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Things to do in the DC area: Unique trivia nights, a 2000s dance party … and more! 01/04/2024 04:52am • There’s 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. Get your thinking caps ready because this Thursday is National Trivia Day. To c MOM’s Organic Market is coming to Anne Arundel County 01/02/2024 10:07am • Rockville-based MOM’s Organic Market will open a store in Severna Park: its 11th store in Maryland and its first in Anne Arundel County. MOM’s has signed a lease for 12,000-square-feet in Continental Realty Corporation’s Park Plaza, at 550 Ritchie Highway, and will open the store late this Listen: 30 notable songs by DC-area artists that came out in 2023 12/31/2023 04:53am • For fresh and new music, WTOP has you covered with a curated playlist of this reporter's favorite songs of the year. The playlist covers a variety of genres and styles, but is tied together in that all of the songs are by local artists and bands. From SIR E.U's experimental rap song “I Will Ne New Maryland, Virginia laws going into effect on Jan. 1, 2024 12/30/2023 04:49am • There are a few new laws around the D.C. area that will go into effect on New Year's Day. There are no new laws in the District itself that will affect residents directly, but there are quite a few in neighboring states. Laws that will go into effect on the first day of 2024 in Maryland and Vi Maryland's highest paid lobbyists registered to push fossil fuel interests in statehouse next year 12/29/2023 09:49pm • Just in time for the 2024 General Assembly session: An update on state lobbying firms that represent fossil fuel clients — and the governments, clean energy companies, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions that hire them. Earlier this year, a new national climate advocacy group Prince George's Co. officer fires shots during carjacking in Oxon Hill, police say 12/29/2023 06:40am • Police in Prince George's County are searching for two suspects who carjacked an off-duty police officer near the Tanger Outlets National Harbor shopping center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Thursday evening. The incident occurred on the 6700 block of Tanger Boulevard in the parking lot of a busines How Virginia’s Dept. of Forestry and Christmas tree growers spruced up the holidays 12/28/2023 11:22pm • The annual holiday tradition of chopping down a Christmas tree from a local farm doesn’t just come with fond memories and green needles stuck everywhere. If you’re a Virginian, choosing to store presents under a white pine, Virginia pine, Scotch pine or Norway spruce means there’s a chance you $25M lawsuit claims Deshazor Everett, 2 other Washington football players were racing before 2021 fatal crash 12/28/2023 10:47pm • The mother of a woman killed in a 2021 crash while riding in a car driven by former Washington football player Deshazor Everett in Loudoun County, Virginia, has filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit against Everett, two current Washington players and a friend. The filing by Kathleen Peters n Local DC-area pizza chain recognized by Italian critics 12/28/2023 06:36am • Pupatella, a pizza restaurant with multiple locations in the D.C. area, has been recognized by an Italian-based critics group as one of world's most "excellent Pizzerias." "To me, it's one of the healthiest pizzas you could get. And just made with love every day," said Pupatella founder Enzo The best champagne (and other bubbly alternatives) for New Year's Eve 12/28/2023 12:01am • Sometimes, popping bubbly on New Year's Eve isn't as easy as it looks in the movies or in commercials. When walking through the aisles of Total Wine or other specialty shops, it can be hard to not get overwhelmed by the myriad of choices available. WTOP reached out to two wine specialists to Why the wrong plumber could drain your wallet 12/27/2023 03:08pm • The holiday season can be a busy time for plumbers, but experts say finding the right one could save you big time. Washington Consumers Checkbook evaluated more than 200 plumbers for quality and price to help homeowners out. While some of them were pretty good, others were not. "Many consum Georgetown makes top 20 list for priciest retail rents 12/27/2023 10:20am • People eating outdoors in Georgetown. (Courtesy Georgetown Business Improvement District) Cushman & Wakefield's annual list of the most expensive retail rents, both in the Americas and globally, keeps Manhattan's Upper Fifth Avenue at the top of both lists. No D.C. retail district made the g Where DC-area residents can dispose their Christmas trees and holiday decorations 12/27/2023 07:36am • With the holiday season coming to a close, D.C.-area residents will have to take down their Christmas trees and decorations. Here's where to get rid of them. DC The District's Department of Works will begin collecting holiday trees and greenery from Jan. 3 through March 2. D.C. residents can leave City of Frederick to ban businesses from giving out plastic bags 12/24/2023 08:02pm • The city of Frederick, Maryland, is banning businesses from giving out plastic bags starting in the new year. Customers will have to bring their own bags to stores to shop for items like food, clothes and hardware starting Jan. 1, 2024. Businesses can offer paper bags as an alternative. The ci 11th-hour holiday shoppers brave the mall on 'Super Saturday' to secure last-minute gifts 12/23/2023 05:53pm • The last Saturday before Christmas — also known as Super Saturday — was expected to be busy, according to research firm Sensormatic Solutions. Such was the case at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, Maryland, where there was no shortage of last-minute shoppers seeking gifts for friends and f