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Things to do in the DC area: Liberation Weekend, Spring Night Market … and more! 05/22/2025 07:50am • A bold and brand new music festival is set to launch in the District. Liberation Weekend is a two-day music and arts festival taking place at Black Cat and DC9 in D.C. on Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31, with all proceeds from the event benefiting the nonprofit Gender Liberation Movement (GLM). 'It was not an accident': Va. AG says Thomas Jefferson High School's admissions policy violates civil rights laws 05/21/2025 02:50pm • Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said he's found proof of racial discrimination tied to Fairfax County Public Schools' admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School, even though the admissions policy was litigated all the way to the Supreme Court and ruled constitutional. Miyares anno Gasoline prices are falling as millions prepare for Memorial Day travel 05/21/2025 01:31pm • AAA is forecasting a record 45 million-plus people will travel Memorial Day weekend. For those travelers driving to their destination, they'll find much lower gas prices. Nationwide and locally, gas prices are dropping. The price of gasoline is closely tied to the price of oil, and oil is a barga Loudoun County School Board meeting debates bathroom-related issues 05/21/2025 01:26pm • During a sometimes contentious, more than three-hour Loudoun County School Board meeting Tuesday night, dozens of people spoke out about an investigation that's underway by the Virginia Office of the Attorney General. The case involves a report that three high school boys were "uncomfortable" whe Thousands raised for family of Arlington firefighter who lost home in Md. fire 05/21/2025 11:46am • An Arlington County, Virginia, firefighter is thanking the community for the support his family has seen since a fire destroyed their home in Montgomery County on Friday. Arlington County Fire Capt. David Zuniga lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and his department set up a GoFundMe crowdfundin Gordon Ramsay’s new TV show, 'Secret Service,' spies on DC restaurant 05/21/2025 05:02am • Pete Gouskos has been serving Greek cuisine on Connecticut Avenue in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Northwest D.C. at The Parthenon since 1989. Not much has changed at the restaurant since then, until now — thanks to a new Fox TV series starring celebrity chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay. " A night at the opera comes to the National Mall with 'Opera Italiana is in the Air' concert 05/21/2025 04:31am • The "Opera Italiana is in the Air" concert will be held next month in front of the Lincoln Memorial — an annual rite that sees a world class opera performance performed for free on the National Mall. As organizers get prepared for this year's event, they're still looking for one more person to U.Va. expert says avoiding this type of drink could lead to a longer and healthier life 05/20/2025 09:50pm • There may not be a magic diet that guarantees a long and healthy life, but many geriatricians believe avoiding sugary beverages can help make that goal realistic. Dr. Laurie Archbald-Pannone, associate professor of internal medicine and geriatrics at the University of Virginia’s School of Medic Maryland attorney general announces 3 fair housing settlements to protect renters 05/20/2025 06:37pm • Maryland's attorney general announced three settlements to help protect rights for renters. "Every Marylander deserves equal treatment and opportunity, whether in housing, employment, education or public accommodations," Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said during a news conference on Tue Arlington Co. aims to tamp effects of federal workforce cuts; Youngkin says 'Virginia is booming' 05/20/2025 01:50pm • One in five residents in Arlington County is directly employed by the federal government. County board members and the local delegation in the Virginia General Assembly are working together to assess the damage of recent federal cuts and develop strategies to weather the storm. "This is going to DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton calls for new restrictions on military helicopters near Reagan National 05/20/2025 11:26am • In the aftermath of the fatal midair collision near Reagan National Airport, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is calling for new restrictions on military helicopter flights, including those transporting government officials in the capital region. A total of 67 people were killed when an Army Black Maryland senator expresses disappointment over Gov. Moore's veto of reparations bill 05/20/2025 04:47am • Maryland state Sen. C. Anthony Muse said it did not come as a surprise when Gov. Wes Moore, the state's first Black governor, vetoed a measure to study potential slavery reparations in the state. Moore said in a letter on Friday that "now is not the time for another study," citing multiple other How a new blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease can help stop memory loss earlier 05/19/2025 02:19pm • The prognosis for Alzheimer's disease is much better when patients are diagnosed as early as possible. And there's great news on that front. WTOP talked to two local doctors about an advancement in testing that they says will help patients get treatment faster. "This is really big news," said Working Capital: How a woman's cheesy hobby became an Alexandria neighborhood institution 05/19/2025 04:56am • Jill Erber turned her fondness for cheese into a community staple when she opened Cheesetique, a cheese and wine shop nestled in Alexandria, Virginia’s Del Ray neighborhood, in 2004. Over the past 20 years, Erber has seen Cheesetique grow from a quaint storefront to a neighborhood institution 'Flirtatious' behavior from National Zoo's pandas caught on camera 05/18/2025 05:27pm • It's probably not much of anything yet, but Qing Bao and Bao Li are at least getting curious about each other. That's what staff at the National Zoo in D.C. said in a post on X. Bleats and chirps between two giant pandas are a sure sign that flirtatious feelings are in the air! Paired with rol