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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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Visitors stroll last year's Georgetown French Market. (Photo: Georgetown BID)

Weekend Guide

25 Apr 2014
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Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Capitol City Brewing Co., Circulator, College Park, Diner, Dirty Jobs, Drive-In, Dumbarton House, From Russia with Love, Frozen, Georgetown Business Improvement District, Georgetown French Market, Goldfinger, Lord of the Rings, Maryland Day, Mike Rowe, Safeway, Spring Fest, TD Bank, The Spy Who Loved Me, Tudor Place, union market, University of Maryland, USA Science and Engineering festival, Village of Shirlington, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, weekend guide
French Market, Maryland Day on Tap The cherry blossoms are gone and so are the tourists for a month or so, but there’s still plenty to do this weekend (Apr. 25-27) in the DMV. Shop in Georgetown’s annual French Market, go to the drive-in, check out the University of Maryland’s
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Food & Friends' Dining Out for Life is this Thursday. (Graphic: Food & Friends)

Dining Out for Life

23 Apr 2014
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cancer, Dining Out for Life, Food & Friends, HIV/AIDS, Movable Feast
Food & Friends Fundraiser Set for Apr. 24 On Thursday, Apr. 24, 98 restaurants throughout the DMV will donate 25-100 percent of their proceeds to Food & Friends. The event, held annually in the United States and Canada, raises funds for 60 HIV/AIDS service
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Captain America visits the 2013 Awesome Con. (Photo: Washington Post)

Weekend Guide

19 Apr 2014
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Awesome Con, Diner, Drive-In, Fiasco Theater, Filmfest D.C., Folger Theatre, Frozen, James Bond Collection, National Lampoon Vacation, Record Store Day, Two Gentlemen of Verona, union market, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Easter Weekend in the DMV It’s Easter weekend and the weather is supposed to be in the mid-60s. While many of you will be having family dinners on Sunday, there’s still plenty to do in the DMV. If you don’t feel like cooking an Easter ham, check out our list of specials at area
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The Washington Monument on Friday framed by cherry blossoms. (Photo: Wolfpackwx/Flickr)

Weekend Guide

11 Apr 2014
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Adrift in Tokyo, cherry blossoms, d.c., Damaged City Fest, Explore the Universe Family Day, Freer Gallery, Half Street Fairgrounds, hardcore punk, Its Me, Japan-America Society of Washington, National Air and Space Museum, National Cherry Blossom Festival parade, Royal Thai Embassy, Sakura Matsuri Japanese street festival, Satoshi Miki, Smithsonian, songkran, St. Stephen's Church, Thai Restaurant Week, tidal basin, Truckaroo
Spring Is in Bloom in D.C. This Weekend They’re here! The cherry blossoms are out and are in peak bloom for viewing this weekend. There’s plenty to do from a visit to the tidal basin to the Cherry Blossom parade to the annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese street festival. But there are
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National's outfielder Bryce Harper hits a solo home run against the Atlanta Braves last August. (Photo: Evan Habeeb/USA Today Sports)

Weekend Guide

04 Apr 2014
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Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse, Atlanta Braves, birthday, Bob Mackie, Cher, D2K, DC MEETMarket, Dressed to Kill Tour, Folger Shakespeare Library, Gaithersburg, Hugh Durant, Japan-America Society, Kirin Brewery, Learning Japanese Culture, Library of Congress, montgomery county fairgrounds, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Conference of State Societies, National Park Service, Nationals Park, Neil Giraldo, New York Mets, opening day, Pat Benatar, Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival, stone lantern lighting ceremony, Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, Tim Meadows, Verizon Center, Washington Nationals, William Shakespeare
Cherry Blossoms, Baseball and Fireworks The first weekend of April has arrived, the daffodils are out, the tulips are sprouting and the cherry blossom buds have finally started opening. The peak blossoms are predicted to occur between next Tuesday and Saturday. Baseball returns
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) presents Brittany Amano, 16, with the Emerging Young Leader Award. (Photo: Tulsi Gabbard)

Women to Watch

03 Apr 2014
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Angela Zhou, Arne Duncan, Bettina Inclan, Brittany Amano, Condoleezza Rice, Donya Nasser, Emerging Young Leader, Hawaii Meth Project Teen Advisory Council, Hawaii's Future Isn't Hungry, Jennifer Hunt, Madison Vorva, Miss America, Nina Davuluri, No Bull Youth Advisory Council, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, Running Start, Sarah Clements, Teens Stopping Domestic Violence, Tulsi Gabbard, Women to Watch Awards, YWCA Young Women's Network Board
CEO, 16, Named Emerging Young Leader Inspired by her once-homeless grandmother’s hard work and devotion to community service and her battered mother, Brittany Amano, 16, a sophomore from Honolulu, was named the Emerging Young Leader at Running Start’s eighth annual Women to Watch
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