Community festivals take over H Street NE, Columbia Heights and Hyattsville; DC Theatre Week begins; and Rock Creek Park celebrates its 135th anniversary.

If you tried to keep track of every new restaurant and bar in New York, your head might spin. So just read this list instead. These are the openings that seem like they have the most potential.

It's an intoxicating kind of joy, one that helps me understand why cruising is a billion-dollar industry.