DC Area Nightlife, Entertainment and Recreation
“Terrible day here,” read the Twitter feed of award-winning Boston chef Michael Schlow on April 16. For the first time in years, Schlow had opted not to mingle with the cheering crowds at the Boston Marathon finish line, a few blocks from his house. His wife was due to deliver their first baby any day,… read more »
Which is more American: microbrews, or small businesses? The correct answer is that they’re probably tied (along with mom and her apple pie), and the Boston Beer Company, which brews Sam Adams, proves it with its “Brewing the American Dream” (BTAD) microloan fund for small business owners. The fund is run in partnership with Accion,… read more »
A hit TV show, two popular books, and enough food to make nonna blush: Nadia Giosia—better known now as Nadia G.—has hit the big time with her Cooking Channel comedy cooking show Bitchin’ Kitchen. But behind the chain mail dish towels, crazy vocab and accessible recipes is a social media entrepreneur who has figured out… read more »
On Tap talks with Irish folks working at some of the area’s top pubs to get the real scoop on St. Paddy’s Day The bearded Patrick Fahey is originally from County Cork, the home of the Blarney Stone and the jumping off point for generations of Irish emigrants. Fahey brought a bit of the blarney… read more »
Every May, Taste of Arlington takes over the streets of Ballston for a day-long celebration of fabulous food, great music, and all-around fun. One highlight of the festival is the Best of the Best awards, which is voted on by industry experts and recognizes the restaurant with the best appetizer, entrée, and dessert. In preparation… read more »
Washington is littered with alumni groups, industry-specific happy hours, political meetings, and other constricted communities. So how do you break out of your bubble and talk about your career with someone who isn’t competing with you? Or about your life with someone who has a new and different perspective? Or your interests with someone who… read more »
You dream of making your own film – of breaking out with an indie hit, or producing a documentary that spotlights obscure but urgently fascinating corners of the world. So you pack your bags and….stay in Washington, DC. “DC may now be the center of non-fiction filmmaking,” says Sandy Cannon-Brown, President of Women in Film… read more »
After a few diseased deliveries (and burnings), the Japanese cherry trees finally debuted in Washington, DC, on March 27, 1912. To celebrate this centennial, Washington is expanding the usually 16-day Cherry Blossom Festival into a five-week extravaganza. Kicking off March 20 with the Pink Tie Party, and closing April 27, this year’s festival will be… read more »
One night, a stand-up comedian spotted a woman in the audience taking notes. She kept turning up at performances, but never responded to his teasing from the stage, never stayed behind to chat – just scribble, scribble, scribble. “Joke thief,” he thought bitterly. But from that inauspicious beginning, comedian Wayne Manigo and scribbler Mandy Dalton… read more »
