Cheap thrills: a sequestration social guide
Free concerts at the Kennedy Center are among the many thrifty ways to stay social during Sequestration. (Photo: mj*laflaca on Flickr) Sequestration furlough threats are looming large for federal...
View ArticleRi Ra Irish Pub shares Guinness stew recipe for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is this Sunday but your lucky day is today. Ri Ra Irish Pub is sharing its recipe for Beef and Guinness Stew! You can spend the weekend toasting green beer out on the town (Ri Ra’s...
View ArticleTwilight actress briefs Congress on domestic abuse
Actress and Mark. Ambassador Ashley Greene Announces NO MORE Study results on Capitol Hill. (Photo: PRNewsFoto/Avon Products, Inc.) Rising Hollywood star Ashley Greene gained fame in the popular...
View ArticlePresident, First Lady talk family policy with Vogue
First Lady Michelle Obama (Photo: White House/Chuck Kennedy) What do most parents do when they can’t make (or want an excuse to skip!) a social event? They blame it on their children. In the April...
View Article3 ways to celebrate Easter in Washington
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church on Massachusetts Avenue, NW will welcome guests on Easter Sunday (Photo: Patra Wroten) Easter holidays are traditionally centered around church. It is, above...
View ArticleJennifer Hudson to be honored at GRAMMYs on the Hill
The Recording Academy announced Monday its 2013 GRAMMYs on the Hill award recipient will be GRAMMY and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson. Hudson will be celebrated April 17 at a dinner and ceremony...
View Article2013 Cherry Blossom Festival: There’s an app for that!
Photo: National Cherry Blossom Festival Chilly March weather has delayed tree budding, but the 2013 National Cherry Blossom Festival is officially in bloom. Festivities began Wednesday night with the...
View ArticleNewseum to showcase Kennedy photos lost on 9/11
Before (left) and after versions of a photo of President-elect John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, show the results of the Newseum’s digital restoration process. Kennedy gave his acceptance...
View ArticlePrince Harry is coming to Washington: 8 places that should top his royal...
Prince Harry (Photo: Flickr/John Pannell) Despite what happened in Vegas, the British royals are taking a gamble on Prince Harry. St. James Palace announced Monday the prince will return to America in...
View ArticleThousands expected Easter Sunday for sunrise service at Lincoln Memorial
Thousands will gather Easter Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Capital Church) Sunday’s sunrise service on the National Mall is one of the largest Easter celebrations in the...
View ArticleAlamo Drafthouse to open in May
More convenience is moving into the suburbs. Alamo Drafthouse, the place Travel + Leisure calls “the world’s coolest movie theater” is set to set to open this spring in Ashburn, Va., bringing dinner...
View ArticleThe Roots to play DC Jazz Festival
The Roots will appear in concert at Kastles Stadium during the DC Jazz Festival on Saturday, June 15, 2013. (Photo: DC Jazz Festival and Events DC) You don’t need a seat on Jimmy Fallon’s couch to see...
View ArticleNew luxury hotel, dining opens in Georgetown
From left to right: Bruce Bradley, Horst Schulze and Alex Obertop at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of Capella Washington D.C., Georgetown (PRNewsFoto/Capella Hotels and Resorts, Tony...
View ArticleThe scoop with National Cherry Blossom author Ann McClellan
Author Ann McClellan signs copies of her books at the National Gallery of Art (Photo: Ann McClellan) Ann McClellan wrote the book on the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Literally. A tree lover since...
View ArticleDrive back in time at Bengies Drive-In
Classic cars are parked outside the vintage snack bar at The Bengies Drive-in Theater in Baltimore (Photo: The Bengies Drive-In Theater) No matter how many modern features your car may have, when you...
View ArticlePeek inside the 2013 DC Design House
2013 DC Design House (Photo: Ken Wyner) Turn off HGTV. Log out of Pinterest. If you want a glance at the newest, most creative home trends, stroll through 14,000 square feet of the 2013 D.C. Design...
View ArticleHospitality blooms at the White House
Tulips bloom outside the West Wing for the 2013 White House Spring Garden Tour (Photo: M. Dill) Sequestration may have stopped public tours of the White House, but this weekend the South Lawn was open...
View ArticleTruckeroo returns for 2013
Lunch-goers line up for Truckeroo. (Photo: Patra Wroten) The largest power lunch in D.C. will happen today. Truckeroo kicks off its first monthly festival of the year at 11 a.m. Friday morning. Once...
View ArticleHistory sets the pace for Harpers Ferry Half Marathon
Photo: Harpers Ferry Half Marathon There’s a difference between a race and a run. That’s why when bib holders lace up for the annual Harpers Ferry Half Marathon, the goal won’t be to best a record...
View ArticleA retro recipe: Watergate Salad
Watergate Salad. (Photo: Wikipedia) Just as Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward didn’t need Twitter to bring down a president, in the mid-1970s the Watergate didn’t need a gelatin dish to make the complex...
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