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DC's Black Lives Matter Plaza gets fresh coat of paint for John Lewis procession 07/27/2020 11:31am • A D.C. public works crew repaints letters spelling "Black Lives Matter" early on Monday, June 27. (Courtesy DCDPW) The giant yellow letters forming "Black Lives Matter" on D.C.'s 16th Street were given a fresh coat of paint early Monday morning, ahead of a funeral procession for the late Georgia Data Doctors: Switching to Gmail? Tips and tricks for getting acclimated 07/24/2020 04:20am • Q: I���ve been a long time Outlook user and new to Gmail, so any tips for getting acclimated would be appreciated. A: Change is hard, especially when it comes to our computers, but there are so many advantages to using Gmail over a traditional email program that the learning curve will be worth t Prince George's Co. schools CEO details grading, communication plans for school year 07/15/2020 11:50pm • Families with children in Prince George's County, Maryland, public schools received answers to their questions last night about the school system turning entirely to online learning for the first half of the upcoming school year. Nearly 14,000 Prince George's County residents dialed into a Wednes Popup picnic parks in North Bethesda encourage eating takeout outdoors 07/15/2020 08:20pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is opening free, temporary picnic spaces in North Bethesda to encourage people to support local restaurants and eat their takeout in a safe, outdoor environment during the coronavirus pandemic. The four "pop-up picnic parks" are located in the Pike District and adhere Do You Need a Plumbing Check Up? 07/14/2020 01:32pm • This content is sponsored by��O���Connor Plumbing. Do you have a healthy home?�� The answer to that question always needs to be YES and with O���Connor Plumbers that answer can be YES. You always want to make sure your home is protected, especially during a pandemic. That���s why you need t Capitol Hill's Tortilla Coast faces uncertain future 07/13/2020 05:00pm • D.C.'s Tortilla Coast looks likely to close after 32 years. (Courtesy Google Maps) Tortilla Coast, the Tex-Mex restaurant popular with Capitol Hill staffers, interns and politicians, faces a possible closure. A potential closing date has been extended to July 26, at least while lease talks co Calvert Woodley Wine and Spirits has reopened, with limits 07/06/2020 03:00pm • Calvert Woodley Wine and Spirits reopened Monday after a three-month closure. (Google Maps) After a three-month temporary closure, Calvert Woodley Wine and Spirits In D.C.'s Van Ness neighborhood, one of the largest and busiest liquor stores in the District, has reopened for business. Calvert Great Falls teenager gives financial advice to other teens 07/06/2020 08:30am • Whitman Ochiai, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, has a free podcast giving financial advice to his fellow teens. (Courtesy Whitman Ochiai) Whitman Ochiai, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria Best Movies of All Time: 2020 Edition 07/01/2020 12:31am • Movie theaters have been closed for months during quarantine. AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas��have delayed reopening until late July. What can you watch until then? WTOP has you covered with the Best Movies of All Time! For the entire month of July,��WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley will rank NWSL takes field first as other pro leagues chart futures 06/27/2020 01:42am • The National Women���s Soccer League opens its Challenge Cup tournament Saturday and the pressure is on as it becomes the first professional team sports league to play in the U.S. amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many of the players aren't as concerned about being first as they are eager to get bac Data Doctors: Tips for buying digital picture frames 06/26/2020 07:11pm • Q: Are there any digital picture frames that work with Google Photos? A: When the concept of the digital picture frame first surfaced in the 90���s, the hype around how it was going to transform our homes was pretty over the top. All your artwork and pictures would become huge picture frames t Dr. Google is wrong: Online symptom checkers often inaccurate, study says 06/24/2020 10:56am • Self-diagnosing health symptoms via online symptom checkers, or "Dr. Google," is wrong nearly three-quarters of the time, according to new Edith Cowan University research published in the Medical Journal of Australia. The study, which analyzed 36 symptom-checking apps and websites across the glob WTOP Releases New Podcast ���Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America��� 06/23/2020 10:10am • Washington, D.C. (June 23, 2020) ��� In the wake of the tragic killing of George Floyd and renewed calls for meaningful change and racial equality in America, WTOP News has released a new podcast, ���Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.��� The podcast, hosted by longtime WTOP National Security Column: In critical moment, calling all allies 06/22/2020 04:19am • America is experiencing a critical moment. The killings of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by law enforcement have, once again, forced the country to reckon with its long history of systemic racism and, more specifically, police brutality. In the weeks following their deaths, How the DC Black Lives Matter Plaza sparked murals across the country 06/21/2020 08:02pm • When Keyonna Jones received a call from a fellow artist on June 4 about a secret project starting in just a few hours, she had no idea it would lead to one of the most iconic images of the Black Lives Matter protests and spark other cities to take notice. The lead artist told Jones that D.C. Mayo