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Feb 22, 2024

11 Things To Do Around D.C. This Weekend

Head to a Black Brewers Tasting, dance at a cumbia day party, or see the National Symphony of Ukraine at events around D.C. this weekend.

Feb 21, 2024

Popular Bagel Shop Call Your Mother Gets Into The Coffee Business

Get JoJo’s — a nutty, sweet cup of drip coffee made from 100% arabica from Brazil — at Call Your Mother’s 13 locations starting this week.

Feb 19, 2024

Virginia Senate Budget Omits Metro Funding, Arena Deal As Northern Virginia Leaders Gear Up For Negotiations

The state House of Delegates, meanwhile, included both priorities in its budget, which means the two chambers will have to hash out some compromise.

Feb 19, 2024

12 Things To Do Around D.C. This Presidents’ Day Week

Learn about the women of the Black arts movement, see where art and the environment collide at REACH to Forest event at the Kennedy Center, or head to a book talk at Politics and Prose this week.

Feb 16, 2024

Overheard In D.C.: That’s What Friends Are For

“I’m just trying to remind myself that you’re not a bitch.”

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.

Feb 15, 2024

Halfway Through Virginia’s 2024 General Assembly Session, What Bills Are Moving Forward?

As bills cross over between the state Senate and House of Delegates, here’s what could affect taxes, guns, paid family leave, and more.

Feb 15, 2024

13 Things To Do Around D.C. This Weekend

Check out the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, head to the Go-Go Museum Honors, or help crown the chili champ of lower Georgia Avenue this weekend.

Feb 15, 2024

Meet The Fairfax Duo That Won Big At The Grammys

123 Andrés crafts and performs songs for kids with melodies that work in both English and Spanish.

Feb 14, 2024

Where To See Fine Art (Other Than At Museums) Around The D.C. Region

Small art galleries featuring a wide range of modern visual artworks are flourishing all over the region — even if the big-name public museums tend to get more of the attention.

 
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