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9 National Coffee Day deals in DC region 09/29/2021 04:22am • If you're looking for your coffee fix, Wednesday may be the best day to grab a drink on the house. Sept. 29 is National Coffee Day — the perfect time to take advantage of discounts on the no. 1 choice for a morning pick-me-up. Look below for a list of the best places to grab a cup of morning jo Farm to front door: Market Wagon hub extends reach of local farmers market 09/28/2021 11:07am • The benefits of visiting a local farmers market are many — customers can enjoy fresh produce and baked goods, while supporting small businesses. Now, a new online farmers market — Market Wagon — is harnessing technology and marketing to widen the number of local vendors from which one can o Dialing it back: DC has just 6 public payphones left 09/27/2021 02:20pm • Before the age of smartphones, payphones used to be a common sight on a city street corner. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) If you’ve got to call a guy about a thing, you’d better hurry — only half a dozen payphones remain on the streets of D.C. ”We currently have six payphones — just six � Shop and drop marketplace sheds light on minority-owned small businesses 09/26/2021 02:27pm • A shop-and-drop marketplace held in Montgomery County, Maryland, focused on dropping dollars in local minority owned businesses. This event focused on Black small business owners. The one-day market place had many resources and workshops for the business owners, and allowed visitors to shop. A For DC police commander, ending the violence in his Southeast district is 'personal' 09/25/2021 11:00am • Just a couple of hours after five people were shot outside a shopping center in Southeast D.C., John Branch, commander of the D.C. police department’s Seventh District, walked around Alabama Avenue talking to members of the community before addressing a few reporters who were still on the scene. Inside the psychology of overspending and how to stop 09/24/2021 09:44am • Financial stability comes from following the basics of personal finance, like creating a budget, but there's also an emotional element in attitudes and decision-making around money. One common financial challenge, overspending, can be eliminated with a combination of practical strategies and emotion Most affordable shipping options 09/24/2021 09:00am • Experts have two pieces of advice for this holiday season: Shop early and ship early. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a "confluence of events" that could delay shipments in the coming months, according to Sam Agyemang, co-founder of HaulerHub, a logistics platform. "It's not just because (the Wine of the Week: Annual pizza wine review 09/24/2021 05:44am • Every fall, we jump back into the same hectic routine. School is back in full swing, work is heating up and the weather is cooling down. And even though this fall, the routine might include remote learning and remote working, there are still some evenings when trying to find time to prepare a hom Businessman wants to open a shooting range in downtown DC 09/22/2021 08:24am • While you may not think a gun range would set up shop in D.C., which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, one businessman is trying to make that a reality. Walker Lunn considers shooting a family tradition and part of his heritage. Lunn grew up hunting and shooting in New Jers Keegan Theatre presents 'Good People' to kick off 25th anniversary season 09/21/2021 09:24am • Dupont Circle's prolific Keegan Theatre is celebrating its 25th anniversary season. "Twenty five years is a huge bench mark for any theater anywhere," Artistic Director Susan Marie Rhea told WTOP. "We're thrilled that we made it that far, especially coming out of this past year. It feels like Nationals Park to simulcast Arena Stage's 'Toni Stone' about first woman in Negro Leagues 09/21/2021 12:16am • "A League of Their Own" chronicled the first female professional baseball players, while "42" followed Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball. The new play "Toni Stone" combines both to follow the first woman to play professional ball in the Negro Leagues, a fasci Open house scheduled for proposed Fairfax indoor ski facility, development 09/20/2021 10:34pm • A rendering of the proposed Fairfax Peak snow-sport facility. (Courtesy Alpine-X) There’s an effort underway to convert part of the Interstate 95 Lorton Landfill into a snow-based “recreation destination” called Fairfax Peak. Plans for Fairfax Peak were submitted to Fairfax County, Virg New grocer brings healthy options to Prince George's Co. food desert 09/20/2021 08:50pm • Residents are welcoming a new grocer in the Seat Pleasant neighborhood of Prince George's County, Maryland, with open arms, because the store is the first full-service grocery shop to have its doors open in the neighborhood since 2016. “Our mission is to improve food access and community health RAMMY Awards honor DC area's best restaurants 09/20/2021 10:19am • Fully vaccinated restaurant industry professionals gathered Sunday night at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the 39th annual RAMMY Awards. The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) awarded a range of special distinctions following a year unlike any other. The 1 in 5 parents says their kids eat more fast food during the pandemic, poll finds 09/20/2021 09:37am • For some families, the pandemic has thrown a wrench in healthy eating plans due to stress from remote work, e-learning, money problems, sickness and more. While half of surveyed parents reported their family has eaten home-cooked meals more often since the pandemic started, 20% of parents said th