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Plans for Fairfax Peak, an indoor skiing and entertainment venue were submitted to Fairfax County in late 2018. Happening this weekend an open house event is being held in advance of public hearings and a review by the Board of Supervisors. If approved, the indoor skiing facility would host a 1,700 foot indoor ski slope, the longest in North America. Farmer's Almanac predicts a “flip-flop” winter...

Captain Obvious is seen at almost every home Nationals and Capitals game wearing his signature “captain” costume and carrying his “obvious” signs. Always positive, always with a smile, fans and players love seeing him in the stands. This weekend he will be back at Nats Park for their 3 day homestand after a 5 month struggle with Covid that almost took his life. In the hospital for months and on th...

A giant painting will wrap around the Hirshhorn Museum this weekend while the museum undergoes renovations. Also on the Mall 660,000+ flags will be laid out over the next two days in front of the Washington Monument to honor those that have passed from Covid. Columbia Room is reopening with a $120 tasting menu that includes cocktails infused with algae, mushrooms and insects! Black ants, worms, an...

On Sunday, Rock Creek stream in Northwest DC had a bright fluorescent green color. DC Water confirms that it was not toxic but a test for sewage water. Speaking of sewage water during last Sunday’s Washington Football game, fans were surprised with water dumping on them. Many said it was sewage water but FedEx Field confirmed via Twitter that it was rainwater - but it wasn’t raining? A satirical s...

A smaller and intimate venue to mimic the original 9:30 Club is opening soon. According to WTOP Grohl broke the news while performing “Now, guess what — they’re going to open up a place that’s an exact replica of the old 9:30, right next door,” to the current club, Grohl said. “Nobody knows that, because I’m the first one to tell you right now.” Food & Wine released “Best New Chefs 2021” list with...

Rabia Kamara, a Silver Spring native won the grand prize on the Food Network show “Ben & Jerry’s Clash of the Cones.” Ice cream “masters” competed for a $20,000 prize and a spot in a Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop. Kamara explained to the Bethesda Magazine that her flavor was meant to represent her identity, both as a person of color and as a Marylander. Traffic on the Bay and Key bridges in Maryland wi...

Several reports on Zebras being spotted in Prince George’s County, NBC4’s chopper spotted them grazing in a field in Upper Marlboro. According to a viral tweet, two men sprinted off a Red Line train at Dupont Circle, and one of them beat the train and boarded at the next stop, Woodley Park. Is that even humanly possible? In other Metro news, they are considering new options for expanding, includin...

Our Teacher Tour is back this year. Nominate your favorite teacher in Northern Virginia at RealFunDC.com/teachers, we will visit them with Georgetown Cupcakes, scratchers from Virginia Lottery and swag. Virginia Lottery, good fun for a great cause. Nationals fans have a sense of humor, jerseys spotted around the park with “Rebuild” “Prospects” with the number 21. NFL returns this week! Washington...

16 historical figures’ wills are on display at the Wills Project at the DC Superior Court building, including Frederick Douglass, and James Madison. Arena Stage will be simulcasting a live performance of Toni Stone from the stage of the Kreeger Theater to the center-field video board at Nats Park on Sunday, September 26 at 7:30. And it's FREE! Toni Stone was the first woman to play baseball in the...

After months of a healthy increase in their stock price, Zoom shares started falling on Tuesday. Pre-pandemic shares were around $75 and increasing well above $500 in 2020. The fall in the stock may be in part due to work and school returning in person. Starting Thursday, September 2, Taco Bamba is hosting a bar crawl highlighting a unique cocktail in collectible Bamba glassware at each of their f...

DC based Andy’s Pizza won the top prize at the International Pizza Challenge in Las Vegas. Andy’s Pizza owner Andy Brown won the traditional pizza prize with a Manhattan style cheese pie. There are locations in McLean and DC. Chefs in DC are getting together to help Afghan Refugees in need. Albi, Bammy’s, Chiko, and Grazie Grazie will feature sandwiches at Belly Full, a pop-up based out of Grazie...

You can help Afghan refugees that are coming to the DC area. Several organizations are helping them get settled with some basic needs for food, hygienic items, and housewares. Lutheran Social Services has a dynamic website where you can volunteer for services and goods. “Lutheran Social Services is mobilizing its community supporters to be a part of this historic welcome of Afghan Allies! Within a...

