• 1. Where to Stay
• 2. Where to Eat
• 3. What to Do
• 4. Insider’s Tip
• 5. An Oddball Day

Read the worthwhile "Young & Hungry" column in Washington’s City Paper, the beloved alternative weekly.

Staid but reliable, The Washingtonian has useful art listings and food reviews.

The Washington Post, still the only real paper in town, has a useful city guide that includes, among other things, an interactive guide to the Mall.

The DCist blog is Gothamist’s twin in the capital.

Food blogs D.C. Foodies and Eat.Drink.DC. have restaurant news and events listings as well as the latest gossip.