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Arlington-based online clothing store closing soon 05/29/2019 05:00pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner ARLnow.com and republished with permission. Anyone interested in getting their Arlington t-shirts or D.C. skyline onesies should buy now because local apparel store District Line Co. is going out of business. The one-woman clothing company ba Montgomery Co. government hit with phone outages 05/28/2019 10:37pm • It started at around 7 a.m. Tuesday — calls to Montgomery County, Maryland, government offices were not going through. The outage affected, among others, the Executive Office Building and County Council Building in Rockville, along with the police headquarters in Gaithersburg. By around 11:3 Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1 05/26/2019 01:01am • Here are celebrities having a birthday this week. May 26: Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who is 74. Singer Stevie Nicks is 71. Actor Philip Michael Thomas (''Miami Vice'') is 70. Actress Pam Grier is 70. Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is 70. Actress Margaret Colin is 61. Singer Dave Robbi The DNA diet: How knowing your genes can help you fit into your jeans 05/24/2019 05:57am • "One man's food is another man's poison." - Lucretius (99-55 B.C.) Most people have this basic understanding of genetics: You inherit genes from your parents, and their DNA combines to create your unique genetic makeup. This can include more obvious traits such as eye color and height but also mo Swastika found in restroom of Montgomery County middle school 05/17/2019 12:16am • A pencil drawing of a swastika was found in a boys' bathroom of a Montgomery County, Maryland, middle school Wednesday. Silver Creek Middle School Principal Traci Townsend said in a letter to parents that once the school was informed about the drawing, staff secured the restroom and called Montgo Hogan expresses concern while releasing education funding, allowing Kirwan bill to take effect 05/16/2019 05:34am • A bill to infuse Maryland public schools with $1 billion for reforms over the next three years will take effect without the signature of Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. In a letter Wednesday explaining his decision to release additional money for 2020 and allow the bill to become law without his signa Study finds breaking cycle of poverty could start in preschool classroom 05/14/2019 01:06am • New research from one of the country’s leading experts in childhood development shows high-quality educational interventions in a child’s first few years of life can result in lasting economic, health and social benefits that extend beyond a single generation. In 2010, James Heckman, a Nobel Maryland confirms 5th measles case; no public exposure concerns 05/10/2019 06:18pm • The Maryland Department of Health advised that a fifth measles case has been confirmed since the first one was reported in early April. The state does not believe the public is at risk of having been exposed to the viral infection in this case, a state Health Department spokesperson said in a sta Best free food deals and specials for Mother's Day 2019 05/08/2019 08:00pm • A Mother's Day meal together is an excellent way to show love and appreciation for the first and most important woman in your life. It's also a way to celebrate all the love (and meals) she has given you over the years. If you can't take out Mom on Mother's Day, a gift card for a nice meal at her Best Mother's Day sales for 2019 05/08/2019 10:30am • There isn't much time left to select the perfect Mother's Day gift. Fortunately, because of expedited shipping, in-store sales and options for picking up online orders in stores, it's still possible for you to get a gift for Mom by May 12. Plus, thanks to stores offering last-minute sales, you have No diplomats, no Venezuelans as activists occupy DC embassy 05/07/2019 08:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Venezuelan embassy in Washington has been full of people for a month. None is a diplomat. None is Venezuelan. The Venezuelans are all outside — a crowd of expatriates who angrily demand the eviction of American activists who moved into their embassy to support embattled Metro Board calls closed meeting apparently on Jack Evans ethics probe 05/06/2019 05:50pm • Metro Board is set to meet in a closed session Tuesday, where members could take steps to finalize the outcome of an ethics investigation involving Chairman Jack Evans. In a public signal that the meeting of the board is likely connected to Evans, the request for the closed session was initiated Businesses offer free food and other deals for Teacher Appreciation Week 05/06/2019 06:46am • Teachers give back to their students so some businesses are looking to give back to them with special deals in time for Teacher Appreciation Week. The week, which runs through May 11, focuses around National Teacher Day, which is celebrated on Tuesday, May 7. Teachers should check with the loc Protests continue outside Venezuelan embassy building in DC 05/04/2019 06:20pm • The D.C.-based activist group Code Pink and other supporters of the communist government in Venezuela continue to occupy a Georgetown building left vacant by Venezuelan diplomats last month after President Donald Trump's administration offered backing to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido. 3 arrested in clashes at Venezuelan embassy in Georgetown 05/03/2019 06:17am • As the political stalemate in Venezuela continues, a volatile situation at the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington is getting more intense. Mirroring the actual conflict in the South American nation, supporters of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro have been clashing with backers of opposition lead