Located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington DC is a historic and interesting jewel for shopping and spending a weekend afternoon - Eastern Market.
It’s a combination flea market, artist’s gallery, farmer’s market, antique bazaar, flowers shop, bakery and butcher shop spread over a couple blocks. Think of it as a big and somewhat whacky […]

While trendy cocktails like mojitos and cosmopolitians are all the rave, wine consumption has never been higher. It’s now over 15 bottles per adult annually, up 50% in the past 10 years.
On November 8th, you can attend a formal sit-down wine tasting, The ABC’s of Wine, hosted by Washington Wine Academy’s Michael Franz, Editor of WineReviewOnline.com […]

The United States Marine Band will honor its most famous leader, American march composer, John Phillips Sousa, in a memorial morning concert at Congressional Cemetery. This free concert will pay tribute on the 152nd anniversary of his birth.
The U.S. Marine Band was formed by Act of Congress during the presidency of John Adams in 1798 […]

Cooking demonstrations, tips on food, wine, entertaining, table decorating, flower arranging and even hosting your own wine tasting will be part of the Metropolitian Cooking & Entertaining Show.
With over 100 food related companies in attendance displaying their wares, there should be more than enough to keep even the non-cook entertained.
Special cooking sessions (additional cost) include […]

The Washington subway system (The Metro) is a great way to get around the area. Using a hub and spoke layout, there are five lines or routes – the Red, Yellow, Green, Blue and Orange Lines that cover different areas of the metro Washington area. Train lines interconnect at various stations, sometimes requiring the rider […]

There’s really so much to do in DC with kids of all ages. So I thought I’d put a list together of fun kid-friendly things for families visiting Washington DC.

1) I’d recommend that you keep museum visits, especially the non-kid-friendly museums (such as art musuems) relatively short based on the kid’s ages, attention spans and interests.

2) […]

A Washington DC crepe café stopped accepting cash from customers. It now only accepts payment by credit and debit cards, as recently reported in a story on National Public Radio.
The shop’s owner stated the decision was made to try to reduce the risk of theft, eliminate the time and effort to make change for customers and to eliminate […]

Are you a fan of modern art? If so, this is one exhibit you can’t miss. In fact, it may be the art exhibit of the year in Washington DC.
The Société Anonyme (which translates from French to “anonymous organization”) was founded in 1920 as an experimental museum and to advance and promote American and European […]

While it may get a bit confusing when you want travel information on Washington, but now, at least around b5media, things are going to get a bit easier.
I’m excited about today’s launch of a new b5 travel blog, The Seattle Traveler, which will cover the other Washington, the one on the “left” coast…Washington State.

Mary Jo, […]

You might not think of our Nation’s Capital as a place for jazz, but DC has some rich jazz history. There are a couple top places for hearing live jazz that have been around for years.
Blues Alley
Located in an alley in historic Georgetown, just a block from Wisconsin Ave. and M Street, Blues Alley has been a […]