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30 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend

Washingtonian Things To Do 5/5 6:29A Briana Thomas

Photograph courtesy of Big Bounce America. Happy May, DC! Explore European culture and food at one of several embassies opening their doors for EU Open House this weekend. Also, a ginormous...

WATCH LIVE: Trump to announce DC as host city for 2027 NFL draft

WTOP News 5/5 6:27A Jose Umana

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell motions on stage during the second round of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Stormy weather heads to DC region with possible lightning and large hail

WTOP News 5/5 1:48A Gaby Arancibia

The D.C. area is set to ring in the work week on Monday with a bit of fog and scattered storms that have the potential to bring lightning, gusty winds and large hail to the...

He wanted to become a history teacher, instead Peter Chang made Chinese cuisine history in the DC...

WTOP News 5/5 12:02A Mike Murillo

Before he became a household name in the culinary world of the D.C. region, a young Peter Chang thought he’d become an economist or even a history teacher. He grew up in a...

Meet the craftsmen preserving DC’s monuments 1 letter at a time

WTOP News 5/4 11:39P Luke Lukert

In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s series “ Working Capital ” profiles the people doing the work that makes the region unique.  While...

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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Pushes to Overturn Initiative 82

Washingtonian (Food) 5/5 9:02A Jessica Sidman

Photograph by LumiNola via iStock/Getty Images Plus. While unveiling her budget proposal today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she wants to repeal Initiative 82, the DC law phasing out the tipped...

The Hottest Supper Clubs Around D.C.

DC Eater 5/5 8:06A Alyssa Langer

A duck dish served at one of Centrolina’s Chef’s Table dinners. | Vina Sananikone/Centrolina Whether you’re hoping to meet new people, travel to a new place, or support a new restaurant, there’s a...

6 Must-Try Restaurants in DC’s Mini Mexico Corridor

Washingtonian (Food) 5/5 3:30A Jessica Sidman

Mezcalero is one of many great Mexican restaurants on 14th Street. Photograph by Scott Suchman . The stretch of 14th Street north of the Columbia Heights Metro is as close as DC proper gets to having...

DC Restaurants Celebrate Cinco de Mayo With Parties, Margarita Specials, and Plenty of Tacos

Washingtonian (Food) 5/2 7:49A Jane Godiner

Margaritas at Mission in Dupont. Photo courtesy of the restaurant. Cinco de Mayo is Monday and whether you re looking to eat, drink, dance, or do all of the above, there s a DC-area restaurant or bar...

What It’s Like Running the MAGA Crowd’s Favorite DC Restaurant

Washingtonian (Food) 5/2 2:48A Jessica Sidman

The bar at Butterworth's. Photograph by Hawkeye Johnson. When Donald Trump was re-elected president, it was an open question where his supporters and officials would hang out in the absence of the DC...

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FAQ: Inside the $3B plan for a Commanders stadium in DC – and the pushback

NBC DC (Sports) 4/29 6:48A NBC Washington Staff

The Washington Commanders are poised to start playing in their namesake city under a $3 billion plan to develop the site of the defunct RFK Stadium in Northeast D.C. The team would leave its aging...

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