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2021 holiday shipping guide: Deadlines for USPS, FedEx and UPS 11/18/2021 01:04pm • Don't let this year's especially challenging hunt for holiday presents go to waste by forgetting that you still have to ship those goods to someone far away. Even for those of you who started -- and maybe even finished -- your holiday shopping back in October, timelines for shipping vary dependin 'Is this really about commuters?' Weekend ridership benefits White's Ferry weekday users 11/18/2021 09:40am • One day after Loudoun County, Virginia, leaders suggested restoring White's Ferry service across the Potomac River would do little to improve weekday commutes, Montgomery County, Maryland, leaders punched back, citing a joint study looking at short-and-long term options for the historic ferry. Th How a DC radio host fooled Hollywood with Christopher Walken voice 10 years ago 11/18/2021 01:38am • Listen to the full conversation on our podcast "Beyond the Fame." He's best known for his British alter-ego Nigel on "The Tony Kornheiser Show," but it was a different impersonation that created a Hollywood controversy exactly 10 years ago today. Marc Sterne impersonated Christopher Walke As DC mask mandate ends, here are the new mask policies at grocery stores, retailers 11/17/2021 11:17pm • D.C.'s indoor mask mandate is set to end Monday, Nov. 22 — nearly four months after it was reimposed amid a surge in cases over the summer driven by the more infectious delta variant. Starting Monday, businesses can set their own mask policies, according to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser who said the DC's Downtown Holiday Market starts Friday 11/16/2021 12:36pm • This is the 17th year for the Downtown Holiday Market, which focuses on boosting small and minority-owed business and local retailers, with more than 70 businesses from across the D.C. region. (Courtesy Downtown DC Business Improvement District) The Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District’ DC mobile woodshop seeks to spark early interest in carpentry 11/16/2021 11:22am • Not many public schools offer any kind of shop class anymore, and some students are missing out on early training that could spark an interest in carpentry and lead to a good-paying career as a result. D.C.-based nonprofit Zenith Community Arts Foundation will roll out a mobile woodshop with a ri Healthy chocolate treats to give or receive 11/16/2021 07:00am • Here's great news about chocolate: Reams of research shows that enjoying dark chocolate can have positive health benefits, from improving your heart's health to tamping down inflammation, improving blood flow and lowering blood pressure. The only catch is that the most health benefits associated Motown legend Smokey Robinson bounces back from COVID to hit MGM National Harbor 11/16/2021 04:05am • Listen to the full conversation on our podcast "Beyond the Fame." Smokey Robinson has reason to celebrate at MGM National Harbor this Saturday night: The 81-year-old Motown legend is happy to be touring again after surviving COVID-19. "It was really crazy," Robinson told WTOP. "Until Apri Md. natives Brothers Osborne come home to The Anthem after pioneering win at CMAs 11/15/2021 11:21am • Listen to the full conversation on our podcast "Beyond the Fame." They grew up in Deale, Maryland, before becoming a decorated country music duo. This Friday, Brothers Osborne rock The Anthem along The Wharf in Southwest D.C. "It's so exciting to get around back home," T.J. Osborne tol Fairfax Co. police investigate late-night Saturday street racing 11/15/2021 11:16am • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, say they are now combing through videos and photos posted to social media as they investigate street racing in a shopping center that drew a crowd of as many as 200 cars late Saturday night. A police spokesperson told WTOP there were between 100 and 200 cars ga Shopping online for the holidays? 3 words you’ll see a lot 11/15/2021 10:00am • It is always disappointing when you find what you want online, and the screen says, “Out of Stock.” You’ll be seeing a lot of that as you shop for the holidays this year. Adobe Digital Insights, which tracks e-commerce throughout the year, notes the prevalence of out-of-stock messages was u Baltimore police officer shoots suspect in three shootings 11/14/2021 02:20pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — An off-duty police officer who was getting a haircut shot and killed a man who burst into a Baltimore barber shop and fatally shot a barber, police said. Police said they believe the same man was responsible for two earlier shootings, one of them fatal. The Baltimore Sun rep Europe's skiers set for 'emotional' return 11/14/2021 07:05am • Some miss the thrill of it. Some miss breathing in crisp, pure air on a sparkling mountainside. Others yearn for a cold drink on a sun-drenched terrace, or a cozy meal by a roaring fire after a day on the slopes. Whatever draws people to the mountains, winter holidays in Europe have been largely Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who's to blame 11/13/2021 10:24am • Confused about inflation? You're not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly simple to understand and absurdly complicated. Let's start with the simplest version: Inflation happens when prices broadly go up. That "broadly" is important: At any given time, the price of goods will MetroCooking DC Enter to Win Contest 11/12/2021 03:12pm • November 15 - 19 enter to win a family four pack of MetroCooking DC Grand Tasting Pavilion tickets for Sunday, December 5. The MetroCooking DC Show is back, December 4 – 5 at the Washington Convention Center! For two days only, DC will be DELICIOUS! Shop, Sip, and Sample! THE ULTIMATE FOODIE OU