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…