Some new restaurants have surprising old D.C. stories behind them.

The main goal of the specials was to emphasize a part of the military narrative that’s frequently overlooked.

A bit of city history courtesy of the Boundary Stones blog.

WETA’s “Washington in the ’80s” isn’t your typical documentary about one of D.C.’s most vibrant—and turbulent—decades.

We’re really looking forward to this latest history of D.C. offered by WETA: Washington in the ’70s, hosted by Bernard Shaw, premieres tonight at 9 p.m. and features interviews with the likes of Marion Barry, former Rep. Walter Fauntroy, Carol Schwartz, Donnie Simpson, Pat Buchanan, Ben Bradlee and Colbert King, among others. Check out the trailer here….

Still of José Andrés and crew at minibar courtesy WETA Local “celebrity” chef groupies and aspiring foodies itching for a glimpse inside their favorite D.C. restaurants’ kitchens can get an hour’s worth of behind-the-scenes restaurant dirt (in the figurative, NOT the literal sense) tonight as WETA premieres the latest installment of its local D.C. documentary-style series: The WETA Guide to Fine Dining. The guides, which are produced four times a year, cull together some…