whips and trumpeters' calls from antique carriage tops brought the Gilded Age back to Newport for a few memorable days in August during the Newport Preservation Society's ...

What do April, May and early June showers bring? Floral pants?? They were spotted on a number of the mostly male guests at the Children's Hearing and Speech Center's annual country barbecue (along ...

THE EVENT: Jordanian Amb. Karim and wife Luma Kawar hosted a birthday party for close friend Isabel Ernst at their residence in Mclean. THE SCENE: After a sumptuous Middle Eastern dinner, 40 guests re ...

Cindy and Randy Bapst’s backyard in McLean was a sea of cowboy hats and sultry sun-dresses as friends of Al Fox gathered for the fi rst annual “Diamonds and Boots Under the Stars” on June 18.§ ...

When Erica Jong first published her best-selling book, Fear of Flying, over 30 years ago, it was clear she was not afraid to speak her mind. After a string of successful novels and memoirs, Jong ...

Think about living in New York's Soho district and images of lofts instantly come to mind. Think Washington and one might picture Georgetown's Federal-style townhouses or Kalorama's grand ambassadors' ...