Winter will end, one day, and when it does, you should go to Tabaq’s rooftop lounge to enjoy the lovely weather. The whole bar is wrapped in glass, with a retractable roof (!) they close in case of rain. Don’t let the stout buildings of its U Street locale fool you; Tabaq has one of the ...

In the early 20th century, the first great urban community and one of the legendary centers of the African-American cultural and intellectual achievement was Washington DC's U Street Corridor.  Once the home of Duke Ellington, U Street—just a few blocks from Howard University--was through...