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Tony Bennett's daughter Antonia plays DC's Blues Alley where she once found a 'jazz cat' 03/27/2023 03:54am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” The phrase "jazz cat" usually describes an agile musician, but the purr is real in the nation's capital. Antonia Bennett once found a stray feline wandering outside of the historic Blues Alley in the Georgetown neighborhood of Kyle Kuzma has laid the foundation for a big summer with his best season yet 03/22/2023 11:00am • Kyle Kuzma has laid the foundation for a big summer originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- When the going gets tough and the Wizards are losing games, Kyle Kuzma likes to remind himself that he and his fellow NBA players are "one-percenters." It's a self-aware reflection of the pr Spring break travel: Expect crowded beaches, uptick in international trips 03/22/2023 10:44am • Students from all D.C.-area school systems will get a well-deserved spring break in April. If you plan on taking your kids for a trip, expect busy airports and packed beaches. Unsurprisingly, shorelines will be mobbed as beaches in Florida and Hawaii are the top domestic destination for the 50 mi 'Man on Wire' legend Philippe Petit performs 'Wonder on the Wire' at National Building Museum in DC 03/20/2023 01:22pm • Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” His stunning 1974 high-wire walk across New York City's ill-fated Twin Towers was chronicled in the Oscar-winning documentary "Man on Wire" (2008), and again in the narrative flick "The Walk" (2015). This week, Philippe Pe DC ranks in top 10 destinations for cheap flights 03/17/2023 05:02pm • D.C. was just ranked among cities with the best low airfare nationwide, and travel experts say now is the time to book to get the best summer travel deals. The city was recently ranked seventh on a top 10 list of U.S. destinations from Going.com, including Tampa, Los Angeles and Hawaii, with the Howard University hosts send-off for men's basketball team ahead of NCAAs 03/15/2023 08:12am • The Howard University men’s basketball team is competing in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1992. The school showed its appreciation Tuesday as a crowd gathered for an exciting send-off. "There's definitely a buzz," said small forward Steve Settle III. "We work as hard as any team DC school celebrates Pi Day the way it’s intended 03/14/2023 12:50pm • Over the years, restaurants and bakeries have had fun with Pi Day, offering specials on pizza pies, dessert pies and any other kinds of pies you can imagine. But Pi Day falls on March 14 because it’s 3/14 on your calendar, and the number known as Pi is 3.14 — and so on, forever. Being that Want to see DC-area teams in March Madness? It could be pricey 03/13/2023 03:20pm • With March Madness getting underway this week, some college basketball fans from the D.C. region may want to travel to see their favorite teams compete in person. If you are among those more passionate fans, you should be prepared for a potentially pricey trip. More Business and Finan National Zoo reopens Bird House to the public 03/13/2023 07:34am • Starting Monday, you can visit Northwest D.C.'s Smithsonian National Zoo and its newly renovated Bird House — all you'll need is a free ticket to enter. The six-year, $69-million project features more than 70 different bird species in aviaries where the birds can swim, fly and waddle freely Tale of the Tape: 'Creed III' vs. 'Rocky III' 03/03/2023 04:30am • The "Rocky" franchise is still slugging away as it enters its action-packed ninth installment. "Creed III" is sure to win the weekend box-office title as it hits movie theaters on Friday. How will "Creed III" compare to "Rocky III?" It's time for boxing's "tale of the tape." Mor Wizards players like NBA's two-game series schedule quirk 03/02/2023 11:22pm • Wizards players like NBA's mini-series schedule quirk originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- The Wizards secured a big win over the Raptors on Thursday night and in doing so moved into a tie with Toronto for the ninth-best record in the East. The Raptors, though, will have a Beltway Basketball Beat: The March into Madness continues... and Girl Scout Cookie rankings 03/01/2023 07:54am • March may "enter like a lion," but for me, it hits like a sledgehammer. Just when I had gotten the NFL playoffs out of my system (along with the corresponding nachos and wings), it's time to fire up a month of thrills, chills, spills and much more. More Beltway Basketball Beat More Norse Atlantic Airways to launch nonstop flights from Dulles to London this summer 02/28/2023 12:20pm • Norwegian low-cost airline startup Norse Atlantic Airways will launch nonstop flights from Dulles International Airport to London this summer, with introductory fares as low as $195 each way. Norse will operate flights six days a week from Dulles to London's Gatwick Airport starting June 1, and w Outside of Nevada, MGM National Harbor was top US casino last year 02/27/2023 02:00pm • MGM National Harbor, which recently marked its sixth anniversary, is not only the top casino by gaming revenue among Maryland’s six casinos, but it was also the top performing commercial casino out of Nevada last year. Overall, the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. market ranked the No. 3 market for g Why the warmer winter could bring a less colorful spring to the DC area 02/22/2023 09:18pm • Hardly any snow has fallen in the D.C. region this winter, and with temperatures getting unusually warm Thursday, some experts say the spring could be significantly less colorful than normal. "We look at the winter weather every year as a predictor of how our spring is going to go," said Lou Meye