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DC among top ranked in nation for cities seeing surge in women business owners 03/13/2024 07:06am • A new report finds that Washington, D.C. ranks No. 3 for cities which saw growth in the number of women who opened businesses in 2023 compared to the previous year. The District saw a 25% rise in women opening businesses, which ranks it behind only Miami (31%) and first place, Austin (34%). The r A family run workshop keeps the legacy of the Mexican fireworks alive despite the danger 03/09/2024 03:54pm • TULTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Every year, in the first week of March, hundreds of giant papier-mâché bulls stuffed with fireworks are erected in the front yards of the Mexican town of Tultepec. Thousands of restless fingers carefully cut, pasted and painted the colorful patterns that brought the †Bill allowing undocumented Maryland residents to more easily buy health care clears hurdle in Annapolis 03/09/2024 08:38am • Members of Maryland's immigrant population and their advocates are celebrating the Senate approval of legislation that would allow undocumented residents to more easily purchase private health care coverage off of the state's insurance marketplace. On Friday, the Maryland Senate approved the "Acc Data Doctors: How to calculate your bandwidth needs 03/08/2024 01:53pm • Q: When searching for an alternative internet service provider, how do I determine how much bandwidth I need? A: You can make an educated guess of your needs based on the number of devices connecting, what they will be doing, and how often they’re used at the same time. ISP packages are usua DC’s first nonalcoholic liquor store is open 03/08/2024 12:52pm • The growing nonalcoholic beverage industry has led stores that sell beer, wine and liquor to start stocking up on nonalcoholic beverages. But now D.C.'s first and only store that sells exclusively nonalcoholic drinks is up and running at Union Market on a temporary basis — though this is a Va. bill to allow marijuana sales in peril after breakdown on Alexandria arena deal 03/08/2024 08:57am • Hopes that Gov. Glenn Youngkin might sign a bill legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Virginia faded fast this week as Democrats blocked one of the governor’s top priorities: the plan to bring a professional sports arena to Northern Virginia. As recently as Wednesday, according to multiple C DC game shop runs board games, tabletop role-playing section of Awesome Con 03/07/2024 12:39pm • Awesome Con is a celebration of all things nerd. And it's coming to D.C. The event combines the style of Comic Con in New York or San Diego and is coming to the District on Friday. The convention boasts actors from television and film speaking in panels and signing autographs, as well as an en Awesome Con brings Anakin Skywalker, cast of 'Breaking Bad' to Washington Convention Center 03/07/2024 10:57am • Don't be alarmed if you see folks dressed as Storm Troopers on the Metro this weekend. They're probably heading to Awesome Con at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. "This will be our 11th year," Vice President of Comics & Marketing Lauren Dabb t Things to do in the DC area: Artomatic, music and culture festivals … and more! 03/07/2024 06:12am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. For the first time since 2017, Artomatic is returning in person to the Dist Rewriting Oscar history with fresh Best Picture nominees and winners for every single year 03/07/2024 03:58am • It’s Oscar week! Every day this week, WTOP examines a different aspect of Oscar history and this year’s race. On Monday, we asked if "Oppenheimer" marks the return of the blockbuster Best Picture. On Tuesday, we tallied the winningest films on the Oscar Mount Rushmore. And Wednesday, we g Organized crime ain’t what it used to be. Md. lawmakers say it’s time to update the law 03/06/2024 03:58pm • For a lot of people, the term "organized crime" conjures up images of backroom mafia deals or highly structured street gangs dealing drugs and getting engaged in turf wars. But like everything else in the world, things are changing. “We are witnessing the emergence of smaller, more agile crimin Greenheart Juice Shop opens its fifth Northern Virginia location in Courthouse 03/06/2024 08:20am • Greenheart Juice Shop, whose first pressed juice and smoothie store opened more than a decade ago, opens its newest Northern Virginia location this weekend — with another location coming later this year. The Courthouse Greenheart Juice Shop is at 2016 Wilson Blvd., in a space previously occupie Unlicensed commercial businesses the focus of crackdown in Prince George’s Co. 03/05/2024 10:14pm • It’s hard to say just how many unlicensed, commercial businesses are being run out of homes in Prince George’s County, Maryland, but every month, the county gets hundreds of complaints about them. This month, the county’s Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE) is sprea Need a restaurant week fix? Vienna is the place to go 03/04/2024 06:03am • Foodies who are craving a good deal might want to check out restaurant week in Vienna, Virginia, where dozens of businesses are now offering discounts. It runs through Sunday, March 10. This is the third year for Vienna Restaurant Week, sponsored by the Town of Vienna Economic Development Depa How this ‘crooked duckling’ from Mexico became a professional ballerina in Manassas 03/04/2024 05:12am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 20px 10px;background: #D30000;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #fff;border-r