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Record number of holiday travelers set to brave the roads and skies 12/20/2019 04:04pm • A record number of Americans are set to travel this holiday season. AAA estimates that 115.6 million people — over a third of the U.S. — will brave the roads and skies. It's the largest number of travelers that AAA has ever recorded since it started keeping the statistic in 2000. The bulk Q&A: 'Peter Pan & Wendy' soars into Shakespeare Theatre with modern take 12/15/2019 11:46pm • Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning — with a magical stop in D.C. Shakespeare Theatre Company sprinkles pixie dust on the nation's capital with "Peter Pan and Wendy," from Dec. 3rd to Jan.12th. The beloved play features an updated adaptation by Lauren Gunderson, who was re Kennedy Center Honors award 'Sesame Street,' Sally Field; Earth, Wind & Fire 12/09/2019 06:29am • The nation's capital hosted its most star-studded event of the year on Sunday night. The 42nd annual Kennedy Center Honors in D.C. saluted Linda Ronstadt, Sally Field, Earth Wind & Fire, Michael Tilson Thomas and the cast of "Sesame Street." Host LL Cool J kicked off the show by thanki Driving times expected to triple on day before Thanksgiving in DC area, nationwide 11/21/2019 04:55pm • Motorists drive in the rain north on Interstate 270 out of D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, in Rockville, Maryland, two days before the Thanksgiving holiday. (Courtesy AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) More drivers will be hitting the roads for Thanksgiving this year, according to AAA forecasts, and the D Hasta la vista, Bei Bei: Giant panda heads to China 11/19/2019 12:30pm • D.C.’s National Zoo is no longer Bei Bei’s home. The much-adored giant panda bid adieu to the United States and departed for China on Tuesday, but not before taking part in one last Washingtonian tradition: The trek to Dulles International Airport. Bei Bei’s crate was loaded into a Things to do around DC this weekend: Nov. 15–17 11/15/2019 09:23am • (Cheryl Gerber/AP; Mike Groll/AP; C. Stanley photography; Scott Suchman) All Weekend The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertainment Show this weekend at the D.C. Convention Center is the ultimate foodie outing featuring samples from 50+ local restaurants, local brews and wines, celebrity chefs and Veterans Day 2019: Freebies and deals 11/08/2019 12:40pm • As America honors service members who served and sacrificed, there are a number of freebies and deals for veterans and active-duty military this Veterans Day. What's open, what's closed on Veterans Day Things to do Colonial Williamsburg: Free admission for all active-duty military, re Movie Review: 'The Irishman' is Scorsese’s elegy to the gangster genre 11/08/2019 12:26am • No filmmaker has explored American crime more poetically or prolifically as Martin Scorsese with "Mean Streets," "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," "Goodfellas," "Casino," "Gangs of New York," "The Departed" and "The Wolf of Wall Street." It was only a matter of time before the master took on Jim Nats trophy good as new after taking a beating post-World Series win 11/02/2019 11:21am • The game night celebrations were a bit too much for the Commissioner’s Trophy. When it was given to the Washington Nationals after their win, and made its way through the locker room, it took a bit of a beating, even losing some of the 30 pennants that encircle the base. Never fear, Tiffany Creepy or cute? A close-up look at a Halloween favorite: bats 11/01/2019 01:12am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '868f7a53-5a25-4e89-96c1-3b20f2a1b5b1' }).render("709615365b63e223");}); Every Halloween, fake bats flutter th Column: My 50 years with the Expos and Nationals 10/22/2019 01:58pm • It’s taken 50 years, 15 in Washington, for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals to reach the World Series. I’ve had a lot of history with this franchise. I was there at the beginning, the very first Expos game on April 8, 1969. They opened against the Mets at Shea Stadium. Growing up in The Nats' 'Face of the Franchise' enjoys October at last 10/21/2019 02:10am • Autumn in Washington can come at you fast. Didn't we just have a week of 90-degree weather? You blink and all of a sudden you're looking for the lining in your coats you removed in April and breaking out the scarf and gloves. Baseball's playoffs are just as abrupt, as teams gearing up for a long pos Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland dies at 68, remembered as a voice for social justice 10/17/2019 02:25pm • Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., a powerful politician who spent more than 20 years in Congress and 16 in the Maryland House of Delegates, is being remembered as a politician with a moral compass who worked tirelessly for his constituents. Cummings, who had been in failing health, died early Thurs Q&A: Jimmy Buffett brings 'Escape to Margaritaville' to National Theatre 10/08/2019 01:08am • Attention, Parrotheads! Your captain just set sail toward the nation's capital. Jimmy Buffett brings the U.S. national tour of his stage musical "Escape to Margaritaville" to National Theatre for one week this Tuesday through Sunday. "It started right here in Washington D.C.," Buffett tol Presto’s college football picks: Moving month 10/04/2019 01:47am • Welcome to "Moving Month" in college football, where strong starts are often exposed as the byproduct of soft scheduling. Where potential weakness become even more apparent as teams for the most part fully enter conference play. Where Heisman Trophy hopefuls make missteps and the eventual winner st