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The 141st Preakness Stakes comes to the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday. (Photo: Getty Images)

Weekend Guide

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Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Back After May Friday looks nice, but Saturday and Sunday both have chances of shower and thunderstorms. If there are breaks in the rain, there’s plenty of outdoor activities this weekend in the DMV. If not, there are a few indoor activities too. This is
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Visitors to the National Harbor Wine & Food Festival on the piers in 2013. (Photo: Trigger Agency)

Weekend Guide

Celebrate Earth Day or a Birthday ` It is Earth Day weekend and there are plenty of opportunities to get outside and enjoy nature. You can help clean up the Anacostia River, visit a national park for free or sip wine along the Potomac. You can also help celebrate El
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The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade will fill Constitution Avenue from the National Archives to the Washington Monument from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday. (Photo: National Cherry Blossom Festival)

Weekend Guide

National Cherry Blossom Festival Wraps Up Like the petals of the famous cherry blossom trees have already done, the National Cherry Blossom Festival comes to its end this weekend with the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, the Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival and the
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