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  • People ice skate at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden ice rink, adjacent to the National Archives (rear). (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

    Hit the Ice

    Why not make the best of the cold temperatures this winter? Strap on some skates and go for a spin around the ice. Area ice skating rinks are now open.Read More
    19 Nov 2024
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  • A giant dragon lantern (Photo: Winter Lantern Festival)

    Holiday Happenings

    To help get you in the holiday spirit, we have put together a list of some holiday light displays and events in the DMV. Many are free, although not all.Read More
    12 Nov 2024
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  • A bowl full of Reese's Cups, Snickers, Kit Kats and Milky Ways sit on a porch beside a pumpkin. (Photo: Steve/Flickr)

    Sweet Tooth

    Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are the most popular Halloween Candy in the DMV. In fact, Reese’s dominated the map, claiming the top spot in 40 states. Read More
    22 Oct 2024
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  • Participants at the Boo at the Zoo family-friendly Halloween event. A boy dressed as a vampire gets candy from a female volunteer. (Photo; National Zoo)

    Boo at the Zoo

    Boo at the Zoo trick-or-treat event for children returns to the National Zoo Oct. 18-20. Night of the Living Zoo, a 21-and-over party, is Oct. 25.Read More
    15 Oct 2024
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  • The Downtown Holiday Market in Penn Quarter features more than 150 vendors. (Photo: Downtown Holiday Market)

    Bah! Humbug!

    Two D.C. business improvement districts (BID) will hold dueling holiday markets this Christmas -- one in Dupont Circle and the other in Penn Quarter.Read More
    02 Oct 2024
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Tour de Fat fills two stages and a tent with a variety of offbeat performances. (Photo: New Belgium Brewing Co.)

Weekend Guide

31 May 2014
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Agora, Arlington American Legion, Artisphere, b too, Bart Vandaele, belga cafe, Blind Dog Cafe, Capital Teas, Circa, D.C. Record Fair, District Flea, dupont circle, Equinox, Frank McGraw, Great Tastes of Tysons, Green Festival, James Hoban, joe yonan, Jonah Kim, Le Mirch, Lerner Town Square, Lil' K's Nut Shack, Mediterranean Way, Michael Friedman, Montana State Society, New Belgium Brewing Co., Output Message, Pabu, Paperhaus, Rebellion, Red Hen, Ruth’s Chris, Scott Drewno, Taste of Dupont, testicle festival, The Effects, The Lot @ Atlantic Plumbing, The Lot Showcase No. 2, The Source by Wolfgang Puck, todd gray, Tom Foolery, Tour de Fat, Tysons II, Victor Albisu, weekend guide, Wil Gravatt Band, Willie T’s Lobster Shack, Yards Park
Fattening Weekend on Tap in the DMV DMV foodies rejoice. With the meterological start of summer on Sunday, there’s a ton of food events to fill your weekend. There’s the Green Festival with organic, vegan and vegetarian food, Tour de Fat with New Belgian Brewing Co. at the Yards
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The Capital Wheel at National Harbor opens at 11 a.m. Friday, May 23. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Weekend Guide

23 May 2014
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4th Annual Crab Festival, Arlington National Cemetery, Art Garfunkel, baltimore, Bay Bridge, beach, Cripple Bastards, Edison parking lot, Elikeh, Graves at Sea, Half Street Fairgrounds, Inner Harbor, Jazz in the Garden, Maryland Deathfest, memorial day, My Dying Bride, National Gallery of Art, National Harbor, National Memorial Day Observance, National Memorial Day Parade, Oxen Hill, Paul Simon, Policy Restaurant & Lounge, Potomac River wterfront, Power Plant Live!, Rams Head Live, Sculpture Garden, Shitstorm, Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Soundstage, summer, Summerfest DC, The Capital Wheel at National Harbor, U.S. Navy Band, wreath-laying ceremony
Staying in Town? There’s Plenty to Do! It’s Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer. Many residents of the DMV will being their weekly summer treks to the Delaware and Maryland beaches. That means miles-long backups at the Bay Bridge in Annapolis as you try to
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The District is adding 14 new speed cameras similar to this one across the city. (Photo: Washington Post)

Slow Down

21 May 2014
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District Adds 14 New Speed Cameras Beginning Tuesday (May 20), the District of Columbia began turning on some of the 14 new automated speed cameras and one restricted truck camera in the city. Not all of the cameras are in place yet, but as they are put up and turned on,
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Horses come out of the gate at last year's Preakness Stakes. (Photo: Garry Jones/AP)

Weekend Guide

17 May 2014
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A Gay Man's Guide to Broadway, Black-Eyed Susan, Congressional Cemetery, Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, gi film festival, Graveyard Grub, InfiledFest, Jiffy Lube Live, kennedy center, Lorde, NAS, Newseum, Old Town Theatre, One National with News for All, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, WMZQ, WMZQfest
Enjoy the DMV Before Heading to the Beach There’s only one more week until the unofficial start of summer, when tourists descend on the DMV like the 7-year cicadas and Washingtonians begin their summer treks to Rehoboth. Before you break out the grills and bathing suits next
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The state dining room at the British Embassy. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Weekend Guide

09 May 2014
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Aerospace Industries Association, Ahanti, Alyson Johnson, American Art Museum, Amtrak, Capitol Hill House and Garden Tour, Capitol Hill Restoration Society, circus, EU Delegation, European Union embassies, Fasanella, Goldfinger, Grant Avenue Market, howard theatre, James Bond, mother's day, Mother's Day Family Festival, National Train Day, open house, Sean Connery, Shortcut to Europe, Side Yards at The Yards, sideshow, Smithsonian, Takoma Park, Team America Rocketry Challenge, Union Market Drive-In
Treat Mom This Mother’s Day Weekend Even though it’s Mother’s Day weekend, if you haven’t noticed Spring skipped the DMV and Summer is here with heat and humidity. But there are plenty of ways to show mom how much you lover her – inside and out. Take her on a trip to Europe
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Visitors to the National Harbor Wine & Food Festival on the piers in 2013. (Photo: Trigger Agency)

Weekend Guide

02 May 2014
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4 Girls 4, Andrea McArdle, Backyard Barbeque, Bryan Voltaggio, Del Campo, Donna McKechnie, Faith Prince, Funk Parade, Graffiato, Hell's Kitchen, Hill Country, Joseph M. Acaba, Maureen McGovern, Mike Isabella, Mike Schlow, Music Center at Strathmore, National Building Museum, National Harbor, National Harbor Wine & Food Festival, Nationals Stadium, Opera in the Outfield, Pat Forrester, Rahman "Rock" Harper, Range, Running of the Chichuahuas, Scott Drewno, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Southwest waterfront, Space Day, Taco Bambo, Taste the World in Fenton Village, The Magic Flute, The Source by Wolfgang Puck, The Wharf, U Street, Victor Albisu, Volt, washington national opera
Eat, Drink, Rave, Repeat With temperatures forecast around 70 degrees Fahrenheit all weekend, it will be a good day to get out and do something in the DMV. And there’s plenty to do from the running of the Chihuahuas on the Southwest Waterfront to a food and wine festival at
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