From the great outdoors to a restaurant described as a “kids-fest,” here are eight kid-friendly places in the D.C. area.

Police today discovered the body of an 83-year-old woman who went missing Friday from Reagan National Airport.

Now this is a “Wow” photo. Flickr user chapulin colorado woke up at some ridiculous hour to take this early morning shot of a plane taking off from Washington National Airport. The dramatic 8 second exposure from Gravelly Point Park leaves us only with the light trails as they arch up into the air. EXIF….

What are weekends for if not some quality time with your young ‘uns? Thanks to Flickr user k0rben for this photo from Gravelly Point. There is no EXIF data for this shot….

Although I’ve never been, I hear Gravelly Point is a great place to visit if you want to watch the planes at National take off and land. Flickr user zachstern gives us the visual evidence. This shot was taken on a Sony DSC-H1. The EXIF data can be found here. This post was written by DCist Kyle Gustafson….

It’s Labor Day weekend, and you thought everybody had gotten the hell out of Dodge City, hadn’t you? Well, they probably have, and we’re experiencing serious envy of anyone who’s on a beach right now with a margarita in hand. But don’t despair – there’s still tons to do in D.C. this weekend, and we’ve rounded up the best of the best for you to do in a special extended version of Weekend Picks. But…

A recent survey conducted by America Online found that the average American worker wastes more than two hours a day, costing U.S. companies $759 billion annually in lost productivity. Virginia ranked seventh in the nation, yet no word on how Maryland and the District fared. We here at DCist may just be speculating, but something tells us any increases in wasted time may very well track with increased access to the internet, and may have…