- Lavanya Ramanathan
- Reporter
Lavanya Ramanathan writes about local entertainment for Weekend and the Going Out Guide. A graduate of the University of Texas and Northwestern University, she came to The Post in 2004, after working for Newsday and the Orlando Sentinel.
- Taqueria Nacional and BakeHouse open near 14th Street
- Opera in the Outfield returns to Nationals Park on Saturday
- Want to visit the Arboretum? You'll have to wait.
- Relive the '90s with Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker
- Visit the Corcoran, Phillips Collection and more for free on Art Museum Day
- Sweetlife Festival set times, and five videos to watch before you rock out
- CreamCycle hits the streets today with ice cream sandwich goodness
- The weirdest, most interesting ice cream flavors in Washington
- Making summer movie plans? Let's discuss them Thursday at 1 p.m.
- The Rolling Stones announce June 24 Verizon Center show
- Vegan milkshakes and quinoa pancakes at a diner?
- I'm playing hooky today. What should I do?
- May's must-see music: Sweetlife, Danny Brown and a McCartney
- Mike Tyson's 'Undisputed Truth' at the Warner: Should you go?
- May’s must-see music: Sweetlife, Danny Brown and a McCartney
- Move over, Tweed Ride. Here comes the Daft Punk-themed Robot Ride.
- Max Brenner Chocolate Bar brings all-day dessert to Bethesda
- Celebrate VegWeek with a free Red Velvet cupcake
- See Rhye, one of 2013’s bands to watch, at Sixth & I Synagogue
- 'Mumbo Sauce': Where's the flavor?
- Opera in the Outfield brings "Show Boat" to Nats Park on May 18
- Rhye, Chelsea Light Moving and more must-see April concerts
- Chef Aaron Silverman on Rose's Luxury pop-up, future plans
- Can't-miss events for the National Cherry Blossom Festival's opening weekend
- An early look at the D.C. area's best bar and restaurant openings of 2013
- A ritual sock-burning, cocktails at Artini, comedy madness and more weekend picks
- Get to know Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
- The music of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
- Derek Brown and Travis Croxton join us to talk 40 Eats
- Peregrine and Ceremony Coffee scooped up big awards at Coffee Fest
- The Post's Food staff went on a meatless bender. Here's what they ate.
- What to do this weekend: Whiskey Walk, D.C. United and Dubfire
- The 40 dishes Washingtonians shouldn't live without in 2013
- Art for the weekend: "HELLO my name is" at the Fridge
- A guide to the concerts you'll want to see in March
- March concerts: Django Django, Sigur Ros and YouTube star Trinidad James
- Artini tickets are on sale now
- Morning Links: Things you missed while watching Oscar movies edition
- Tonight, see rising rocker Torres at DC9
- Washington Ballet performs ‘Stars and Stripes’
- This is how the Kennedy Center will look during Nordic Cool 2013
- Photos: Impala Cantina y Taqueria pop-up at Toki Underground
- Photos: Inside Daikaya's ramen bar before it opens Feb. 14
- Indian pop-up D.C. Dosa finds a home at Whole Foods in Foggy Bottom
- Trey Anastasio to join the National Symphony Orchestra for a night of Phish songs
- Ten awesome Valentine's Day dates for under $20
- Daikaya (kind of) opens on Valentine's Day
- Charitable bars get a wag of the finger from Stephen Colbert
- Pleasant Plains Workshop moves into Soul Vegetarian's Exodus
- Weekend's best: Chinese New Year parade and a Mardi Gras masquerade soiree
- Share your favorite D.C. dish and score tickets
- Where should you be dining this Valentine's Day?
- Graffiato's Industry Takeover Night presents its own Quickfire challenge
- This thing you should try, Meat-Free Week edition: Taan's vegetarian ramen
- Mark Black History Month at American History this weekend
- 40 Eats: Who serves the best calorie splurge in the 'burbs?
- February's music: Avicii's hot, "Icemusic" is, well, not
- Weekend's best: Washington Auto Show, "Fela!" and the Pharcyde
- Friday Night Eclectic parties return to Strathmore
- After the meat madness, here come the veggies
- Ten ways to celebrate the inauguration for $20 or less
- Warm up on Inauguration Day at these cafes
- Wait, Soundgarden is performing at one of the official inaugural balls?
- Party with pop stars this inauguration: a primer
- Use this guide to the inauguration when there's no data signal on the Mall
- Inauguration 2013: When in Washington, eat like the Obamas
- Inauguration 2013: 10 ways to celebrate for $20 or less
- How to stay warm on Inauguration Day
- A modern girl’s guide to inaugural dressing
- More tickets released for the inaugural Chefs Ball
- Smithsonian opens (bathroom) doors for inauguration watchers
- Inauguration fun with no tux or trust fund required
- Want to volunteer for the inauguration weekend’s Day of Service? Here’s how.
- Panjabi MC, a Gaga vs. Madonna dance party and the best non-Redskins-related events of the weekend
- Listen now: Ty Segall, Chelsea Wolfe and more of January’s best concerts
- New Russian eatery Mari Vanna is now open for drinks in Dupont Circle
- Time to throw your name in the hat for Inaugural Ball tickets
- ‘Les Miserables,’ ‘Django Unchained’ and more best events for Christmas Day and the rest of the week
- National Portrait Gallery to display Obama artworks during inauguration weekend
- Best and worst of D.C.’s scene in 2012? Join the Gurus for Got Plans? and weigh in
- Taste Test: Before Astro Doughnuts pops up at Chinatown Coffee, we break down the flavors
- Ted’s Bulletin on 14th will fry up doughnuts, and where to find D.C.’s best doughnuts now
- Mari Vanna brings babushka chic (and copious amounts of vodka) to Dupont Circle (PHOTOS)
- Your weekend agenda: ‘The Hobbit,’ Grump indie market and 3 Star Brewery’s holiday bash
- Alternative holiday markets for your fair-trade, locavore loved ones
- Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball, Peace Ball return for 2013
- Moby to DJ Blisspop’s second inauguration bash at U Street Music Hall
- Day of Service will kick off inauguration weekend
- Weekend escapes for those suffering from early-onset holiday madness
- Join the Gurus chat Thursday, talk holidays and win
- PSA: Send us your inaugural parties and events!
