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May 01, 2023

Mother’s Day Events In The D.C. Area For Special Women (And The People Who Love Them)

Endless brunch options, freshly packed picnic baskets, and cultural experiences from the theater to the orchestra await you and your mother, or whoever you want to celebrate, on this special day.

May 02, 2022

Where To Find Mother’s Day Specials — Dine-In Or Takeout — Around D.C. This Year

Mother’s Day is this weekend. Mark it with special meals, plenty of sweets, and even a few gifts from D.C.-area restaurants.

May 05, 2021

15 Mother’s Day Specials For Dine In Or Takeout

Including a traditional brunch out, or an at-home feast.

May 08, 2019

Crafts, Ceramics, Free Coffee, And Other Non-Brunch Ways To Celebrate Mother’s Day

Take a flower arranging class or sample local snacks with mom this weekend.

May 06, 2016

Mother’s Day Wisdom From D.C.’s Mixtress Mom

Gina Chersevani on babies and booze.

May 08, 2011

The Sunday Morning Post

Photo by ElvertBarnes. Good morning Washington, and happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there. Readers, please go call your mom today. She’ll appreciate it. >> A group house in Georgetown was brazenly robbed early Saturday morning. Robbers, one with a gun, tied up and beat two people in the house at about 3:15 a.m. The house, in which Georgetown students and non-students live, is on the 3500 block of S Street…

May 09, 2010

Nothing Says “Thanks, Mom” Like A Free Burger

I would assume that if you’re lucky enough to be spending Mother’s Day with your mom, your plans probably include a meal more dignified than a burger and fries. But far be it from us to deny Mom, on her day, if she wants to gulp a milkshake in lieu of the traditional brunch. Z Burger in Tenleytown is more than happy to oblige such Mamas: the burger purveyor with a penchant for password-related…

May 10, 2009

Happy Mother’s Day, Moms

To a nation of brunching mothers, we salute you. Today’s matronly headlines: WTOP says make your mom a salad. The Washington Times would call that creative shopping in tough economic times. The Washington Post reveals that even if you join the army, moms will still find a way to embarrass you. ABC7 looks back on a killing this time last year. Meet Vivian Heyward-Bey, the proud Silver Spring mother of the Oakland Raiders’ Darrius…

 
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