National Cherry Blossom Festival generates over $100 million for DC

WASHINGTON – The National Cherry Blossom Festival, a weeks-long cultural extravaganza that heralds the arrival of springtime in Washington, generated between $100 million to $160 million in economic activity for the city, organizers estimate — following a winter season marred…

Big Ten Tournament means big bucks for D.C. eateries

WASHINGTON – With rockets on the walls, drinks whizzing around and the room covered in red and white decor, it seemed like the back room of Rocket Bar was in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana University Hoosiers fans populated the bar, and…