Photograph by Itla/Stocksy United. They’re more than just companions. They’ve become members of the family, worthy of luxe meals, fun excursions, and birthday parties. Here’s our guide to caring for ...

Glam Italian steakhouse Acqua Bistecca was supposed to be chef Michael Mina’s big second act in Washington. The Bourbon Steak ...

Union Terminal Market opened in 1931, a centralized open-air marketplace where vendors sold fresh produce, meat, seafood, and ...

Since Reconstruction, growing up in Fredericksburg has meant going to Goolrick’s. Open since 1869, it’s the longest-running soda fountain in America. Joseph “Jeh” Hicks, a fifth-generation ...

DC’s True Reformer Building, at the corner of 12th and U streets, may be better known for its exterior; many Washingtonians may have seen its Duke Ellington mural, complete with piano keys and a gold ...

The much-anticipated Panda Fest arrives in downtown DC this weekend with lots of cultural cheer and family-friendly fun. Plus, foodies can eat their way through Alexandria’s culinary scene during ...

HuffPost senior White House correspondent S.V. Dáte got a rare opportunity to ask President Trump a question during a briefing Thursday. He decided to go big: “Mr. President, after three and a half ...

Hope Cartwright was killed Monday in Richmond, Virginia. Cartwright was 23 and was crossing a street when a driver made a left turn, hit her, and, police say, fled the scene. A suspect was later found ...

Wegmans novices like myself may be skeptical. How great can a 107-store chain possibly be? Turns out, pretty great. The shelves of Wegmans DC weren’t yet fully stocked when we visited, but here’s what ...

It doesn’t take anything too extreme to reignite the restaurant dress-code debate—take Birkenstocks. Over the summer, Top Chef finalist Marjorie Meek-Bradley was turned away from the downtown DC ...

By all accounts, jellyfish have blanketed the Chesapeake region’s waterways this summer—and according to Salisbury television station WBOC, the majority of the more than 3,000 first-aid calls to Ocean ...

It was early evening in Politico’s newsroom, four days before the Iowa caucuses. Reporters were working sources and checking TV screens as a presidential debate was about to get under way. But tonight ...