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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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Although it is Valentine's Day, many singles are celebrating anti-Valentine's Day. (Graphic: Moyea PowerPoint E-Learning Center)

Weekend Guide

14 Feb 2014
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clothing swap, Cupid's Undie Run, Lava Barre exercise, Lisner Auditorium, Meet a Marine Auction, Mellow Mushroom, Mount Vernon, Newport Jazz Festival, President Woodrow Wilson House, Presidents Day, Roseanne Cash, singles soriee, Strathmore, The Daily Dish, valentines day, weekend guide
Valentine’s & Presidents Day Events It’s Valentines’ Day and Presidents Weekend with many of you off Monday for Presidents Day. We’ve been talking about Valentine’s Day for a few weeks now – where to eat with your loved one, what to wear, etc., so today we’ve got a list of
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United States flag bearer Todd Lodwick leads the U.S. Olympic team onto the stage during the opening ceremony for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. (Photo: Robert Hanashiro/ USA Today Sports)

Weekend Guide

08 Feb 2014
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2014 Winter Olypics, Amazing Spiker Man 2, American Cool, Applause Unlimited, B.J. Novak, Glen Echo Park, Mid-Winter Play Day, National Portrait Gallery, NBC4, One More Thing, Politics and Prose, Saving Mr. Banks, Sochi, Tales of Beatrix Potter, The Office, The Puppet Company Playhouse, weekend guide, WRC
Winter Olympics Take Center Stage It is supposed to be another cold weekend in the DMV, but there are plenty of indoor activities to keep you warm and entertained. Metrorail’s Green and Yellow Line trains will operate on a regular weekend schedule Feb. 7-9. Trains on the Orange
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Hits & Misses

03 Feb 2014
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ads, Audi, Axe, Bob Saget, Budwiser, Cheerios, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, commercials, Dannon Oikos, David Beckham, Denver Broncos, Go Daddy, Hyundai, John Stamos, Microsoft, Radio Shack, Sarah McLachlan, Seattle Seahawks, Squarespace, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLVIII, T Mobile, Volkswagen
The Good, Bad & Ugly Super Bowl Ads More than 100 million views watched the Seattle Seahawks trounce the Denver Broncos 43-8 last night in Super Bowl XLVIII. And advertisers paid $4 million for a 30 second commercial during the broadcast on Fox. This wasn’t a great
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The Super Bowl XLVIII footballs in MetLife Stadium. (Photo: NFL)

Weekend Guide

31 Jan 2014
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9:30 club, bill cosby, Bill Murray, black cat, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, Denver Broncos, Dollars for Dainty, fox, Full House, Jay-Z, Jon Stamos, kennedy center, Kenneth Whalum III, Mandragora Circus, Marine Corps Band, Maxwell, MetLife Stadium, Millennium Stage, Peyton Manning, Queen Latifah, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Renee Fleming, Russell Williams, Satellite Room, Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLVII, the Music Center at Strathmore, Washington Auto Show, Washington Convention Center
Are You Ready for Some Football? 2014 is one month old already and the days are getting longer. The big event of the weekend, of course, is Super Bowl XLVIII when the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks. But if you aren’t into football (or the two teams vying for
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The new 6.2-liter engine, 455 horsepower Chevrolet Corvette Stringray is on display at the 2014 Washington Auto Show. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Weekend Guide

24 Jan 2014
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9:30 club, Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association, Alexandria Restaurant Week, baby panda, Bao Bao, D.C. Record Fair, DC Soul Recordings, Destination Bridal Showcase, dinosaurs, Girls Rock!, Meat Week, National Museum of Natural History, National Zoo, Penn Social, Som Records, Tapas. Spanish Design for Food, The Carlyle Club, The Vinyl District, Washington Auto Show, Washington Convention Center
Enjoy Indoor Events This Arctic Weekend It is supposed to be cold in the D.C. area this weekend, so it is a good weekend to find some indoor events to entertain you and your family. The annual auto show is in town if you’re looking for a new vehicle or, if you’re a
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Participants at the 2012 Mid Atlantic Leather Weekend in the hotel lobby. (Photo: First Coast Leather Society)

Weekend Guide

17 Jan 2014
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Arlington Restaurant Week, Art Soiree, Austrian Embassy, Centaur Motorcycle Club, Crystal Gateway Marriott, D.C. Restaurant Week, D.C. Tattoo Expo, gi film festival, Hyatt Regency, julia child, Mark Valley, Mid Atlantic Leather, Museum of American History, National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink, Officer and an Auction: Stars and Studs, Parker Young, political cartoons, Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Spike Mendelsohn, Transforming the American Table, weekend guide
Break Out Your Leather, MAL Is Here It is Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday weekend and many of us have Monday off. It is a weekend of kink with both a leather convention and tattoo convention going on. There’s also events for those not so adventurous or those with
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