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Amid considerable logistical hurdles, a number of excellent new openings arrived in the District last year

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Pour One Out for the Shuttered DC Restaurants We’ll Miss Most of All

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13 Superlative Gifts From Independent Shops and Makers Around DC

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This Weekend Is a Celebration of Black-Owned Restaurants in DC

DMV Black Restaurant Week means delicious food and a chance to keep open the doors of local businesses.

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The 7 Best Restaurants to Open in DC This Fall (So Far)

From a decadent burger place to “hot oil” pies from an unsung US pizza mecca

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Where to Find the Best Fall Cocktails in DC

Warm your cockles over a seasonally appropriate tipple at these 10 spots

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Europe’s Swankiest Private Wine Club Hits American Soil in DC

wineLAIR is like Soho House with way more — and better — wine

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