WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Japas Neko IPA

By Brennan Haselton
June 19, 2026 | 8:50 AM

Raise your paw if you’d like to try this beer!

WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and Food and Wine Sommelier of the Year Greg Engert to talk about Japas Neko IPA for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Brewery: Japas Cervejario, based in Brazil but nomadically brewed

Description: West Coast style IPA brewed in Louisville, Kentucky, with Pacific Northwest hops

ABV: 5.7%

Pairing suggestions: Japanese fried chicken and gyoza pork dumplings, spicy tuna rolls, tempura rolls, other sushi, grilled steak

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New rules, new schools greet students returning to class in Montgomery, Prince George’s counties

By John Domen
Luke Lukert
August 25, 2026 | 4:27 PM

Students headed back to class in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties Tuesday, starting a new school year with everything from a stricter cellphone policy to renovated athletic facilities and newly opened schools. At James Hubert Blake High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, students streamed in with sleep still in their eyes and phones in their hands, ready for another academic year. Meanwhile, students at Frederick Douglass High School in Prince George’s County gathered on a newly renovated football field to start the year. Elsewhere in the county, students were welcomed into two new elementary schools. Cellphones go away in Montgomery County

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