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Spring Training 2021: The 'Cubbing' of Washington? 03/02/2021 05:16am • Perception is often reality, from those who think the Monopoly Guy wears a monocle (please tell me people still play Monopoly in 2021) to those who swear they heard Darth Vader say, "Luke, I am your father." As the Washington Nationals revamped their roster over the winter, moves needed to be mad 1 man shot and killed in Prince George's Co. 02/28/2021 02:52am • A man is dead after being shot in Prince George's County, Maryland, Saturday afternoon. The shooting happened before 5:30 p.m. on Iverson Avenue in Hillcrest Heights, more than a mile from The Shops at Iverson mall. Prince George's County police said they found the man unresponsive and lying i 90 vehicles get top safety awards from Insurance Institute 02/25/2021 11:35am • If you’re shopping for a new car, it’s never been easier to find a safe one. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded 90 vehicles with either a Top Safety Pick or a Top Safety Pick+ award for 2021. “We’ve got a record number of vehicles on the list,” said IIHS president Dav DC Shorts WINS! screens virtual Best of the Fest with movie on Oscar shortlist 02/24/2021 12:38pm • Did you miss last fall's D.C. Shorts Film Fest? Want to relive the cream of the crop? DC Shorts WINS! Best of the Fest streams virtually Wednesday through Monday. "It's a screening that DC Shorts produces every winter," Executive Director Peter Morgan told WTOP. "We screen all of the film National Harbor lands BurgerFi, other new retail tenants 02/22/2021 12:35pm • Retail leasing at National Harbor is picking up even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hurt retail and restaurant industries. National Harbor developer Peterson Cos. has signed on four new retail tenants recently, including fast-casual restaurant BurgerFi, retailer Roll by Goodyear and eyelas Late night thieves target minority business owners in Fairfax County 02/21/2021 07:44pm • Detectives in Fairfax County are investigating a series of overnight commercial burglaries at minority-owned businesses located in Alexandria, Annandale, Falls Church and Springfield in Virginia. The thieves have been targeting restaurants, grocery stores and other minority-owned businesses, brea Protests for jailed Spanish rap artist end with clashes in Barcelona 02/20/2021 05:06pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A fifth night of peaceful protests to denounce the imprisonment of a Spanish rap artist once more devolved into clashes between police and the members of fringe groups who set up street barricades and smashed storefront windows Saturday night in downtown Barcelona. Small Arena Stage presents virtual slate with mini musicals, love letters in the mail 02/18/2021 10:09am • It has been nearly a year since Arena Stage shut down due to COVID-19, but that's not stopping the virtual output from D.C.'s most prolific theater. "We've got a robust lineup of digital programming for this winter-spring season," Artistic Director Molly Smith told WTOP. "We've got three film DC-area students helping seniors get protected from COVID-19 02/18/2021 09:12am • Who knew a past of competitive online concert ticket shopping could prepare college students to help seniors during the coronavirus pandemic? “For all of us who tried to quickly dial for concert tickets back in the day, it seemed like a life-or-death matter to us. But right now this really is," The swoosh comes to Fairfax? Nike in talks for a new store, and not in Tysons 02/17/2021 08:17pm • The Peterson Cos. is in negotiations with Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) to open a Factory outlet at Fair Lakes Center, replacing a shuttered sporting goods store. The roughly 15,000 square feet, at 13027 Fair Lakes Center Drive, were last occupied by a Modell’s and a seasonal Halloween store. The space Phase II of The Yards will feature a cobblestone street 02/17/2021 04:00am • Developer Brookfield Properties has released more details about its planned Phase II expansion of The Yards, the mixed-use community along the Capitol Riverfront. Phase II will include a total of 3.4 million square feet of new development in 10 additional buildings with more office, residential, Gift Shop, new retailer of Black-owned brands, to open in Union Market area 02/16/2021 01:28pm • Creative Theory Agency co-founders Gary Williams Jr. and Tamon George launch Gift Shop near Union Market in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Creative Theory Agency) D.C. is about to get a vibrant new retailer for Black-owned brands. Gift Shop opens Wednesday in the Union Market area of Northeas Bars and COVID-19 safety rules don't mix, study found 02/15/2021 10:55pm • Is it possible to make bars safe in a pandemic? One experiment in Scotland last summer went flat, according to new research published Monday in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Despite guidance from the government and efforts on the part of bar owners to impl Howard Co. restaurants vandalized, including 4 that are Asian-owned 02/15/2021 03:52pm • Several Asian-owned businesses were vandalized on the same night last week in Howard County, Maryland, leaving locals concerned that they were targeted. Howard County police said six businesses were broken into Thursday night — and four of those were Asian-owned. One is Kung Fu Tea, near The DC film critic Tim Gordon salutes 28 Days of Black Love on the silver screen 02/15/2021 12:27pm • Valentine's Day may be over, but Black History Month continues all month long! Tim Gordon, president of the Washington Area Film Critics Association and C.E.O. of the Black Reel Awards, is saluting 28 Days of Black Love on the Silver Screen. "Every day, I present a movie to folks," Gordon