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Luray Yurt Sleeps 16 With a Private Pond, Sauna, and Movie Theater
About two hours from Washington DC, this Virginia getaway has six king bedrooms, a hot tub, and enough room for a whole group to stay together.
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Korean Café Giant Twosome Place Is Opening Its First U.S. Location in Alexandria
The coffee-and-cake chain celebrates its Old Town debut October 17 with tote bags, capsule prizes, and complimentary samples.
A Free Asian Food Festival Is Coming to DC and Northern Virginia for Two Weekends
Asia in a Bite returns to Navy Yard October 24–25, then heads to One Loudoun October 31–November 1 with street food, shopping and music.
Yami Buffet in Alexandria: $18.99 Lunch, Dinner Crab and Oysters, and Everything Else in the Old Red Lobster on Van Dorn
Yami Buffet turned the former Red Lobster at 555 S. Van Dorn Street in Alexandria into an all-you-can-eat Asian buffet with sushi, hibachi, barbecue, dim sum and a dinner seafood spread of snow crab, blue crab and oysters. Weekday lunch is $18.99, dinner and weekends are $29.99, and kids start at $7.99. Prices, hours, carry-out…
A New Pasta and Pizza Spot Just Opened on DC’s U Street
The owners of Emmy French Corner have opened La Pâte next door on U Street, serving Sicilian pizza with 48-hour dough, fresh pasta and house-made focaccia.
Mashahweez Brings Iraqi Shawarma and Handmade Bread to Vienna
A father-and-son Iraqi restaurant is open on Maple Avenue in Vienna with 48-hour-marinated shawarma, handmade saj and samoon, and loaded fries.
Sloomoo Institute Opens at Tysons Corner Center With a Slime Lake and DIY Slime Bar
Sloomoo Institute has opened at Tysons Corner Center with a slime lake, DIY slime bar and optional slime shower. Here’s what to know before you go.
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