Category: Offbeat

As students set off to find affordable off-campus housing in the area, a new initiative by the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs aims to help potential tenants of basement apartments find their match.

Last Thursday, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts voted against putting stone labels on the major memorials on the National Mall, reported the Associated Press. The National Park Service proposed the installation of the signs last spring in response to complaints from tourists who did not know what they were viewing, according to The Washington Post.

Filming began this week for the new TLC reality show “Cupcake Sisters,” featuring a familiar neighborhood favorite, Georgetown Cupcake.

Coca-Cola has decided to offer a scaled-down can size in Washington, D.C., and New York City as part of a new initiative to increase sales. The new 7.5-ounce can contains 90 calories and is meant for consumers looking to lower their sugar intake, whereas the traditional 12-ounce can contains 140 calories.

This year’s annual March for Life in D.C. will be more creative than usual. Those who do not have the opportunity or resources to make it to the march in person will be able to participate by creating an “avatar” to virtually march on the Mall in their place.

In light of D.C.’s unemployment rate, one of the lowest in the nation, the YouthBuild Public Charter School, located in Columbia Heights, is providing a unique opportunity for young men and women who have not completed their schooling and are in need of professional training and education.

Habitat for Humanity of D.C. and the Audubon Naturalist Society collaborated this November to construct rain gardens at a new eco-friendly townhouse development in northeast D.C.

A gingerbread replica of George Washington's mansion, part of the "Christmas at Mount Vernon" event organized by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, will be on display from Nov. 27 to Jan. 6.

Black cats are adopted far less than their less ominously colored counterparts, but it’s not because people consider the cats frightening.

Founded in November 2006 in D.C., AdventureMyths is a ghost-hunting company that uses video and photography to investigate the validity of folklore, myths and legends around the world in order to preserve history.