With Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and the new year right around the corner, people are searching for holiday volunteer opportunities in DC. While the holiday markets are fun, Washington DC and its surrounding areas offer a plethora of opportunities to give back to the community. This festive period presents an ideal opportunity for individuals, families, and…
Washington DC is known as the “City of Trees” and is the top city in the United States for its public parks. During the fall, visitors and residents alike are treated to beautiful fall foliage throughout Washington DC’s streets as the leaves change colors, accessible by metro. When I think of foliage, I think of…
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Visit Williamsburg. All opinions are my genuine thoughts so you can have a fun trip. Many people living in Washington, DC get around through public transportation and do not need a car. I had lived in DC for 8 years before buying a car, and one…
Art All Night is a free celebration of DC’s performing and visual arts. Started in 2011 in Shaw and now a city-wide festival across all 8 wards, different neighborhood associations organize activations at local businesses and community spaces. Every year and every neighborhood is different, but include live music, art demonstrations, unique art installations, dance…
DC has many parks and woods to explore, but few of them include an art installation. Hidden in a clearing of the woods near the Palisades Rec Center in Northwest Washington DC is what visitors have named the Glass Forest (aka The Shrine). When walking through the wood trails, wanderers will find an art installation…
I love taking my dog, Lil Mikey, to earn his BARK Ranger badge at national parks around DC. The first time we went, it was around Halloween, so I decided to dress him up as a park ranger to go earn his first badge at Rock Creek Park. The trouble, though, was there wasn’t really…
If you want to explore preserved wetlands in the heart of the city and see beautiful lotus flowers, you can have your dog become a BARK Ranger at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC. It’s great for those who are looking for something to do with their dog besides breweries and patios, and want an…
Are you heading to the 9:30 Club or The Atlantis for a concert or dance party, but looking for a bar to go nearby before the show? I go to a lot of concerts here, and the 9:30 Club is my favorite music venue. This area of DC is also one of my top areas…
The land that the monuments in Washington sit on was, at one time, in the middle of the Potomac River. Transforming tidal flats and marshland into some of the best known landmarks in the world was an engineering feat that some have compared to better known projects such as the Statue of Liberty. Born out…