On Sunday, the 25th edition of the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally brought together hundreds of thousands of bikers to pay tribute to prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action. more ›

The United House of Prayer for All People hosted its annual Memorial Day parade Saturday afternoon. more ›

Obama will visit the Vietnam War Memorial Wall on Memorial Day more ›

D.C.'s LGBT community is also celebrating Black Pride this Memorial Day weekend. more ›

Staying in town for Memorial Day? Here's our handy guide on all the different ways to get around town during the three-day weekend. more ›

It's the Memorial Day weekend, and that means one thing—D.C. public pools will be open this weekend! Not all pools are created equal, though, so we've picked some of our favorites. more ›

With a projected 875,000 people leaving the D.C. area this weekend for Memorial Day getaways, all the more reason for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to continue its massive repair schedule on Metrorail. more ›

Over the past sixty years, the hamburgers, soft drinks and bags of french fries served up by fast-food restaurants have grown many times over, according to data collected by the CDC. As a very obvious result, so have we. more ›

It's a long weekend, and there's lots to do if you're sticking around town. Catch the kickoff of this year's Jazz in the Garden, see some movies (both outdoors and in), fill up at one of many crab eating opportunities, and so much more. more ›

It's been a painful 2011 for Blue and Orange Line riders, what with more than on weekend project that has cut the lines in two. That trend will continue over the Memorial Day weekend, I'm afraid. more ›

Everyone was out and about during the gorgeous Memorial Day weekend, catching rays down by the Potomac or honoring veterans with Rolling Thunder or at Arlington National Cemetery. Click through to see what our DCist Flickr contributors were up to over the holiday. more ›

Just as Sommer pointed out before the weekend, WMATA is proceeding with a number of changes to today's Metrorail and bus schedules. Metrorail, Metrobus, MetroAccess, RideOn, and DASH are all operating on a regular Sunday schedule. That means the Metro trains will operate until midnight -- afterall, it is a school-night. Also, there will be no train service between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations to allow for the Dulles Rail Project. Orange Line riders will have to use a shuttle to circumvent the gap in service and should tack-on 30 extra minutes of travel time. more ›

As the holiday weekend comes to a close The Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Park Police are warning of one last slew of road closures in preparation for the Memorial Day Parade. The parade's route will take it from the corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Streets NW, head west to 18th Street and turn north on Virginia Avenue into the dispersal area. The parade steps off at 2 p.m. and will last about three hours, however several closing have been in effect since this morning. more ›

Happy Memorial Day, D.C. Here's hoping that you're all having an easy and languorous 3-day weekend. I know Sommer is enjoying hers, so this week DCist will be featuring guest editors. So sit back, crack a cold one and find relief from today’s heat. But if you find yourself outside, take note of the sounds of the holiday: the splish-splash at a public pool, the blaring brass of any Memorial Day parade or the low, rumbling remnants of yesterday's Rolling Thunder ride. more ›

If you're sticking around town this weekend, make sure to take note of changes to Metrorail and bus service schedules for Memorial Day. more ›

You all know John A. Logan, right? He's that guy on that horse to the right there. Now, maybe you're not familiar with his entire CV, but the man from the Land of Lincoln is pretty much an American legend. How do we know? Well, having your signature prominently displayed on your Wikipedia page confers immediate bigshot status. (You know, as if a humongous statue erected in your honor in the middle of the nation's capital wasn't enough of an status indicator.) Logan is one of the more accomplished individuals in the country's history -- not many other folks can claim to have been a General, a Representative, a Senator, and have a county in Kansas named after them. more ›

Happy Memorial Day, D.C. As we pointed out earlier this weekend, news makers and news recorders are taking things easy this weekend. Hopefully, you're similarly preparing to fire up the grill well in advance of rain showers which will likely happen this afternoon. But if, for whatever reason, you're voluntarily or compulsorily stuck in front of a monitor today, here's some news to get your day rolling. more ›

On the subject of long-haulin' it, Charlie Daniels has perhaps the definitive word. In the liner notes to his legendary 1974 album , Daniels wrote, "Hungover. Red eyed. Dog tired. Satisfied. It's a long road with a little wheel and it takes a lot of turns to get there. Thank you, damn it." more ›

WMATA has posted the holiday transit schedules for D.C.'s transit system, along with the nearby suburban systems. Note that on Monday, Memorial Day, Metrorail, Metrobus and MetroAccess will all operate on a Sunday schedule, with the Metrorail system open from 7 a.m. to midnight. Parking at all Metro-operated lots will also be free on Monday. Check the full schedule for more details. more ›

It's almost time to hit the road for the shore, and AAA Mid-Atlantic has per usual put out its prediction for holiday weekend traffic. Bad news, area drivers: they're putting it a 4 percent increase over last year, and as we recall, last year was pretty terrible in its own right. An estimated 608,000 D.C.-area residents will be traveling by car this Memorial Day holiday weekend, versus 49,000 who will be flying. Please to consider carpooling, fellow travelers. We don't want to have to end up in a road rage-fueled shoulder-driving expedition followed by eventual arrest and the paying of big fines. It'd really put a damper on our BBQ plans. more ›

The Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Park Police are warning area drivers about the following temporary road closures for events scheduled over the Memorial Day weekend. more ›

As we noted yesterday, today is Patriot Day; so conceived to commemorate the 9-11 attacks—even though we Americans aren't the greatest at "commemorating," see: Veterans' Day, Memorial Day, etc. Just six years on, though, feelings are still raw and memories vibrant. Resiliency is a virtue of our citizenry however, and if nothing else, we can get a hearty laugh out of OBL's radical beard transformation, his decidedly porno 'stache, and threats of attack via the... more ›

Written by Adam Bailey Hey Washington, it's Pride Weekend! Following the warm up of Memorial Day's Black Pride, LGBT Washington and thousands of visitors will gather this weekend for celebrations like tomorrow's parade (through the Dupont and Logan Circle neighborhoods) and Sunday's street festival (between the Archives and the Capitol). Swing by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network's booth while you're down there; they should be jubilant given today's news that Peter "Gays are Immoral" Pace... more ›

Memorial Day has come and gone, and we are now officially in the summer hiatus of the Classical Music Agenda. Here are some highlights for this week: in a week or two, this feature will take a well-deserved rest until Labor Day, when the classical concert schedule returns to full power. TOPS THIS WEEK: >> On Wednesday night, the excellent NPR radio program From the Top will be recorded in front of a live audience... more ›

If you've been complaining that Memorial Day weekend wiped out your wallet, D.C. art venues heard your pleas for something a little less draining on your finances. This weekend the city is chock full of free activities, from private gallery openings to neighborhood wide social events. Put on your walking shoes and check out the following: >> It's time again for the annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend. Held on the first full weekend in... more ›

Getting through the work week after a long weekend can often be a drag. We loved this video of the Washington-Marion Magnet High School marching band, from Lake Charles, LA, practicing before their turn in the annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday along Constitution Ave. Maybe it'll brighten up the rest of your work day like it did ours. If you caught any of the parade, let us know who your favorite bands were in the comments. more ›