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Peeps diorama contest comes to National Harbor 03/16/2017 04:28pm • WASHINGTON — The Peeps Diorama Contest lives! The popular spring event, sponsored for years by The Washington Post, continues in 2017, co-sponsored by National Harbor and the Washington City Paper. There is no category or theme defined for the entries. "We just can't wait to see what every 4 Tips for a Disney World Vacation on a Budget 03/15/2017 08:00pm • Walt Disney World is known as the most magical place on earth, but the sticker shock from prices at the world-famous park is enough to put a damper on your dream vacation. Don't get discouraged. There are more than a few ways to save money on a trip to Disney World. From the time you book your tick 7 Things Renters Can Do to Recoup Their Security Deposit 03/09/2017 07:00pm • Getting your security deposit back after you move out of your apartment can feel like a surprise gift when you're in the process of moving, which can cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars. But that excitement over receiving your security deposit can be soured when the check is smaller than the a Steven Van Zandt headlines Rock & Roll for Children benefit show 03/09/2017 01:43am • WASHINGTON — He's a music and TV icon, from his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame role in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band to his gangster role in "The Sopranos." Now, "Little Steven" himself, Steven Van Zandt, will headline the annual Rock and Roll for Children concert at The Fillmore in Sil Northwestern basketball is the story you won’t be able to avoid this March 03/09/2017 01:21am • WASHINGTON — The narrative is a good one that needs no embellishment. Northwestern basketball — one of just five original Division I programs never to make the NCAA Tournament, and the only one from a major conference — is finally on the doorstep of the dance. But where the story of decades of 6 Steps for Going From 2 Incomes to 1 03/08/2017 07:00pm • Jamie Dorsey, 34, had long planned to home-school her two young kids. However, as they neared school age, she knew it was a dream that wouldn't happen without a major change in their family. The Charleston, South Carolina, resident was a high school teacher in Michigan three years ago. Her husband w Jay Leno returns to Kennedy Center for stand-up comedy 03/07/2017 01:52am • WASHINGTON — From "Headlines" to "Jaywalking," his humor carried "The Tonight Show" for decades, earning the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize. Now, comedy icon Jay Leno returns to the Kennedy Center for a stand-up show on Friday, March 17. "Just telling a few jokes, trying to make a li A Charitable Way to Cut Your Estate Tax Obligation While You're Still Alive 03/02/2017 07:00pm • Most of us will never have to worry about estate tax. But if you expect to die with more than $5.49 million in assets, your family could pay out as much as 40 percent of the value of any assets over that amount in federal taxes. To cut the tax bite, many wealthy people have a strategy of sharing the Can Older People Have Eating Disorders? 03/01/2017 07:00pm • When Margaret Maine returned from summer vacation years ago, a friend greeted her: "It looks like you've lost some weight. You look great!" the pal praised. "I wish I could." Maine wasn't going back to high school, college or even back to work in middle age. Rather, she was in her late 70s at the The Cost of Convenience: When Saving Time Sabotages Your Budget 02/28/2017 07:00pm • With new mobile apps and digital tools popping up every day, it's easy to succumb to their convenience without giving much thought to how they're impacting our budgets. Interestingly, the term "convenience" is associated with increased costs. Consider convenience stores, where you pay a premium for With ground broken, United all in for Audi Field in June 2018 02/28/2017 04:47am • WASHINGTON — Wielding an actual machete triumphantly above his head, D.C. United Managing General Partner Jason Levien looked like something of a 21st century pirate celebrating his latest and biggest conquest. After 21 years and five ownership groups, D.C. United finally broke ground on its new, When does your teen have to start filing taxes? 02/24/2017 09:00am • A first job is a rite of passage. "Whenever I hear a client say they have a child with income, my first thought is 'congratulations,'" says Jo Anna M. Fellon, principal at accounting firm Friedman LLP in East Hanover, New Jersey. After that, it's time to provide some guidance on how to spend that mo How to Avoid Tax Scams 02/21/2017 07:00pm • The IRS recently released its "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for 2017, and it includes fake charities, email phishing scams and even frivolous tax arguments, where the taxpayer refuses to pay taxes on religious or moral grounds. Two perennial threats that pop up year after year: tax ID theft, wher Special delivery: US-born panda cub Bao Bao bound for China 02/20/2017 11:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo is packing up its American-born panda cub Bao Bao for a one-way flight to China, where the 3-year-old will eventually join a panda breeding program. Monday is the last day to see Bao Bao at the National Zoo before her long flight to China.  Bao Bao is schedul Bethesda native’s Oscar short ‘Joe’s Violin’ grabs Denzel’s ear 02/20/2017 01:30am • WASHINGTON — A talented teen pulls her bow across a special set of strings. Standing poolside at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon on Feb. 6, Denzel Washington stops in his tracks to listen to the soulful violin of 14-year-old Brianna Perez, whose touching story is chronicled in the Oscar-nom