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Call it a soup or a stew, I love gumbo. Chicken gumbo. Fish gumbo. Shrimp gumbo. Chicken and sausage gumbo. As long as it’s rich and spicy.
I fell in love with gumbo on my first trip to New Orleans, close to 20 years ago.
Since then, I’ve been working on the perfect gumbo recipe.
And [...]
The Virginia Wine Showcase is this weekend in suburban Chantilly, Virginia.
Forty wineries will be serving, selling, and bragging about some of the 300 wines available for tasting.
The showcase also offers a series of fee-based wine seminars where you can learn about wine, winemaking, food pairings, and improving your enjoyment of the nectar of [...]
The uncontrolled spread of infectious diseases such as SARs and AIDS, and global warming are just a few of the exhibits at the relatively unknown and often overlooked Marian Koshland Science Museum in downtown DC.
Learn how scientific research is not only expanding the knowledge base but simultaneously influencing public opinion and global policy on some [...]
Now that the temperatures are more typical of winter, it’s time to think about snowboarding and skiing.
Within about a 3½ hour drive from Washington, DC, are close to a dozen ski resorts. All offer traditional skiing and snowboarding, others include snowmobiling, snow-tubing and ice skating options. For relaxation and to comfort tired bodies, spa [...]
No, this is not the latest campaign attack on the Bush administration, it’s simply some housekeeping at The National Archives, in Washington, DC.
Due to some improvements being made to the protective case that holds the United States Constitution, the original document will not be on public view again until the end of February [...]
Before it closed in 2006, Ziegfeld’s cabaret on O Street in Washington, DC’s Navy Yard area was famous, or perhaps infamous, for its campy and saucy female illusionist “drag” shows. But the club closed to make way for the new National’s baseball stadium.
Yet Donnell Robinson (Ella Fitzgerald), DC’s longest performing drag artists, keeps the [...]
When the Washington, DC government announced new taxi fare structure for DC cabs, in January, drivers weren’t happy. Most cabbies felt the fares were set too low.
Many cab drivers went on a one-day strike on Halloween in protest. They also planned a once-weekly strike during February and March.
This past Monday, the first [...]
Super Tuesday is not so super, at least not in the DC area.
While over half of the national presidential convention delegates from 22 states are up for grabs today, local area voters get to watch the excitement, drama and bedlam from the sidelines.
Here in the DC metro area (DC, Virginia and Maryland), voters [...]
The DC area has several outlets malls, great for scoring discounts and deals from some of your favorite retailers.
One is Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets in suburban Leesburg, Virginia, about an hour west of Washington, DC.
With 125 outlets, including 50 clothing outlets, 20 shoe stores and 11 stores focusing on the home, there’s probably [...]
Over nine days, Washington, DC comes alive with the power and grace of Flamenco!
Dancers, guitarists and singers invade DC delivering their own special Flamenco passion at the 8th Annual Flamenco Festival at GW University’s Lisner Auditorium. This year’s festival joins some of flamenco’s greats with some of the upcoming soon-to-be stars.
Cuatro Esquinas [...]
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