High Street Café Celebrates the Georgetown Garden Club Tour with Flowers Flowing for the Month of May

Lavender Margarita at High Street Cafe

From our friends at High Street Cafe...

High Street Café, an American brassiere with a Latin twist, located in the heart of Georgetown at 1303 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, will celebrate The Georgetown Garden Club of Washington, D.C.’s annual garden tour with a variety of specials available exclusively for the month of May, to honor this annual event. Beverage Director Carl Townsend is creating spring libations to include the Lavender Margarita with Rooster Rojo tequila, St. Elder elderflower liqueur, lime, Butterfly Pea Flower syrup, lavender bitters, lavender and black pepper salt and lime, garnished with an edible flower garnish, and the Pom Y Rosa with Absolut Hibiskus, PAMA pomegranate liqueur, lemon, white wine syrup, house-made grenadine, cava and rose water spritz, garnished with an edible flower. Cocktails are priced at $12 each. Additionally, diners can savor a seasonal From the Garden spring salad, price at $12 and Chocolate “Flowerless” Cake, priced at $8, both created by Executive Chef Gerard.

Adams Morgan Food Crawl Travels from Ethiopia to El Salvador This Saturday, September 29

From our friends at the Adams Morgan Partnership...

Carpe DC Food Tours and the Adams Morgan Partnership are thrilled to host the Flavors of AdMo Food Crawl this Saturday to celebrate the rich diversity found in Adams Morgan.

Hillwood Hosts Family Movie Night, Friday, May 12th

From our friends at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens...

Enjoy a selection of award-winning, family-friendly short films featuring all sorts of fun and furry creatures including cuddly critters, amusing birds, and endearing pets on Friday, May 12, 2017 at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.

Sagamore Spirit Opens Distillery in Port Covington

Sagamore Spirit Visitor Center

From our friends at Sagamore Spirit...

The Highly Anticipated Waterfront Distillery Will Open to the Public on April 21

Sagamore Spirit, Baltimore-based whiskey company, opens its waterfront distillery on East Cromwell Street in Port Covington on Friday, April 21, 2017.

The Watergate Hotel Celebrates 50 Years!

The Watergate Hotel Lobby

From our friends at The Watergate Hotel...

The Watergate Hotel Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

One of the most fascinating hotels in history revels half-a-century with special offerings and events

This year The Watergate Hotel, the legendary property situated in Washington, DC, celebrates 50 years as an American icon. Since first opening in March 1967, The Watergate Hotel has hosted the world’s most discerning leisure and business guests - ranging from diplomats to celebrities - and thrived throughout decades of American history gaining a reputation as one of the most recognized hotels in the world.

2016 DC Design House Set for October 1-30, 2016

From our friends at DC Design House...

Former French Ambassador’s Residence Is the Site of the Annual Showhouse

The DC Design House is a 501(c)3 benefiting Children’s National Health System, and this year is located at 2509 Foxhall Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007, which most recently was used as the temporary residence for the French Ambassador. The 9th annual showhouse, which is open from October 1-30, highlights the talents of the DC area’s top decorators who will transform 21 spaces both inside and out the 11,242-square-foot home designed by GTM Architects and built by Gibson Builders. Listed at $10.8 million by Nancy Itteilag of Washington Fine Properties, the five-story home includes seven bedrooms, eight full baths, two half baths, three kitchens, five fireplaces, sauna, exercise and party rooms, wine cellar, and infinity pool.

2016 DC Design House Location Announced!

From our friends at DC Design House...

The 2016 DC Design House location is official: The five-story home at 2509 Foxhall Road, NW, in DC's Wesley Heights/Berkley neighborhood, is the location of the 9th Annual DC Design House. With the event moved to the Fall, the home will be open from October 1-30.

Eat, Sip, Sleep & See Cherry Blossoms with Capella DC

From our friends at Capella Washington, D.C., Georgetown...

Like the headline above, Capella invites guests to literally eat and breathe the best that Washington, DC has to offer during one of the most picturesque moments of the year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Capella Washington, D.C., Georgetown has crafted a hotel package that gives you a unique perspective of the Cherry Blossom Festival replete with some of the capital city’s most elegant accommodations, meals prepared by a James Beard award-winning chef and even a Cherry Blossom inspired dessert bento box. The hotel’s “Cherry Blossom Bloom” package includes:

Bike and Roll DC Announces Christmas on Wheels Tour

From our friends at Bike and Roll DC...

Leading Tour Company to Offer Bike and Segway Tours of Washington’s Most Iconic Christmas Spots

Bike and Roll DC (www.bikeandrolldc.com) will be offering Washington’s first-ever Christmas tour by bike and Segway, aptly named “Christmas on Wheels,” the tour and rental company announced today. Christmas on Wheels will be offered every Friday, Saturday and Sunday beginning December 4 through December 20 from 4:00 - 6:30 PM. Tour highlights will include the Botanical Gardens Holiday Showcase; a hot chocolate stop; the exquisite decorations at the Willard Hotel and of course, the Capital and National Christmas Trees. The cost for the bike tour is $39 for adults and $34 for children 12 and under and $64 per person for the Segway tour.

59th Annual Potomac Country House Tour & Festival Set for October 3-4

Villa dei Leoni (Photo: John Troha Photography)

From our friends at the Potomac Country House Tour & Festival...

