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Tracy Camilla Johns, star of Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It,' presents photography exhibit in Laurel 11/15/2023 04:35am • She was the lead actress in Spike Lee's breakthrough film "She's Gotta Have It" (1986). Now, Tracy Camilla Johns, 60, presents her photography exhibit at the Laurel Museum, operated by the Laurel Historical Society in Maryland where she's lived for 25 years. The exhibit runs now through Thanksgiv 'False sense of security': How to upgrade car alarms and prepare for possible break-ins 11/13/2023 06:34am • WTOP traffic reporter Steve Dresner, a familiar voice on WTOP's daily broadcast, shares his experience — and lessons learned — after his car was broken into last week. Last weekend, I joined the statistic of people who’ve had their vehicles broken into during the overnight hours. My WATCH: National Building Museum's new 'Mini Memories' exhibit offers pocket-size fun for the whole family 11/07/2023 04:05am • A charming new exhibit at D.C.’s National Building Museum lets you fit the wonders of the world right in your pocket. In today’s edition of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax took a tour around the globe, by making “Mini Memories” — one souvenir buildin This procedure is banned in the US. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio's abortion amendment? 10/23/2023 06:06am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With Election Day closing in, anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily around a term for an abortion procedure that was once used later in pregnancy — but hasn't been legal in the U.S. for over 15 years. How Taylor Swift's big reputation is impacting DC-area movie theaters 10/16/2023 04:48pm • The love story between Taylor Swift and her fans is on full display in theaters around the D.C. area as The Eras Tour film has Swifties dancing, singing and, of course, trading friendship bracelets. The pop star's big reputation made for sold-out theaters and between $95 million and $97 opening w Bone Thugs-N-Harmony chats with WTOP ahead of tour stop with LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, The Roots 10/11/2023 04:07am • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” It may not be the first of the month, but it's time to "wake up, wake up" and buy some hip-hop tickets! Bone Thugs-N-Harmony perform live at Capital One Arena on Sunday in D.C. for "The F.O.R.C.E. Tour” in a collab Financial literacy: Why students should learn this skill 10/06/2023 03:04pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. As a student, the start of the Fall semester often brings excitement and anticipation for the school year ahead. However, for many it may also bring financial stress and uncertainty.  Developing strong financial literacy College Football Corner: Maryland and JMU open October undefeated 10/02/2023 07:25am • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. Read his latest rankings here. We're only just getting started! Five fun weeks of September football is in our rear-view mirror, and what exactly have we learned? Heading into the season one thought that Maryland might be on to something special (they are), Jam Why coin and button batteries can be so dangerous in the hands of your kids 09/13/2023 01:03pm • Doctors are warning parents about how dangerous certain batteries can be for your kids. It comes as new standards and regulations go into effect in the U.S. “It is round, it is shiny, it is nice and slick in their hands and can easily slip into the mouth,” Dr. Sarah Combs described the typica Repurposed pay phone entertains kids and grownups with jokes in DC 09/09/2023 09:30pm • Coin-operated pay telephones, once ubiquitous, in places ranging from gas stations to drug stores to street corners, have vanished from the landscape. But someone has figured a way to repurpose an old pay phone to dial up some smiles. Near Lafayette Elementary School in D.C.'s Chevy Chase neighbo DC juvenile curfew enforcement starts Friday 09/01/2023 07:15pm • Enforcement of the juvenile curfew pilot program in D.C. starts on Friday at midnight. The youth curfew will be targeted in seven focus areas, including Chinatown and the U Street area. Under the program, D.C. police will be able to bring young people out after curfew to the Department of Youth a Lifeguards honored for saving drowning boy's life at DC-area pool 08/31/2023 08:38am • Three lifeguards were honored on Wednesday for their heroic actions which saved a 7-year-old boy’s life in Prince George’s County, Maryland. On June 25, the lifeguards were on duty at the Hamilton Splash Park in Hyattsville when they first noticed the boy in the water. “I saw him, he Summit in Southeast DC calls on young people to help remedy juvenile crime 08/13/2023 09:10pm • As juvenile crime in the District continues to rise, the Ward 8 community in Southeast held a summit to engage young people in finding solutions on Sunday afternoon. Held at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC) on Mississippi Avenue, community leaders at the event spoke directl Hip-Hop Block Party returns to African American History Museum 08/09/2023 04:00am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip5pOaJMFws Last year's inaugural Hip-Hop Block Party with DJ Spinderella was such a success that it's returning for round two this weekend at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C. The second annual Hip-Hop Block Par Starter homes in the DC-area housing market are few and far between 08/07/2023 12:15pm • The term "starter home" was coined in the post-World War II housing boom, and represents just what it sounds like — the first property a home buyer purchases — but for potential first-time buyers, finding a starter home may be a wild goose chase right now. Redfin defines a starter home as