- Readers chose the D.C. area’s best coffee shop. And the winner is ...
- Galaxy Hut’s menu goes vegetarian (but don’t worry, the tater tots are safe)
- What’s the best coffee shop in the D.C. area?
- This weekend: ice skating with a waterfront view, explosive art and Swedish Holiday Bazaar
- Holiday tipple report: Black Fleece at Firefly
- At D.C.’s newest cafes, a haute cup of joe
- A Bar and Poste’s new fireside patios, plus warm drinks at Firefly and 901
- Make the most of this holiday season
- Synetic’s ‘A Trip to the Moon’ sets its sights high
- Holiday tipple report: 901’s oak-aged bourbon cider and Two Sins cocktails
- Holiday tipple roundup: Round Robin Bar’s Winter Therapy and spiced apple cider cocktails
- So how’s the new Matchbox on 14th Street looking?
- Room 11 grows, adding breakfast and a new chef
- Chatpat truck serves up dosas and Indian street food for your post-Diwali cravings
- Thanksgiving theater: Four shows perfect for entertaining holiday guests
- Smokey Robinson will headline free Kennedy Center concert during inauguration weekend
- 2012 Beaujolais pickings were slim, but that won’t put a damper on Nouveau parties
- Crafty Bastards, FotoWeek and a ‘beerathon’ top the best events of the weekend
- Union Market now open five days a week
- Got Plans? recap: The questions we didn't answer
- FotoWeek DC 2012: What to know before you go
- Post-election retail therapy, anyone? Four fashion events for style seekers
- Hear artist Kerry James Marshall discuss his work before his upcoming National Gallery exhibition
- Beat cabin fever with Fall Fringe, a cask ale festival and early (kiddie) polling
- Get your kicks before the storm: Halloween and more best events of the weekend
- Marine Corps Marathon weekend: What to know
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- Where to eat tonight: Satellite Room, Fuego, Union Market, Kangaroo Boxing Club and more
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- A lyrical take on ‘A Clockwork Orange’ at H Street Playhouse
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- (E)merge art fair, Ai Weiwei top October art highlights
- At Arena Stage, ‘One Night With Janis Joplin’ channels the iconic rocker
- Opera in the Outfield at Nats Park: What to know before’s Saturday’s ‘Don Giovanni’ show
- Say yes to the dress, and help women battling breast cancer
- D.C. VegFest sprouts up in Yards Park on Saturday
- Talk Like a Pirate Day: ‘Yo, ho, ho’ and that doughnut could be yours
- Turkish coffee, on the house today in D.C.
- H Street: Before this weekend’s festival, a look back in photos
- ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ at Synetic Theater
- Make a date at one of these hot new restaurants
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- A guide to ordering tacos
- Tacopocalypse hits the District
- Where to get your parade (and other celebrations) on during Labor Day weekend
- Sip and savor at D.C. area beer and wine festivals
- Virginia wineries revisited: What’s new and what you must see
- County-fair food closer to home? You can bet your fried Twinkie
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- Virginia wine country: Nine reasons to visit now
- County fair food, at a restaurant near you
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- Movie review: ‘Portrait of Wally’
- Holly Bass and Jaamil Kosoko: Two artists double-down at Dance Place
- Fresh Produce: Lots to chew on at the Fridge
- Crios Modern Mexican opens in Dupont Circle
- ‘Inform/Re-form’ at Strathmore brings modernity amid molding
- Essential vegetarian eats: Readers weigh in
- Unexpected Stage theater company in Maryland settles into a booming scene
- Celebrate National French Fries Day with these amazing fries
- Essential vegetarian dishes: Staff faves
- Vegetarian and vegan dishes from D.C. restaurants: Readers pick the best
- Taylor Gourmet opens in Dupont; Meatballs and Radius close
- ‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ at Studio Theatre
- The Fourth of July preview: Where to see fireworks on and off the Mall, avoid the crowds and party
- TableTribes: Conversation with a side of dinner
- Folklife Festival preview: See the AIDS Quilt on the Mall and beyond
- Photos: Inside the Brixton, the Anglophile bar and restaurant coming to Ninth and U streets NW
- D.C. Flag Day: Time to celebrate (non-) state pride
- Parsing summer fashion with the Post’s Katherine Boyle
- Fun and sun with the kids this weekend
- Join us for Got Plans? and score Silverdocs tickets
- Reader asks: Where are the cooking classes?
- D.C.’s Essential Veggie Eats: Last call for nominations
- Bandolero opens tonight; keep track of new restaurants with our guide
- Sri Lankan Supper Club pop-up, Bombay Club look beyond chicken tikka
- Join us for Got Plans? and score DC Jazz Festival tickets
- Shop the Styleliner mobile boutique, nosh on ice-cream s’mores at Bar Dupont through the summer
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- Share your summer favorites, get tickets to DC Jazz Festival
- Knowledge Commons: Summer school is in session
- ‘Bachelorette’ at Studio Theatre: Women on the verge
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- Calling all foodies: We’re seeking Washington’s essential veggie eats
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