Saturday, the Union Market District celebrated its diverse collection of businesses, both old and new, with a daylong street festival featuring food and activities from district neighbors and partners. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined artists, performers, business creatives, chefs and more to celebrate the best of the Union Market neighborhood. Trader Joe’s, Politics and… Read More
There’s a new national Esports tournament circuit coming to DC, and this Red Bull event will be the first major event ever held in the new Entertainment & Sports Arena, future home to the Wizards and Mystics. Red Bull Conquest is a fighting game tournament circuit that takes… Read More
Earlier this week, National Geographic held an event at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to kick off its upcoming The Race Issue, a special single-topic issue on race being released in conjunction with the upcoming 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination… Read More
The sixth annual Awesome Con will delight with hours of panels, workshops at more at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center March 30-April 1. Fans of comics, technology, science, television and film, custom art, and over-the-top cosplay can dive into the programming schedule (available here), but here are… Read More
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) held its 31st annual Leukemia Ball on Saturday, March 10, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, raising some $3 million in support of LLS’s goal of a world without blood cancers. “The Leukemia Ball remains one of Washington, D.C.’s… Read More
How magical would it be if you could see ALL SEVEN Harry Potter books in seventy minutes??! Well… our magic wands must be working, because we just found out that you can!! Potted Potter, The Unauthorized Harry Experience, is coming (back) to the Shakespeare Theatre… Read More
The Margarita, known to be the most common tequila-based cocktail served in the United States, is celebrating its National Day on February 22nd and you’ll want to know where to go to great a great one… at a festive price. MXDC Cocina Mexicana, the modern Mexican… Read More
Marvel Studios’ screened its latest, BLACK PANTHER, at two venues this week — the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum and The National Museum of African American History and Culture. Black Panther is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The… Read More
Did you know that America’s sweethearts plan to spend an average of $143.56 each on Valentine’s Day delights? Personal-finance website WalletHub recently released its report on 2018’s Best Places for Valentine’s Day… and there are a few categories where the Beltway has some best bets. To determine the most… Read More
In advance of the School Counselor of the Year Awards held at the Kennedy Center, Food Network stars Ted Allen and Amanda Freitag — in partnership with the The Reach Higher Initiative — hosted a salon-style dinner at Hogan Lovells that sparked a conversation between policy makers… Read More
