FRIDAY: >> Friends 'o DCist Middle Distance Runner have had quite a ride since playing our special Unbuckled/Anniversary concert last September. Despite a few bumps on the road, they've gone from little band that could to having their first headlining slot at 9:30 club tonight. We'll say we knew them when. With The Dance Party. 10 p.m., $10. >> Akron/Family impressed the pants off of critics in 2005 with their self-titled neo-folk stylings. They'll be... more ›

Think nonfiction is a dish best served on celluloid? Then you'll want to take note of a number of unique opportunities to catch these screenings of new documentary films in the area. more ›

Today will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 30s. We first reported on this missile battery, placed in Bethesda, in early March. The Post also had a short article. It continues to attract attention, this time as a news brief in the newsletter of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, which tells their members to be "extremely vigilant" near the launcher. more ›