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Mar 13, 2017

The Best Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurants For A D.C. Date Night

Date night in Washington doesn’t need to mean spending your last pay check and fighting the crowds for a fancy meal.

Dec 02, 2016

Dish of the Week: Colorful Pozole for Gray Days

Literally meaning “hominy” in Spanish, pozole is a traditional soup that sits somewhere between a soup and a stew.

Feb 05, 2016

The Weekly Feed: Torta Time Edition

Mexico’s answer to the sandwich, DC Brau’s fifth birthday, and more.

Jan 12, 2005

WHFS, R.I.P.

Just under two hours ago, venerable alternative radio flagship station WHFS, 99.1 on your FM dial, was taken off the air and replaced by “El Sol” which will play “a mixture of Salsa, Merengue and Bachata, targeting adults 25-54.” Ack! The move took many area radio listeners by surprise. Billboard Radio Monitor called the format change “a shocking move.” “We have made clear our desire to expand into this burgeoning market and believe this move…

 
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