Sophia Solano

Washington, D.C., United States

Features Editorial Aide at The Washington Post

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The person having the most fun in 2025? Singer Remi Wolf.

22 hours ago | washingtonpost.com | Sophia Solano

Remi Wolf wants her shows to be a sanctuary: a hallowed, holy refuge. And also a massive freaking party. The singer-songwriter is on the third leg of an international tour for her sophomore album, “Big Ideas,” which dropped last summer in a multicolored, multi-genre explosion of irresistibly danceable funk beats and soulful R&B contemplations of lust and vices.
No one is having more fun right now than Remi Wolf

22 hours ago | yahoo.com | Sophia Solano

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysRemi Wolf wants her shows to be a sanctuary: a hallowed, holy refuge. And also a massive freaking party.
Lizzy McAlpine was done with viral stardom — so she became someone else

2 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Sophia Solano

Lizzy McAlpine was done with viral stardom — so she became someone else (washingtonpost.com) Lizzy McAlpine was done with viral stardom — so she became someone else By Sophia Solano 2025042119003000 NEW YORK — Lizzy McAlpine's superpower has always been her authenticity. Even when her voice floats through sold-out venues of 10,000 fans, it still sounds like a whispered secret.
Lizzy McAlpine was done with viral stardom - so she became someone else

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Sophia Solano

NEW YORK — Lizzy McAlpine’s superpower has always been her authenticity. Even when her voice floats through sold-out venues of 10,000 fans, it still sounds like a whispered secret. Online, where the folksy singer-songwriter found fame promoting her three albums and expansive tours, she’s funny, personal and forthright. Her priority, as her stardom grew, was to remain herself. Now, she is becoming someone else. Metaphorically, of course.
233-year-old house in Waterford, Va., was a hat-making business and inn

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Sophia Solano

233-year-old house in Waterford, Va., was a hat-making business and inn (washingtonpost.com) 233-year-old house in Waterford, Va., was a hat-making business and inn By Sophia Solano 2025041809005400 Jonathan Daniel and his husband, Lee Spangler, longtime fans of historic homes, bought this house in Waterford, Virginia, a historically protected 18th century village where their dollars went further than they might have in Georgetown in the District or Old Town Alexandria in Virginia. The house...
The 30 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Fritz Hahn |Sophia Solano |Adele Chapin |Chris Kelly |MARK JENKINS

The 30 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week (washingtonpost.com) The 30 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week By Fritz Hahn; Sophia Solano; Adele Chapin; Chris Kelly; Mark Jenkins 2025041713215200 With more than three weeks of the National Cherry Blossom Festival over, the city turns to other celebrations of spring.
The 30 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Fritz Hahn |Sophia Solano |Adele Chapin |Chris Kelly |MARK JENKINS

With more than three weeks of the National Cherry Blossom Festival over, the city turns to other celebrations of spring. Get outside during National Park Week; bring the kids to an Easter brunch; or observe Earth Day at parties, exercise classes and art workshops. Those suffering from spring allergies may prefer to stay inside — they can check out a tattoo pop-up at a gallery, a vintage market at a food hall or an Earth Day-themed wine tasting.
The Shakespearean actor who goes onstage absolutely hammered

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Sophia Solano

The Shakespearean actor who goes onstage absolutely hammered (washingtonpost.com) The Shakespearean actor who goes onstage absolutely hammered By Sophia Solano 2025041713100100 Marissa Chaffee starts her shift by housing a Five Guys burger with pickles, mustard and ketchup. It's 6:15 p.m. on a chilly March evening, and she's perched in the seats of a tiny downtown Washington theater.
Los Angeles-based indie rockers Cheekface aren’t trying to be cool

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Sophia Solano

The geezers paradox of coolness goes like this: You don’t become cooler as you age, but you do care less about being cool. Which is the only way to truly be cool. It’s a lesson that took Greg Katz, Mandy Tannen and Mark “Echo” Edwards several decades and even more defunct bands to learn. But by the time they started writing absurdist, zingy power-pop songs together as Cheekface in 2017, they had a clear-cut goal: to have fun, and to be themselves.
If you had $25 million and wanted a 22-car garage …

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Sophia Solano

If you had $25 million and wanted a 22-car garage … (washingtonpost.com) If you had $25 million and wanted a 22-car garage … By Sophia Solano 2025041110453400 Last year was a tale of two housing markets in the Washington area. Lower- and middle-range buyers competed with all-cash offers and faced high mortgage rates and limited inventory. But the ultra-luxury market floated above the frenzy.