All posts tagged "food and friends"
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20 Great Features from the pages of Metro Weekly
At any given time in our history, Metro Weekly has never relied upon an army of writers or photographers to get things done. It’s always...
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A Thought for Food & Friends
Roughly 12 years ago, I was toiling on the floor of a pal’s dining room, constructing a banner. I’d just begun dating the man I’d...
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Vive L’Enfant!
At the last turn of the century, Jim Ball, a New Jersey native, was working in PR and marketing, another dynamic transplant to Manhattan. Christopher...
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Food & Friends Calls for Volunteers
Food & Friends, the local organization that provides specialized meals, groceries and nutrition counseling for people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses, is...
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Volunteer Spirit
When Eric Cohen and Jonathan Blumenthal met while doing volunteer work with a gay and lesbian singles group, it was a special moment that launched...
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Piece of the Pie
Food and Friends sold more than 5,600 pies this year during its fourth annual ''Slice of Life'' fundraiser Slice of Life, raising more than $200,000....
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Outspoken, Ep. 15: Thanksgiving Edition [video]
To honor the holiday, we present a special Thanksgiving edition of Outspoken. It was filmed on Wednesday, Nov. 24 at Food & Friends as the...
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Sweet Slice
Crossing into November, the scent is in the air. No, not the smell of dead leaves and burning logs. It's fear – fear of pulling...
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Passion Plate
In 2002, metro D.C.'s culinary landscape added a new point of interest: Jamie Leeds. Trained in New York under high-profile restaurateur Danny Meyer, and also...
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More Snow, More Need
While an emergency call for volunteers Tuesday meant that none of the 1,400 ill clients served by Food and Friends went hungry despite the poor...
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Foul Weather and Food
In order to keep ahead of additional snowfall expected to hit D.C. midweek, Food and Friends has put out an urgent call for delivery volunteers....
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Thanksgiving, Easy as Pie
Few people hate Thanksgiving, but plenty see it as daunting. It's one thing to get a few days off from work and either go out...
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Hakuna Matata
The lion might sleep in ''the mighty jungle,'' but at American University's Greenberg Theater, on Monday, Aug. 11, the lion will be rocking to the...
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Food and Friends
''This is not a 'meals-on-wheels' program,'' says Food & Friends Executive Director Craig Shniderman. Instead, he describes Food & Friends as a charitable organization located...
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Scarlet Contribution
The Scarlet Foundation raised approximately $12,000 during its 37th Annual Bake Sale and Auction, on Saturday, Feb. 9, at the DC Eagle. ''There was great...
