These days, dining well on a budget can be a challenge. Menu prices are up almost everywhere—you’ve probably gotten used to paying $20 for a sandwich or a single cocktail—and you have to look extra ...

10 concerts, exhibits, theatrical productions, and other events we're looking forward to in the coming months.

Good morning. Mostly sunny and uncomfortably humid today with highs north of 90, and maybe an isolated storm or two after 2 PM. We’re in for a hot week. The Nationals wrap up a four-game visit from ...

DC’s alfresco fans have been alarmed by the fast decline of streateries—those pandemic-era structures that provide outdoor dining where previously there was none. In November, strict new DC Department ...

One frigid day in December–whipping winds, a crust of frost—I felt the urgent need to sit in a hot tub, to soothe my stiff muscles and fortify myself against the cold. But where to go? In search of ...

It’s been a long, long summer in DC, full of—to borrow a phrase from former President George W. Bush—“weird s—”: dead ducks in the Reflecting Pool, a Fourth of July fireworks display that turned our ...

I have sometimes argued that there is no such thing as a bad Ethiopian restaurant. Maybe they exist in the wilds of America outside the DC area, but it’s certainly hard to find one in Silver Spring, ...

Ever since Jackie Kennedy tapped René Verdon to oversee the White House kitchen in 1961, French cuisine has had a grip on DC’s dining culture. These days, largely thanks to the decade-long popularity ...

Ann Limpert joined Washingtonian in late 2003. She was previously an editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly and a cook in New York restaurant kitchens, and she is a graduate of the Institute of ...

The place: Expansion hasn’t hurt Andy Brown’s beloved local chain, now with 14 locations that include breweries, malls, and his own shops. Style: Classic New York, with a fantastic crust born of ...

Here are some fun ways to commemorate Hispanic Heritage month (September 15 through October 15) around town. Play bilingual bingo, dance in a parade, binge Latin flicks at a film fest, and enjoy other ...

As the Trump administration demolished the East Wing of the White House with astonishing speed last fall, visitors to the top of the Washington Monument could see a pit where the 1902 structure had ...