President Obama

The ABT principal dancer reflects on taking on the role of Juliet, chatting with President Obama, her involvement with the Boys & Girls Clubs and her new dancewear line.

The Trayvon Martin case sweeps the nation, Etch A Sketch gets an unexpected sales boost and The Hunger Games breaks into the box office.

Senator Alan Simpson plays guest of honor at his biography book launch, “Shooting from the Lip,” by Donald Hardy.

United Arab Emirates honors their nation’s 40th National Day.

Designers Glam up the Obama Campaign, Pet Pigs are the New Cats, Snake Venom is the New Botox and No More Fascination with Fascinators.

Alicia Keys, Bono and Clinton were in D.C., Herman Cain has issues, and there is a $450 million fund to aid DC’s area start-up firms – the twitterverse responds.

Get into the holiday spirit with these fabulously festive metro-area events.

The Congressional Black Caucus Awards Dinner was a purposeful celebration of progress and excellence.