Health + Wellness

How to make my Botox last longer?

Botox is the trade-name for onabotulinumtoxin A. It is one of the many brands of neurotoxins, all of which use purified protein from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum to cause muscle weakness or paralysis.  The neurotoxins are injected into the desired muscle to cause either a weakening or a paralysis of the muscle activity.  In the cosmetic industry, these products are used to reduce, soften or eliminate lines or wrinkles associated with muscle activity.  Common areas injected...

Health + Wellness

Men Need Self-Care Too!

Us Ladies all know the importance of self-care and maintenance, but what about the men? Men need and deserve self-care too, but there is often a stigma about men receiving self-care or self-improvement.At Metro ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery, we have customized treatments designed with the male client in mind. So what are common procedures being requested by men that we offer?Neurotoxins: Men get wrinkles just like women! Keeping the male client in mind, they generally prefer a softer look...

Health + Wellness

Rhinoplasty(Nose Job)

Rhinoplasty, or nose job, is a reshaping of the nose to improve either aesthetic appearance, function or both! A thorough evaluation in office is needed to understand your goals and to develop a treatment plan, which may include optimizing your medical treatments. Medical grade photography is performed and a collaborative discussion continues to develop your ideal treatment plan!Rhinoplasties are generally performed in the Operating Room (OR) under general anesthesia in an outpatient setting...

Professional Services

Dolphin Tank Helps Women Entrepreneurs Succeed

Women entrepreneurs in the life sciences, healthcare and technology industries are getting a jump on the competition via Springboard Enterprises’ innovative pitch events. Article by Mindy Toran | Photography by Provided by Springboard As a medical resident, Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne saw more than her fair share of nosebleeds, most of which did not require treatment in the ER. Other than taping two tongue dispensers together to help patients pinch their noses and stop the blood flow, there...

Life + Culture

Philanthropic Driven Leadership

CEO Courtney B. Spaeth Is a Powerful Force for Positive Change Article by Debra Wallace | Photography by Jack Hartzman Giving back has always been important to Courtney B. Spaeth, and she brings those values to both her professional and personal life. Her philosophy is: “To whom much has been given, much is expected.” Spaeth, the engaging and dynamic CEO of growth [period] , a successful business development and transaction advisory services firm, strongly believes that giving back to the...

Finance + Legal Services

Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care

Top-rated Jewish funeral home serving families throughout Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. Article by David Robert Lambert | Photography by Provided by Sagel Bloomfield Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care is proud to serve the Jewish community with dignified Jewish & green burials to families throughout Maryland, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia. In a Jewish funeral, the focus is on prayers, psalms, and a eulogy, with mourners often participating in the...

Health + Wellness

Paws with Purpose

How Starfleet Service Dogs is Redefining Training for Working Dogs Article by Debra Wallace When trailblazing scientist and animal advocate, Dr. Jennifer Barnhard, instructs her eight-week-old Siberian husky, Dauntless, for a future career, she knows she is changing her corner of the world.  Dauntless doesn’t have a career yet, but the pup is learning foundational skills for search and rescue, water rescue, and service work. As she grows and her personality develops, her career path will...

Life + Culture

Dan Simons Says

You Don't Have to Choose Between People and Profit Article by Marie Robey Wood | Photography by Founding Farmers Restaurant Group Dan Simons co-created and co-owns Farmers Restaurant Group (FRG), which includes eight Founding Farmers restaurants across DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and Founding Spirits, a restaurant-distillery in Washington, D.C. The group also operates a full-service catering and events company. Founded in 2008, the company serves more than three million diners...

Life + Culture

Giving Back

Husband and Wife Team Edward and Christina Sledge Focus on Family, Philanthropy, and Community Article by Debra Wallace | Photography by Christa Booth High school sweethearts Christina and Eddie Sledge reconnected in 1999, eloping during a snowstorm with “two quarters in their pockets.” Twenty-five years later, they are proud parents of two daughters, Tiara (24) and Olivia (17), and the founders of Sledge House Media, a company built during the pandemic to share their love story, and help...

Life + Culture

The Grove Bar & Grill

A Locally-owned Restaurant that Aims to Please Article by Marie Robey Wood | Photography by John Rorapaugh The owners and staff of The Grove believe in listening to their customers – and listen they did when designing their restaurant. Located at 7747 Tuckerman Lane in the Cabin John Village shopping center, its unique exterior façade is a hard-to-miss lush artificial green wall. According to Managing Partner Andrew Kreisberg, “We want to be a restaurant focused on Potomac and surrounding...