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Car Review: Mazda’s 3-row SUV is a high-tech hit 02/18/2024 10:55pm • “This is the greatest car ever,” proclaimed my hyper-focused 5-year-old. She had homed in on the available rear-seat center console as the deal-sealer, giving her, for the first time, her very own mobile stash for small stuffed animals, snacks and other things that young children somehow find ap 2 Md. men charged with stealing more than 50 firearms from Va. gun shop 02/17/2024 09:24pm • Two Maryland men were charged Thursday with stealing more 50 firearms from a Virginia gun shop in April 2023, among multiple additional crimes. Prosecutors said 21-year-old Cedric Minger and 22-year-old Victor Jones, along with two co-conspirators, drove from D.C. to Dominion Defense in Springfie Enjoy the luxury of Paris without flying there at this cereal heiress' DC mansion 02/16/2024 12:33pm • Marjorie Merriweather Post was an heiress, business woman and philanthropist, whose father founded the Post cereal empire in 1895. They traveled to Paris extensively for business, and Post built a collection of French art, fashion and jewelry. “She left all these treasures that you can't re Md. Gov. Moore's bill to take a public health approach to gun violence gets a hearing in Annapolis 02/16/2024 06:40am • The mother of a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a 12-year-old told lawmakers in Annapolis, Maryland, this week, "I pray that we come together to create a safer and more compassionate world for all." Ja'Ka McKnight told the members of the House Judiciary Committee that her family was "d South Block lands at Dulles Airport, and three other locations 02/15/2024 12:05pm • Arlington, Virginia-based juice and smoothie chain South Block, fresh off outside investment to help fund its planned expansion, will open at least four new locations this year, including one at Dulles Airport. The airport location will open in Concourse D later this year. South Block has also pa Alexandria City Council member expects 6 to 8 months of public engagement on arena plan 02/14/2024 04:40pm • While the Virginia General Assembly considers a plan for a new arena to be built in Alexandria, Virginia, for the NBA's Washington Wizards and the NHL's Washington Capitals, lawmakers in Alexandria are looking at a long and uncertain road ahead for the proposal on the local level. If the plan doe Bethesda restaurant week aims to 'hit all corners of the world' 02/14/2024 02:42pm • It's hard to walk a block in downtown Bethesda, Maryland, without seeing a restaurant, and that's partially the point, for the "Savor Bethesda" restaurant week, which begins Friday, Feb. 16. "It's a thing we love about Bethesda," said Stephanie Coppula, director of marketing and communications fo Bill laying groundwork for new Wizards, Capitals arena in Alexandria passes in Virginia House 02/13/2024 07:11pm • The Virginia House of Delegates voted Tuesday 59-40 to pass legislation that would establish a sports and entertainment authority, laying the groundwork for a new arena to be built in Alexandria for the NBA's Washington Wizards and the NHL's Washington Capitals. "While there is much more that nee Economics of Valentine's Day and why we spend so much for our sweethearts 02/13/2024 05:42pm • This year, people will spend, on average, $185.81 on their special someone this Valentine's Day. Jadrian Wooten, an economics professor at Virginia Tech, said there is a lesson in why lovers spend so much on one another — it’s called “signaling.” Basically, it means someone thinks that Teen filmmakers show their stuff at High School Film Competition in DC 02/13/2024 02:18pm • Picture this, the school bell rings and you're late to class because you're busy editing your next movie! Teen filmmakers will showcase their cutting-edge work this weekend as the D.C. Independent Film Forum hosts its annual High School Film Competition. The contest is happening on Saturday at th Hyattsville gets a Lidl 02/13/2024 08:42am • Discount grocer Lidl continues to add to its growing list of D.C.-area stores, with its newest location opening Wednesday in Hyattsville, Maryland. The new store is at 3104 Queens Chapel Road in the Shops at Queens Chillum. It will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and employs some 40 workers. Montgomery Co.'s hookah lounges, vape and tobacco shops may have to close earlier under new bill 02/12/2024 07:48pm • A proposed bill in Montgomery County, Maryland, would require hookah lounges, vape and tobacco shops to close at hours that align with closing times of the county's bars and restaurants. Montgomery County Council Vice President Kate Stewart is one of the lead sponsors of the bill and told WTOP th Mardi Gras beads are creating a plastic disaster in New Orleans. Are there green alternatives? 02/11/2024 09:05pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers clamoring with outstretched arms. It's all in good fun but it's also a bit of a “plastics disaster,� Have old dresses in your closet? You can donate them to help teens get fancy for prom in Montgomery Co. 02/11/2024 01:18pm • With the high cost of prom, many students have trouble affording the dress and accessories to make them feel beautiful on the night of the dance. That's where "Project Prom Dress" steps in. It's the third year for the annual prom attire giveaway event for all high schoolers. The event is curre Virginia House OKs 'cake pop bill' easing limits on small sellers of homemade goods 02/11/2024 12:00am • Three months ago, Kelly Phillips got a letter from Virginia officials warning her that the small cake pop business she runs out of her home was selling its bite-sized treats illicitly. This week, several grown men waved cake pops around in the Virginia House of Delegates as the body voted 94-2 to