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Feb 16, 2024

How To Spend A Day Enjoying D.C.’s Black-Owned Businesses, Restaurants, and Black History

You’d need way more than a day to hit all of D.C.’s Black-owned establishments, so we picked some highlights and came up with an agenda for spending a day sampling as many as possible.

Dec 26, 2023

Over 15 Themed New Year’s Eve Activities To Kick Off 2024

Whether you love music, costumes, or culinary adventures, we’ve got you covered.

Oct 06, 2023

9 Local Bars And Restaurants Where You Can Cozy Up To A Fire This Fall

From hotel lobbies to literal hearths used for cooking, these D.C.-area restaurants and bars want to warm you up this season.

Apr 20, 2023

Never Gets Old: Thai Orchid’s Kitchen Heaps On The Flavor In Dupont Park

This Thai restaurant was a rare sit-down spot in Ward 7 when it opened 13 years ago, and it has been winning over its neighbors one free sample at a time ever since.

Feb 06, 2023

First Look: Eastern Market Vendor Spicy Water African Grill Opens Permanent Home Near U Street

The owner of Spicy Water African Grill saw how popular Peruvian chicken joints were around D.C. — so he decided to apply the model to his family’s Ivorian grilled chicken recipe.

Jan 27, 2023

First Look: Bronze Restaurant Brings Hub Of Afrofuturism To H Street NE

Bronze is serving up creative African and Caribbean-inspired dishes tinged with other global influences on H Street NE.

Jan 10, 2023

First Look: Royal Sands Social Club Transports Locals To Florida Via Navy Yard

The team behind Mission and other big bars around D.C. has opened Royal Sands Social Club, a Florida-themed bar and restaurant, near Nationals Park.

Dec 14, 2022

30 Traditional And Not-So-Traditional Ways To Celebrate New Year’s Eve In The D.C. Region

There are options for those who are planning a restorative New Year’s Eve, those who want to dress up and party, those who want to hear live music, and more.

Nov 08, 2022

Where To Eat Around D.C. This Week For DMV Black Restaurant Week

The annual event is on, and full-service and quick-service restaurants, as well as other food-related businesses, are offering specials.

Oct 20, 2022

First Look: With Opal, Nina May Team Brings Seafood-Centric Restaurant To Chevy Chase D.C.

The seafood-themed Opal from the team behind buzzy Nina May is already becoming a neighborhood favorite in Chevy Chase D.C.

 
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