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Days after America’s 250th, Round Robin went dark for two months to get a high-end facelift. The oak-paneled circular bar steeped in history reopened last Friday, September 11, without any announcement from its Willard Intercontinental…DC Restaurant News at Eater DC
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Gen Z is too afraid to date! People don’t mingle in bars anymore! Everyone’s got their face buried in their phones! Vats of ink have been spilled on requiems for courtship, and playwright Steve Yockey adds surrealist fuel to the fire with…Arts at Washington City Paper
D.R. Lewis · Arts
Local press Washingtonian
Fall is prime time for film buffs and cinephiles to binge a variety of new movies and classic features at an area film festival. This season, hometown favorites return with packed lineups of filmmaker panels, screenings, and glitzy…Things to Do in DC at Washingtonian
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Carla. 2001 18th St., NW. In the early 2000s, Jack Rose Dining Saloon owner Bill Thomas ran a bar in Adams Morgan called the Blue Room, which became popular for its live music and electronic DJs. “We would see people three, four days a…Food at Washingtonian
Jessica Sidman · Food
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Ahead of Michelin’s big 2026 awards ceremony, inspectors announced four new D.C. restaurants today that could be up for star(s) or Bib Gourmand (“good value”) status. All instantly join the coveted little red book’s selection of…DC Restaurant News at Eater DC
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Local press Washingtonian
There’s no star news to report quite yet, but Michelin announced this morning that four more restaurants will join its DC guide. The additions include two Adams Morgan spots: eclectic comfort food restaurant Rye Bunny and Paris-inspired…Food at Washingtonian
Jessica Sidman · Food
Local press Washington City Paper
Movie adaptations of video games have earned the reputation that they’re mostly terrible. Early examples like 1993’s Super Mario Bros., 1994’s Double Dragon, and 1994’s Street Fighter are not even enjoyable as kitsch. Notorious German…Arts at Washington City Paper
Alan Zilberman · Arts
Local press Washingtonian
MiShi. 5507 Connecticut Ave., NW BirdSong, the sophisticated Thai restaurant that restaurateur Aaron Gordon and chef Kitima Boonmala opened last year on upper Connecticut Avenue, is taking on a second identity on September 17. It will now…Food at Washingtonian
Ike Allen · Food
Local press Washington City Paper
There must have been something in D.C.’s water in 1976. Fifty years ago in the District, go-go dropped its first beat, Round House Theatre was born, the Folger Consort started singing, and the Washington Ballet performed its first…Arts at Washington City Paper
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As the Trump administration grows more absurd, D.C.’s comedians, artists, and agitators are turning ridicule into civic resistance.Arts at Washington City Paper
Bryce Taylor Rudow and Hil Horvath · Arts
Local press Washington City Paper
Glitterer, Posición Unida, and Somebody’s Daughter will bring local punk to the National Sylvan Theater stage for the first time since Fugazi played there in ’95: “There’s no better time to remind both the city and the country that this is…Arts at Washington City Paper
Taylor Ruckle · Arts
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Joia Burger is bringing its smash burgers with Filipino flare to two new locations this fall. A takeout-only outpost with late-night hours is opening on 14th Street, taking over Cafe Saint-Ex’s next door kitchen, by the end of the year. A…Food at Washingtonian
Jessica Sidman · Food
Local press Washingtonian
Patrick O’Connell is the lord of a Virginia hospitality fiefdom that’s extraordinarily high-end. The Inn at Little Washington, the Michelin-starred restaurant he founded 48 years ago out of a former garage, is now the anchor of a whimsical…Food at Washingtonian
Sylvie McNamara · Food
Local press Washingtonian
Good day, DC! Hispanic Heritage Month begins this week with a Latin film festival boasting more than 40 screenings. Also, neighbors can learn more about the District on a free guided tour during Walking Town, and H Street Festival is back.…Things to Do in DC at Washingtonian
Briana Thomas · Things to Do in DC
Local press Washingtonian
Fairfax City has long been a place of commerce and tradition, but it hasn’t always had the same name. The city—distinct from the surrounding county of Fairfax—was cemented by the construction of the county courthouse, and in 1805 the state…Food at Washingtonian
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