About that Benny Drama video at the White House. We wonder how Kooper got the internship with Jen Psaki. Restaurant week is back in the DC area. Check out several favorite spots offering $22 lunch and $25 dinner specials. Swingers' indoor golf house and bar is getting a second location at 1250 Half St. SE near Nats Park and will be the third in the U.S., 24,000 square feet across two floors, simil...

Wendy Rieger is a beloved NBC4 anchor in DC and all around force of nature. Earlier this summer “Rieger” announced she has a brain tumor. The news was a gut punch to the countless people who have watched her for years on TV and devastating to those who know her personally. Wendy isn’t about to take this lying down. Just months after also having open heart surgery she sprung into action and has bee...

Dave Chappelle was seen about town before his show at the Anthem, including Hank's Oyster Bar at the District Wharf. Nadal is also in town for the annual CitiOpen tennis tournament. He has visited restaurants and monuments all around DC. Nationals released their 2022 schedule. The team will open the 18th season in Nationals history (2005 – present) with a three-game series against the Mets at Citi...

Garth Brooks certainly does have “Friends In Low Places” as he zoomed into Tommy’s home studio at 630 on morning. The king of Country is embarking on a stadium tour with Baltimore’s M&T Bank stadium on the list for October, tickets are on sale, but may be sold out by the time you’re listening to this. In a truly open conversation Garth and Tommy McFly talk about the experience of a Garth show, his...

Nationals spark a fire sale of players as the trade deadline nears. Max Scherzer and Trea Turner are expected to head to LA and play for the Dodgers, in a surprise move. Home run hitter, Kyle Schwarber heading to Boston, Daniel Hudson to the Padres, and Brad Hand who did not have his best record as a closing pitcher (just recently back to back walk off while he was on the mound) is heading to the...

Washington Capitals have re-signed captain Alex Ovechkin to a five-year, $47.5 million contract. Ovechkin’s contract will carry an average annual value of $9.5 million. Ovechkin – who will enter the 2021-22 season in sixth place on the NHL’s all-time goals list – is under contract through the 2025-26 season. Vitek Vanecek’s stay in Seattle was a short one, just re-signed with Capitals. Nationals a...

US gymnast Simone Biles is out for the Team USA portion of the Olympics. Unclear yet if she will compete in the individual section on Thursday, July 29. Washington Capitals’ defenseman Tom Wilson is engaged to his long time girlfriend Taylor Pischke. Dave Chappelle is returning home to his DC roots and is the first show on Friday, July 30, since the pandemic shut down concert venue the Anthem at t...

Australia's Ariarne Titmus beat Katie Ledecky to win the women's 400-meter freestyle at the Olympics, getting the gold medal with the second-fastest time in history on Monday. Break dancing is coming to the Summer Olympics in 2024 and on Sunday, in Silver Spring the Black Box Theatre hosted “Rock the Box” break dancing competition. Nats Player Ryan Zimmerman is on the cover of the food issue of Wa...

Ford’s Theatre Society announced a one-night concert version of musical Come From Away on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, September 10, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. Members of the Come From Away company will star in this free, 100-minute concert in honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The official Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is coming to Pentagon Row on Saturday, July 24 from 10 am - 7pm. Hello Kitty food a...

Washingtonian reports a few details about Jeff Bezos’ trip to space. Amelia Earhart’s aviator goggles, a piece of canvas from the Wright Brothers’ plane, and a bronze medallion made from the first hot air balloon flight in 1783. All items were borrowed from The Explorers Club. Jeff Bezos announced in a post-flight press conference that he would be donating $100 million to José Andrés’ D.C.-based W...

Washingtonian is reporting on a viral trend of the exercise dress from Outdoor Voices. The Exercise Dress is nearly sold out in all colors and sizes on their website and sells out in days at the DC location in Georgetown. Irish Olympian Rhys McClenaghan posted a video on his Twitter of him jumping up and down on Olympic beds to proves they are not anti-sex beds. Former Anthropologie and PF Chang’s...

Smithsonian announced that visitors no longer need to reserve a timed-entry pass to check out most of the Smithsonian museums starting on Tuesday, July 20, except for the National Zoo and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which required free tickets prior to the pandemic. The Olympic Rings will be open to the public from 10AM to 6PM on Tuesday, July 20th on the grounds o...

Kelly shares her experience at Nationals Park on Saturday night as shots rang out just outside the Park. Not our usual content at RealFunDC but an important story to tell for our neighbors in and around DC and Nats fans. And Davey Martinez, manager of the Nats, again proves what a class act he is. From Real. Fun. DC. “The Tommy and Kelly Show” is produced in Washington, DC providing news, culture,...