Let’s Go to the Fair, or the Pool Summer is winding down, schools are getting ready to open, crops are ripening on the vine and that means it’s time for county fairs. This week, the Montgomery County Agricultural and Prince William County fairs are in full swing. Take the kids to Read More

Cash in on Tax-Free Shopping This Weekend August has arrived and that means it will soon be time to head back to school. Virginia is having a tax-free holiday this weekend on school supplies and clothing, so load up the kids and head to the malls. (You can get a jump on your Read More

New Silver Line Opens on Saturday Metrorail’s Silver Line opens about noon on Saturday, allowing city dwellers to get out to Tysons Corner and Reston and bringing suburbanites into the city. The new line will run from the Wiehle-Reston East station to Largo Town Center. The Read More

It’s an Arts Weekend in the DMV This is the weekend for the arts in the DMV. Head to Baltimore for a full weekend of all kinds of arts from fine arts to crafts, sculpture to paintings, and reggae to classical at Artscape. Closer to home, Union Market’s summer drive-in movies Read More

Streetcar Parking Enforcement Starts July 14 As the District of Columbia prepares for streetcar service later this year along H Street and Benning Road NE, drivers are being warned to park carefully. The D.C. Department of Public Works is cracking down on parking along H Street Read More

Free Food and Ukulele Music on Tap There’s plenty on the calendar to keep you busy this weekend. From free chicken sandwiches and Slurpees across the DMV to ukulele music in Reston, there’s something for everyone going on. The Capital Fringe Festival and Fort Reno concerts are Read More