• 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
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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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Students of The Washington School of Ballet in Septime Webre's The Nutcracker. (Photo: Stephen Baranovics)

Weekend Guide

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Take a Shopping Break to Enjoy the Season The Christmas rush is in full swing with trips to the malls, post office and markets. But why not take a break from all the holiday hub bub and take a few hours to enjoy all the many events the season has to offer? We’ve got a few
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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters participate in the lighting of the 2012 National Christmas Tree. (Photo: Lawrence Jackson/The White House)

Weekend Guide

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Holiday Happenings Abound This Weekend Thanksgiving is over and the shopping has begun. But why not take a break from the stores this weekend and check out some other holiday happenings in the DMV? National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Commuters beware. The National Christmas
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Shoppers fill Macy's during the Black Friday sales on Nov. 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Getty Images)

Holiday Shopping Guide

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Eat, Shop, Drop, Repeat It may be Thanksgiving day, but this is going to be one busy weekend. There’s the Macy’s parade, turkey dinner, football, leftover, shopping, leftovers and more shopping. With many people having off Friday as well, this is going to be a
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An artists rendering of the new Tanger Outlets National Harbor. (Photo: Tanger Outlets)

Holiday Activities Abound

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Tanger Outlets at National Harbor Open National Harbor in Oxen Hill, Md., is a busy place. Last week ICE! featuring ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas opened, now just in time for Black Friday shopping, the Tanger Outlets are holding their grand opening this weekend (Nov.
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Santa and his sleigh at Gaylord National's ICE! (Photo: Rachel Cooper)

Weekend Guide

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ICE! Opens at Gaylord National Resort It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas with the opening of ICE! at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor and ZooLights at the National Zoo. But if you prefer to finish Thanksgiving before getting into
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Food & Friends hopes to sell 8,500 Thanksgiving pies and raise $290,000 to feed patients with HIV/AIDS and cancer. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Easy As Pie!

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Food & Friends Sells Pies to Feed Sick Serve a Thanksgiving pie that will warm your heart and feed your neighbors. Food & Friends is conducting its seventh annual Slice of LIfe fundraiser. Food & Friends hopes to sell 8,500 pies this year, said Christopher Copely,
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