Ah, late autumn, when we all gather around the Thanksgiving turkey in our flip-flops and cutoffs, raise our frozen drinks to friends and family, and jump in the pool. But while it may be true that this year we can swim any day in November, January’s not making any promises, at least according to several teams of local weather forecasters, who’ve compiled their tea leaves and groundhog shadows into predictions for the coming winter. Enjoy…

By DCist Music Contributor Justin Kielsgard. The name Greenland refers not only to the world’s largest island, which floats around in the North Atlantic, but to arguably the District’s most underrated rock band. Like the territory of Greenland, this trio is quite misunderstood. Greenland the island isn’t green. It’s tundra, covered in ice. And Greenland the band isn’t just another three-piece with a gig, but a band on the rise. Blending British Invasion-era pop and…

Vikings Invade Whole Foods Matvörur. That’s Icelandic for food, and that’s what you’ll get from today until Sunday if you stop by any of the area Whole Foods Markets from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or a host of swanky D.C. restaurants in the evenings. In promotion of its annual Food and Fun festival, Icelandic chefs are visiting the shores of the Potomac. DCist is always on the lookout for cheap flights to Reykjavik, but…