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National Cherry Blossom Festival opens this weekend, pacing well for local tourism National Cherry Blossom Festival opens this weekend, pacing well for local tourism 03/17/2023 12:43pm • The cherry trees bloom every year, including during the pandemic, but this year's National Cherry Blossom Festival will be celebrated by both visitors and the Washington, D.C.-area tourism industry. The cherry blossom festival opens Saturday, March 18, and runs through Sunday, April 16. DC students get lesson in saying 'No' as part of drug prevention education DC students get lesson in saying 'No' as part of drug prevention education 03/16/2023 07:33pm • District schools are taking a new tack when it comes to teaching kids how to avoid drugs. Along with stocking schools with naloxone, teachers are also working with students on what to do in real-life scenarios. In establishing the drug, alcohol and tobacco use unit, D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Bracket Breakdown 4: Maryland, Howard and Virginia tip off; a look at the East Region Bracket Breakdown 4: Maryland, Howard and Virginia tip off; a look at the East Region 03/16/2023 06:18am • The ball will be tipped at 12:15 in Birmingham, Alabama, (where it will technically be 11:15 a.m. CDT, one of four First Round games starting before noon local time over the next two days) as the First Four is in our rear-view mirror. Fairleigh Dickinson, Arizona State, Pit, and Texas A&M-Cor 2 Capitol Heights men arrested in connection to Silver Spring shooting 2 Capitol Heights men arrested in connection to Silver Spring shooting 03/16/2023 03:54am • Two Capitol Heights, Maryland, men have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a man in Silver Spring earlier this month. On Wednesday, Montgomery County police reported that Kajohn and Ahmahd McCombs, both 22-years-old, are in custody following the death of Deandre Keith Ellis, 23. Aspiring DC 911 director encouraged by reports of more ambulances sent to wrong address Aspiring DC 911 director encouraged by reports of more ambulances sent to wrong address 03/15/2023 06:54pm • Lawmakers are sharing that last year, D.C. 911 call takers dispatched 34 ambulances to the wrong address — and so far this year, they've sent 36 to the wrong place. As part of her confirmation hearing, the acting director of the dispatch center explained why. Mayor Muriel Bowser's pick to run t 'They're desperate': Some Arlington parents ask courts to intervene in teen fentanyl addiction treatment 'They're desperate': Some Arlington parents ask courts to intervene in teen fentanyl addiction treatment 03/15/2023 09:30am • A growing number of Arlington County, Virginia, parents are looking for drug abuse treatment for their children, leading to a boom in petitions filed in juvenile court seeking the court's intervention. "A large majority of the petitions we've seen are fentanyl cases, children with severe substanc White House Easter Egg Roll: How to get a chance to attend this year 03/15/2023 05:24am • The White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10 is one of the most beloved celebrations of spring in the District. If you and your kids want to attend this year, here's what you need to know. More DC News More Local News More Lifestyle News Due to high demand, tickets to the Annapolis City Dock revitalization project gets $3 million boost; construction starts this fall Annapolis City Dock revitalization project gets $3 million boost; construction starts this fall 03/14/2023 11:06am • City Dock in Annapolis, Maryland, is one of the D.C. area's most popular destinations to eat, drink, shop and relax, right on the waterfront — but the charm of being on the water also carries the growing risk of flooding. Monday, the city got an infusion of $3.46 million from Congress, to help Bracket Breakdown 2: First Four failures, plus Howard and VCU head West Bracket Breakdown 2: First Four failures, plus Howard and VCU head West 03/14/2023 08:33am • The tournament tips off Tuesday night! Sort of. From 1985 to 2000, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was a perfect bracket of 64 teams: four regions of 16 schools (or eight sub-regionals of eight teams apiece) playing two games on three consecutive weekends in pursuit of a national championshi Prince William County Circuit court swamped with cases Prince William County Circuit court swamped with cases 03/13/2023 04:41pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. It’s the first Tuesday of the month, and a different type of hearing is going on in Prince William County Circuit Court. In courtroom Warrant issued for former Maryland chief of staff McGrath for failing to appear in court Warrant issued for former Maryland chief of staff McGrath for failing to appear in court 03/13/2023 01:22pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Roy McGrath’s federal corruption trial is on indefinite hold after the former aide to former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) failed to come to court. Moore appointee to Stadium Authority board has troubled financial past Moore appointee to Stadium Authority board has troubled financial past 03/13/2023 12:59pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. One of Gov. Wes Moore’s appointees to the board of the Maryland Stadium Authority – an agency charged with overseeing hundreds of millio DC area celebrates Pi Day with pizza, pie deals DC area celebrates Pi Day with pizza, pie deals 03/13/2023 04:34am • Pi Day — which honors the mathematical constant Pi — will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 14, in the D.C. area and around the world. According to Pi Day's website, Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Even though its value isn't precise when someone types it in a ca Can March Madness be good for the office? Can March Madness be good for the office? 03/13/2023 12:02am • It’s the time of year many employers dread — March Madness. Productivity often drops significantly when college basketball games are played one after another. It’s estimated corporations lose billions due to unproductive workers during the span of the NCAA tournament. More Busine How a private investment firm CEO and lawyer team up to help businesses thrive How a private investment firm CEO and lawyer team up to help businesses thrive 03/10/2023 03:04pm • Mauloa. In Hawaiian, it means endless. It might seem like an unusual name for a private investment firm. But for Andrew Sachs that name is Goldilocks. “We look at businesses with endless perspective because we’re not like most investment funds,” said Sachs, founder and CEO of Mauloa. “For
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