The 59th Potomac Country House Tour & Festival (PCHT&F) takes place on Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Saint Francis Episcopal Church, 10033 River Road, Potomac, MD. Four exceptional homes in the Potomac, Maryland-area are featured on the House Tour, which runs from 1-4 PM on Saturday and Sunday. The homes include the Hye Land House, Villa dei Leoni, English Country Manor House, and Holiday Carriage House. All proceeds from the nonprofit (501c3) Potomac Country House Tour are distributed to help fund mostly local programs addressing homelessness, hunger, children and women’s issues, and elderly care.

DC’s Fairfield Inn & Suites Offers Nightly Tour of the Capital with OnBoard Sightseeing Tours

From our friends at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington, DC/Downtown...

A Show of Lights and Sights: Washington, DC's Fairfield Inn & Suites Takes Guests on an Enlightening Tour of the Capital

Nightfall transforms a city’s landscape into a bright, magical attraction, and guests at Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington DC/Downtown can now watch as the nation’s capital comes to life every evening with its latest DC Lights Tour package, created in collaboration with OnBoard Sightseeing Tours.

Ford's Theatre Offers Guided Tours on Select Sundays

Interior image of Ford’s Theatre (Photo: Maxwell MacKenzie)

From our friends at Ford's Theatre Society...

Ford's Theatre Society Offers Guided Tours of Historic Ford's Theatre Select Sundays During Summer 2015

Tours part of Ford's 150 Programming

Ford’s Theatre Society announced several public guided tours of Ford’s Theatre on Sundays May 3, 17, June 28, July 12 and August 9. These intimate tours recount the history of Ford’s Theatre and the events surrounding the assassination. Guests will learn about the people who attended the theatre with the President and First Lady, find out why President Lincoln was unguarded that evening, discover how John Wilkes Booth's plan to kidnap Lincoln evolved into the assassination plot, how Booth escaped, and more.

Commemorate Lincoln’s Assassination with DC Walking Tour “Assassinations in the Capital”

From our friends at the Crime Museum...

April 15th will mark 150 years since President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. All these years later, we are still a country fascinated with the man who changed the course of history and managed to keep the nation intact. A great way to commemorate the assassination is to take the new walking tour, titled “Assassinations in the Capital,” being offered by the Crime Museum, located in Washington, D.C.

The Hamilton Hotel Partners with Capital Segway for Cherry Blossom Festival

The Hamilton Hotel

From our friends at The Hamilton Hotel...

The Hamilton Hotel D.C. Announces Partnership with Capital Segway to Kickoff During Cherry Blossom Festival

The Hamilton Hotel invites guests to explore D.C.’s beautiful spring blossoms by Segway. Guests can experience D.C.’s historical sights and natural beauty of its famous cherry blossoms in guided Segway tours, allowing visitors to cover tremendously more sightseeing ground than if touring on foot.

Cochon 555 Congratulates Danny Lee of Mandu, 2015 DC Prince of Porc

Mandu's Danny Lee (Photo: Galdones Photography/COCHON 555)

From our friends at Cochon 555...

Culinary Competition Announces DC Winning Chef Going to Snowmass/Aspen

Cochon US Tour announces the DC winner of the 10-city traveling culinary competition. Chef Danny Lee of Mandu was crowned the Prince of Porc on Sunday, March 22 at Union Market, and advances to Snowmass/Aspen for a double-hit weekend in June Including Grand Cochon and Heritage Fire. Going on its seventh year, Cochon 555 showcases the best bites, chefs and who’s who of the good food movement. The signature event featured an all-star lineup of chefs, judges and sponsors to celebrate family farms, heritage breed pigs and today’s emerging chef community.

Cochon 555 Stops in DC Next Weekend

From our friends at Cochon 555...

Cochon 555 Trots into DC for the Most Epic Weekend in Seven Years, including Two Amazing Dinners, a Culinary Competition and a Who's Who Lineup

Hyper-local culinary tour comes to town and sets course on a safer, more flavorful food system

If you are down for heritage farming and roller-coasters of flavor; if you're excited by a culinary competition; or if you just love to eat pork, clear your weekend calendar. Cochon 555, the country’s most talked about culinary competition arrives in DC with an epic 3-day feast showcasing the best bites, chefs and who’s who of the good food movement. The goal, to celebrate family farms, heritage breed pigs and tilt the scales to favor today’s emerging chef community struggling to pay premium prices for safer, more flavorful food raised by real farmers.

Tour Washington and Have Your Photos Taken Amongst the Cherry Blossoms with Capella DC

From our friends at Capella Washington, D.C., Georgetown...

As we head into 2015, we are reminded that one of the nation’s greatest and most beloved springtime celebrations is around the corner, the National Cherry Blossom Festival and travelers can experience this amazing occasion with Capella DC’s “Cherish the Cherry Blossom” package.

Spirit Cruises Honors Black History Month

From our friends at Spirit Cruises...

Spirit Cruises in Washington, DC Honors Black History Month with Historic & Interactive Lunch Cruise on Saturday, February 21st

Honoring Black History Month throughout the month of February, Spirit Cruises in Washington DC is offering a special ‘Black History Month Lunch Cruise’ celebrating some of the most important and influential figures and moments on Saturday, February 21st.

George Washington’s Mount Vernon Launches New Virtual Tour

From our friends at Mount Vernon...

Website users can now transport themselves to George Washington’s Mount Vernon in a click of a mouse or touch of a screen through an immersive new virtual tour, which launched this week on mountvernon.org. Featuring 29 stunning, 360-degree panoramic images, more than 200 points of interest, and dozens of in-depth videos highlighting architectural details, objects, and anecdotes, the virtual tour recreates the experience of being at the estate in an unparalleled way.