Tomorrow the Travel Channel's Hidden City focuses in on Washington, hoping to uncover the real personality of the city by exploring the Beltway sniper's reign of terror, FBI agent Robert Hanssen's betrayal and mayor-for-life Marion Barry's infamous 1990 arrest and subsequent comeback. more ›

The Travel Channel's Samantha Brown recently filmed an episode of her show, Passport to Great Weekends, here in D.C., and it premieres tonight at 10 p.m. You can check out the list of places she visited while in town, which, we suppose, is about as good as we could hope for from a half-hour travel show. Busboys & Poets, Ben's Chili Bowl, Union Station, Perry's, Etete, Jack's Boathouse, Hudson and Eastern Market all made the cut. Still, no doubt many of you watching tonight will have suggestions for the places Brown really should have gone -- leave 'em in the comments. more ›

DCist spotted this camera crew at 13th and U Streets just now. A producer told us they're filming a promo for The Travel Channel's Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations around the U Street area until about 4 p.m. today, and looking for people on the street to appear in the spot. No speaking is required - they're mostly asking people to hold up signs they've made that promote the show. The crew is camped out at popular coffee shop Mocha Hut right now, but they'll be hopping around to different U Street locations for the next couple of hours, including Ben's Chili Bowl. And no, Bourdain himself isn't here. Sigh. more ›

Do strange sounds in your musty old Georgetown townhouse keep you up at night? Ever wonder who that bloody, transparent little girl is at the foot of your bed? Is George Washington, himself, sharing your bathroom? Who are you gonna call? Why, you'll call the CPRI (Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation), of course. With Halloween right around the corner, we thought it might be helpful to prepare for the horrors that await by speaking... more ›