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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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Bennett's Curse in Jessup, Md. (Photo: Yelp)

Halloween Haunts

08 Oct 2013
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Bennett's Curse, Bradley Farm Haunted House, Creepy Nights on Calamo, Field of Screams, halloween, haunted house, Markoff's Haunted Forest, Nightmare Manor, Nightmares at Prince George's Stadium, The Coven on the Patuxent River, Vampire Manor
Screams Lurk Around Every Corner Every fall, haunted attractions rise from the dead after a year-long rest. And each year, haunted houses, hayrides and trails find a new and creepier way to scare area residents. Check out these local haunted attractions before they return to
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Dewdrop and Heels and the City are hosting the Third Annual Shop for Love: Fall Shop & Swap this Saturday in Alexandria, VA.

Shop, Swap, Sip & Smile

04 Oct 2013
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Feel Good Events This Weekend We know the government is under shutdown and so are the monuments, Smithsonians, Appalachian trail, the Capitol — even the National Zoo’s panda cam. If you have guests in town this weekend, or even if you don’t, here are a few
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Many area businesses are offering furloughed federal workers discounts. (Photo: netrightdaily.com)

Update: Shutdown Specials

04 Oct 2013
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art and soul, Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken, Bar TNT, DC Reynolds, Del Campo, discounts, Duffy's, federal government, furlough, Kangaroo Boxing Club, Meridian Pint, Mockingbird Hill, Osteria Marzano, Ovvio Osteria, Ripple, shutdown, Sprinkles, Taylor Gourmet, The Daily Dish, The Energy Club, Wisdom, Z-Burger
Furloughed Employees Offered Discounts The U.S. government ran out of money at 12:01 a.m. this morning and for the first time in 17 years has shutdown. Hundreds of thousand of government workers have been furloughed. The shutdown includes the Smithsonian museums including the
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Fashion 360 Conference

22 Sep 2013
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Get Your Fashion Thinking Cap On! The Fashion 360 Conference is Sept. 22 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the District Architecture Conference Center, 421 7th St. NW. The conference is about informing others who are in or interested in fashion, beauty, marketing, media and the
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The District Flea Market on Florida Ave. is open every Saturday. (Photos via Liz Parker and District Flea)

Weekend To-Dos

20 Sep 2013
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Wine, District Flea & H Street Festival I think many of us can agree that fall is by far the best time of year to be in D.C. Beautiful, warm sunny days turn into crisp, chilly nights. It’s perfect to be outside. Don’t catch yourself staying in this weekend! Check
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Scenes from the 2012 Green Festival. (Photo: Kim Vu/DC Wrapped Dates)

D.C. Green Festival

16 Sep 2013
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aaron mccloud, amy goodman, cedar restaurant, DC Green Festival, diary of an economic hit man, doron petersan, eate your vegetables, environmentally friendly, fair trade, fashion fights poverty, firefly, foodopoly, Global Exchange, Green America, Green Festival, green technology, health, joe yonan, john perkins, organic food, ralph nader, renewable energy, sticky fingers, todd wiss, vegetarian, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, washington post, wenonah hunter, yoga
D.C. Convention Center Goes Green The ninth annual Green Festival is coming to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center this coming weekend, Sept. 21-22. The festival, a project of Green America and Global Exchange, shows visitors how to be healthier — socially,
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