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WTOP Answer Desk: How a shutdown could affect you 09/30/2013 04:33pm • WASHINGTON - How does the federal shutdown affect you? The WTOP Answer Desk is getting answers to your questions. Have a question? Submit it using this form. How is the crisis hurting contractors differently than federal employees? What about back pay and unemployment benefits? Some federal c Italian beer garden to put Bethesda's nightlife to the test 09/25/2013 09:35am • Olivia Ricchi is putting Bethesda’s nightlife and bar scene to the test. Ricchi, daughter of Cesco Osteria founder and executive chef Francesco Ricchi, is opening an Italian beer garden on Thursday on the corner outdoor patio of her dad’s 7401 Woodmont Ave. restaurant. The space wi An unbreakable friendship forms amid the chaos of 9/11 09/10/2013 07:11pm • Follow WTOP's blog on Sept. 11. WASHINGTON - They were strangers when Sept. 11, 2001, dawned over the Pentagon. But within hours, two lives intersected amid tragedy and chaos and a bond was forged that will never be broken. Racquel Kelley, then a new mom from D.C., didn't know about the att Most D.C. power restored 09/08/2013 11:06am • UPDATE: 2:28 p.m. EDT 9/8/2013 A PEPCO spokesperson says most power has been restored. 2,300 outages in Northeast D.C. were reported earlier Sunday morning. EARLIER: Sunday - 9/8/2013, 11:47am ET WASHINGTON - For the second straight morning, many in the area are without power. PEPCO is reporti Mysterious drone over Alexandria fire wasn't fire department's 09/04/2013 11:17am • WASHINGTON - A drone flew over the scene of a major fire this week in Alexandria, but no one seems to know to whom it belongs. The Alexandria Fire Department says the drone doesn't belong to it or any other department that battled a six-alarm warehouse fire Monday. Alexandria resident Robert Ra 'Beauty Queen of Leenane' beautifully depicts 'tragic sense of history,' 'struggle' 09/03/2013 10:37am • Heather Brady, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - During the intermission between acts in Monday night's production of "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" at the Roundhouse Theatre in Bethesda, Md., a man sitting in the back row answered his phone and told whomever was on the other end that he was at a Garden Plot: Pests never take a vacation 08/22/2013 09:10pm • Stink bug revenge Not every email I get is a question. Greg in Paeonian Springs (just north of Leesburg in Loudoun County) writes: "You may already know this, but stink bugs seem to love hosta flowers. We have a sea of hostas that recently started blooming, and nearly every bloom cluster has a Your Beermonger: D.C. Beer Ascendant 08/16/2013 01:15pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). This past week saw the 2013 edition of DC Beer Week, a celebration of all things beer in the Nation’s Capital. Events featuring the breweries of the District, Maryland, Drones expected to be farmers of the future (Video) 08/14/2013 01:01pm • WASHINGTON - When the Federal Aviation Administration allows commercial drones to fly in the U.S., the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International expects them to have an $82 billion impact on the economy over a decade, with most of that in the agriculture industry. "There's going to Breaking down 'Breaking Bad' (SPOILERS) 08/12/2013 10:42am • SPOILER ALERT: This piece is meant for viewers who have seen the previous night's episode. If it's still chilling on your DVR, abort now. WASHINGTON - WTOP is counting down the final eight episodes of AMC's "Breaking Bad" with an in-depth look at the show's hidden meanings, story elements and A growing culture: D.C. becomes 'hotbed' for soccer fans, supporters 08/05/2013 05:50pm • WASHINGTON - "Everybody listen up! If you're here for the game, Laughing Man is buying shots! Line up!" It's 6:45 in the evening, and three blocks from the White House, a group of 200 young professionals are packed into the basement room of Laughing Man Tavern in Northwest D.C. Half of the crowd i Capital Fringe Festival brings alternative theater to D.C. 07/11/2013 02:16pm • Dana Gooley, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - For 18 days this summer, performers and theater-lovers, alike, will converge on Northeast D.C. for Capital Fringe, a festival celebration of alternative performances. The eighth annual festival will showcase 130 shows at 18 venues throughout the WABA hires trail rangers to help bicyclists in D.C. area 07/06/2013 12:57am • WASHINGTON - It could be the greatest summer job ever. That's how Jordan Albright looks at her new gig as a trail ranger with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. She still can't believe "that somebody would pay me to bike around Washington, D.C." Trail rangers will do much more than j A sudsy city: Guide to local breweries 07/04/2013 02:27pm • Rachel Nania and Dana Gooley, wtop.com WASHINGTON - It's official. Washington is beer-loving town. Last year, D.C. residents consumed 28.3 gallons of the bubbly beverage, according to the Beer Institute. And those looking to sample the suds of craft brewers do not have to travel far. The D.C. Your cheesemonger: Getaways for cheese lovers 06/28/2013 12:30pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Katie Carter, cheesemonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway) Winter is, by far, the busiest season for cheesemongers. Holidays and family gatherings call for great food and cheese is always invited. The quieter summer months, on t