Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day. Explore some stops along the DC Indie Bookstore Crawl, special events for all ages at Old Town Books and free drinks and swag at People’s Book in Takoma Park. Or ...

Cathedral in Bloom: Through Fri., National Cathedral, $18-$25 MelaninCON Marketplace: Fri., noon to 7 p.m., The Gathering ...

DC! Close out spring at an outdoor music festival such as M3 Rock and Porchfest. Plus, WorldPride comes to town boasting an ...

Celebrate documentaries and dramas at Filmfest D.C., explore hundreds of bands during Petworth PorchFest, and sample gourmet chocolate from around the world.

Pop Up Gallery is throwing two local Sip & Shop events in DC and Virginia. On April 12, shoppers can browse a makers market ...

The city of Takoma Park, Maryland, agreed to pay $1 million to a former police dispatcher to settle her sexual harassment and retaliation claims, her attorneys announced this month. The former ...

Former Takoma Park police dispatcher Kakila Cooper has settled her sexual harassment case against the city’s police department and the city itself for $1 million. She alleged a sergeant she ...

TAKOMA PARK, Md. — It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book: “Congratulations! You’ve won a prize!” But in Takoma Park, it’s not luck calling. It’s a scam. The Takoma Park Police ...

Some beloved Chicago street festivals are downsizing this year because of rising costs. The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of ...

The long-running Nikkei Matsuri festival in San Jose’s historic Japantown and the music-filled SoFA Street Fair in downtown ...

You can shop for books, plants, and vintage decor at three small businesses under a single roof in Takoma Park. Laurel Leaf, which opened in March, is a collaboration between Orly Keiner of HouseMouse ...