Chinatown Welcomes the Year of the Snake with Spectacular Parade
• February 10, 2025

By Charlotte Meyer-Schoenherr The streets of Chinatown came alive as thousands gathered to celebrate the 2025 Annual Chinese Lunar New Year Parade, ringing in the Year of the Snake with […]

Cocktail of the Month: Dragon’s Breath. Happy New Year!
• February 8, 2024

Enter the Dragon. February 10 begins the Year of Dragon, which is considered one of the most powerful and promising years in the Chinese Zodiac. A majestic and larger-than-life creature, […]

Winter Olympics Cocktail: Homage to Team USA’s ‘Flying Tomato’
• February 3, 2022

The Winter Olympics opens Friday in Beijing, spawning a wintry sequel to China’s stunning 2008 summer games. The 2022 U.S. Olympic Team features 92 returning  athletes, including 4 five-time Olympians. […]

Weekend Roundup, Feb. 3 – 6 
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Happy weekend! It may be cold and rainy outside today but take comfort in all the hot local activities this weekend. Celebrate Lunar New Year, or a tour involving the […]

D.C. Celebrates Chinese Year of the Rat (photos)
• January 27, 2020

Crowds lined the streets surrounding the Chinatown neighborhood in Washington, D.C., to usher in the Year of the Rat at the Chinese Lunar New Year Parade on Sunday, January 26. […]

Celebrating the Year of the Pig in Chinatown (photos)
• February 11, 2019

The Feb. 10 parade, which featured traditional lion and dragon dances, firecrackers, beauty pageant winners and community groups, was organized by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association.

Weekend Round Up February 7, 2019
• February 7, 2019

Were you born in 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983 or 1995? Then the Year of the Pig is your year! The Chinatown parade is this Sunday.