Winter Olympics

The Smithsonian American History Museum celebrates the Chinese New Year on Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (Photo: China Plus)

Weekend Guide

Celebrate Several Holidays This Weekend Mardi Gras is on Tuesday. Valentine’s Day is Wednesday. February is Black Hisory Month. The Lunar New Year arrives next Friday. And while the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea officially kicked off Thursday, the opening ceremonies
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Local skaters play a game of ice hockey on the C&O Canal in Georgetown during the rececent freeze. (Photo: zacdendi/Instagram)

On Ice

Ice Skating Is Heating Up in the DMV Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series. Part 2, which will be published next Monday, focuses on what to wear and take when you hit the ice. It is really cold, but ice conditions are ideal at local rinks, and the ice will
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