The restaurant industry and foodies who love it came together for the 41st RAMMY (Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington) Awards at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The highly anticipated annual event was not only a celebration of professional excellence, but a chance to appreciate the community, give accolades to years of service, and recognize how the industry is changing.
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Actor and television personality Alfonso Ribeiro has been announced as the host of the 2023 A CAPITOL FOURTH performance.
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Over 50,000 fans of comic books, television and film, science and tech, and over-the-top cosplay will gather to kick off the milestone 10th-anniversary celebration of geek culture at Awesome Con June 16 – 18, 2023. And to get it all started, Mayor Muriel Bowser will officially proclamation June 16th, 2023 as “Awesome Con Day.”
Read MoreThe inaugural DC Veg Restaurant Week kicked-off its second year at DC Vegan with a celebration of vegan
cuisine and tasty bites to get mouths watering for the many renowned DC-area establishments registered to participate over eight days with plant-based specials from May 6-13.
Netflix and Shondaland hosted a special screening of the highly anticipated upcoming series QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, inviting fans of the series and all of Shonda Rhimes’s talented works to be among the first to preview the new spin-off series.
Read MoreWhile there are plenty of British pubs in DC and watch parties all around, we’d prefer to mark the occasion of the crowning of King Charles III with pomp, political diplomacy… and definitely some over-the-top pastries!
Here are three of the top events around town to fête the crowning of the British Monarch…
Read MoreMore than 200 people were in attendance and helped to raise nearly $100,000 to work toward addiction treatment and recovery services for the homeless and at-risk at Samaritan Inns’ inaugural Battle of the Mocktails.
Read MoreA special reception to recognize DC 2023 Helen Hayes Award nominees was recently held at the Perry Belmont Mansion in Dupont Circle. The evening celebrated work from 131 eligible stage productions presented in the 2022 calendar year — including 39 musicals, 97 plays, and 38 world premieres — and the actors, crew, and staff that brought them to life.
Read MoreDid you know that the Hay-Adams Hotel hosts musical salons, just as John Hay and Henry Adams hosted lively salons in their homes (where the hotel now stands) in the late 1800s?!
Read MoreMore than 4,000 participants — the largest number of attendees in FITDC HerStory 5k’s five-year history — joined in on Saturday, March 5th, making the Women’s History Month tradition that focuses on citywide fitness a huge success.
Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes, who lives in the DC-area, served as guest host, bringing her whole family out to pump up the crowd and provide words of inspiration before taking part in the race and the events following.
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