Like all good government employees, F.W. Thomas will be taking things a bit slower over the summer. We hear rumors an extended vacation in the Poconos may be in store. So catch the third installment of D.C.’s most comprehensive multimedia performance evening on Monday night before it goes on hiatus until September. DCist has attended both the first two shows and recommends the F.W. Thomas Performances, hosted by CityPaper writer Adam Mazmanian, with sincere enthusiasm…

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…

Restaurant bars are uneven. Some are great places to tip one back, while others are glorified waiting rooms full of eager would-be diners. Recently we had the pleasure of learning that the bar at Zola falls into the former category. Adjacent to the International Spy Museum, Zola features a modern, cool interior that only nominally follows the theme of subterfuge. Walls are decorated with various lines of what we think was code, either in…