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Where DC ranks for auto insurance rates (and how to lower them) 04/05/2021 08:34am • It turns out being involved in a collision doesn't have the biggest impact on raising auto insurance rates, according to Bankrate. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) The auto insurance industry is highly competitive and insurance premiums rates vary wildly based on a variety of factors — but on the whole, th New Virginia liquor store in Pentagon City 04/02/2021 08:51am • New Pentagon City ABC store is similar in size to this ABC store on Kenmore Avenue in Alexandria. (Courtesy ABC) All those new Amazon HQ2 workers won’t have to venture far to stock their home bars. Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority is opening its newest ABC retail store in Penta How a DC-area business owner uses ice cream, social media to support community 04/02/2021 06:01am • When Victoria Lai, owner of D.C.-area dessert shop Ice Cream Jubilee, first learned a gunman killed eight people at three Atlanta-area spas last month, she became saddened at the realization of another mass shooting. Shortly thereafter, Lai recalled reading that one of the police officers said th 2021 White House Christmas ornament unveiled 04/01/2021 10:05am • It's way too early to be thinking about the winter holidays, but that's not stopping the unveiling of the official 2021 White House Christmas ornament. The year's collectible features a painting of the 1967 Blue Room Christmas tree. It commemorates President Lyndon B. Johnson's time in the White 'Cool but weird.' Vermont Macy's store transformed into school 03/31/2021 11:21am • BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Students who once shopped at a downtown mall in Burlington, Vermont, are now attending high school in the former Macy’s department store, with gleaming white tile floors and escalators whisking them to and from classes. The Downtown Burlington High School opened March 4 Virginia officials address Prince William group's vaccine equity concerns 03/30/2021 09:13pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Virginia health officials responded to concerns Monday night from the Prince William chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women DC introduces new 'soda tax' 03/30/2021 08:00am • If you live in D.C. and need that extra jolt from a Red Bull or Mountain Dew, you might be paying quite a bit more when you go to the counter if a newly introduced tax is passed. The legislation before the D.C. Council would place a $.015 cent-per-ounce excise tax any on sugary drinks like sodas, Political newcomer from Glen Echo eyeing run for Maryland governor: ‘I know what I don’t know’ 03/29/2021 09:43am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. When Woody McCutchen, a veteran foundation leader, grants administrator and government official, heard that his old friend Jon Baron was t Two years on, The Freshman finally opening in Crystal City 03/26/2021 08:45am • Area restaurateur Nick Freshman was the first to bet on Amazon’s HQ2 when he signed a lease for a new restaurant in Crystal City in 2019, the first retail lease announced by developer and new Amazon Landlord JBG Smith following the tech giant’s announcement to locate its headquarters expansion i More time to buy alcohol in Montgomery County 03/26/2021 05:50am • Adults in Montgomery County, Maryland, will soon have more time to shop for their favorite spirits and other alcoholic beverages. Montgomery County’s Department of Alcohol Beverage Services said it will loosen some restrictions at 25 of its 26 county-run liquor stores starting April 1. Those Anacostia Arts Center promotes Black fashion, food, health in Southeast DC 03/26/2021 01:33am • Since 2013, Anacostia Arts Center has inspired Good Hope Road in Southeast D.C. When the pandemic subsides, head over the bridge to support Black-owned businesses. "The Anacostia Arts Center is such a palette cleanser for the city," ARCH Development Associate Creative Director Jess Rando Police looking for witnesses to sex assault near Tysons Walmart 03/24/2021 07:13am • Police are looking for people who may have seen a sexual assault near the Walmart in Tysons, Virginia, in early March. Fairfax County police said Mohamed Sadek Souidi, 27, of no fixed address, is suspected of assaulting a woman outside the Tysons West shopping center on the 1500 block of Corners Howard Co. police seek public's help in 40-year-old cold case 03/21/2021 03:58pm • Police in Howard County are calling out for tips in a double homicide and arson case where a couple was killed while sleeping in their home 40 years ago. Joseph Selby, 56, and his wife Betty, 51, went home from having drinks with friends at a local restaurant on Frederick Road in Ellicott City an Jonathan Weiss' quest to build the finest sound amplification system ever 03/20/2021 12:11pm • The unveiling of what might be the best record player in the world happened in Brooklyn, New York, but it began in an old clothing factory in rural Pennsylvania. "This is the most sensual fun you will have that will not end you up in a 12-step program," Johnathan Weiss told CBS News' Jeff Glo Dolcezza reopens gelato shop in Dupont Circle 03/17/2021 01:29pm • Popular local gelato and coffee shop chain Dolcezza, which closed several locations last year amid pandemic lockdowns and restrictions, has reopened its Dupont Circle location and has declared March 19 “Survival Day.” The Dolcezza location in Dupont Circle joins shops in Bethesda Row, CityCen