Michelle's Time to Shine
Sandra McElwaine is a Washington-based journalist. She has been a reporter for The Washington Star, The Baltimore Sun, a correspondent for CNN and People and Washington editor of Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Currently she writes for The Washington Post, Time and Forbes.
A Warhol time capsule, locally sourced menus, a jazz trio-Michelle Obama's been planning for months for the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, her first international meet-and-greet on home soil. Sandra McElwaine has all the details.
She Taught Me to Cook—and Called Me a Klutz
Sandra McElwaine is a Washington-based journalist. She has been a reporter for The Washington Star, The Baltimore Sun, a correspondent for CNN and People and Washington editor of Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Currently she writes for The Washington Post, Time and Forbes.
After meeting Julia Child on a dream assignment in Italy, we became fast friends-despite my unqualified incompetence in her kitchen.
The History of Michelle's Arms
Sandra McElwaine is a Washington-based journalist. She has been a reporter for The Washington Star, The Baltimore Sun, a correspondent for CNN and People and Washington editor of Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Currently she writes for The Washington Post, Time and Forbes.
Michelle Obama's arms may be the talk of the town, but she actually owes the look to Jackie, Dolley and-as if her husband needed another Lincoln tie, Mary Todd. By Sandra McElwaine. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
How Funny Is Obama?
Sandra McElwaine is a Washington-based journalist. She has been a reporter for The Washington Star, The Baltimore Sun, a correspondent for CNN and People and Washington editor of Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Currently she writes for The Washington Post, Time and Forbes.
On Saturday night the president tried out his best shtick in front of Sarah Palin, Warren Buffett, and 400 others. Sandra McElwaine on Washington's most exclusive night of comedy.
Bargain Hunting in Beverly Hills
Sandra McElwaine is a Washington-based journalist. She has been a reporter for The Washington Star, The Baltimore Sun, a correspondent for CNN and People and Washington editor of Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Currently she writes for The Washington Post, Time and Forbes.
How hard is the recession hitting the glamorous stores of Rodeo Drive? Let's put it this way: José Eber now shops at Kmart, darling.
The Jockey Club Makes a Comeback
Sandra McElwaine is a Washington-based journalist. She has been a reporter for The Washington Star, The Baltimore Sun, a correspondent for CNN and People and Washington editor of Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Currently she writes for The Washington Post, Time and Forbes.
Will the Obamas embrace the Kennedys' favorite watering hole?
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