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Where to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo 2024 Around DC

Washingtonian Things To Do 5/2 11:23A Briana Thomas

The DC area is going all out for Cinco de Mayo—this Sunday, May 5—with parties, festivals, bar crawls, restaurant specials, and more. And if you re just in search of a great...

GW students hold pro-Israel rally during 8th day of protests supporting Gaza

WTOP News 5/2 9:18A Thomas Robertson

Students say prayers during a GW rally on May 2, 2024, that organizers say was against campus antisemitism.(WTOP/Kate Ryan) Students say prayers during a GW rally on May 2, 2024, that organizers say...

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The Spa at the Four Seasons DC Just Got an Upgrade

Washingtonian Things To Do 5/2 9:16A Daniella Byck

The spa at the Four Seasons in Georgetown just completed a makeover, bringing new technology and group spaces to the hotel s wellness area. Cross the brick patio to enter the...

Asian American Literature Festival that was canceled by the Smithsonian in 2023 to be revived

WTOP News 5/2 9:07A WTOP Staff

NEW YORK (AP) — A festival celebrating Asian American literary works that was suddenly canceled last year by the Smithsonian Institution is getting resurrected, organizers...

7 Embassies We’re Excited to Visit This Weekend—Plus A Map of Participating Countries

Washingtonian Things To Do 5/2 8:21A Jessica Ruf

Put on your walking shoes and pack your wanderlust: More than 55 embassies and cultural centers will open their doors this weekend, as part of Events DC’s annual Around the...

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Help Planning The Most Inclusive Outdoor Festivals

DC Life Magazine 5/1 4:56A The Editorial Staff

Photo by Jubbar J. on Unsplash When the sun is shining and music is in the air, there’s nothing quite like the appeal of an outdoor festival. It’s a time for communities to come together and...

Five Days in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

A Touch of Teal 4/28 11:40A Katie

In early March, I went on one of my favorite vacations to date — to the last of the Old West, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. My friend Emma is a big skier and was heading to Jackson Hole for a girls ski trip...

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Where to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo 2024 Around DC

Washingtonian (Food) 5/2 11:23A Briana Thomas

The DC area is going all out for Cinco de Mayo—this Sunday, May 5—with parties, festivals, bar crawls, restaurant specials, and more. And if you re just in search of a great...

Marcel’s Is Closing—and It’s the End of an Era

Washingtonian (Food) 5/2 9:12A Ann Limpert

DC is in the midst of a French-restaurant boom. But yesterday marked the end of an era in Gallic dining here. Marcel’s, the lace-curtained French/Belgian dining room in the...

15 Fabulous Bloody Marys Around D.C.

DC Eater 5/2 8:57A Claudia Rosenbaum

Ilili puts a spicy Lebanese spin on the bloody mary. | Nina Palazzolo Where to find excellent versions of the beloved brunch cocktail Move over, bottomless mimosas. A savory bloody mary with peppery...

The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.

DC Eater 5/1 9:24A Tierney Plumb

Vietnamese coffee-infused ribeye with blistered shishito peppers at Nue in Falls Church, Virginia. | Nue Where to go now for wood-fired vegetables, elaborately prepared meats, crispy arancini, and...

Green Almond Pantry Owner Will Open a Turkish-Mediterranean Restaurant in a Hidden Georgetown Alley

Washingtonian (Food) 4/30 9:03A Jessica Sidman

Green Almond Pantry is a small but mighty lunch counter and market in Georgetown serving simple seasonal plates—and DC s best focaccia. Come late summer or early fall,...

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Meet the Walmart deli employee who's also a track star hoping to make the Olympic team

NBC DC (Sports) 4/26 4:38A Drew Weisholtz | TODAY

When it comes to Olympic athletes , Dylan Beard is cold cut from a different cloth. Beard is a hurdler who will compete for a spot on the United States Olympic team heading to...

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