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How to host 'Friendsgiving' on a budget 11/13/2019 07:00pm • Flat-lay of friends eating at Thanksgiving Day table with pumpkin pie, roasted vegetables, fruit and rose wine, top view   Thanksgiving for many Americans means celebrating with close or extended family and a feast of turkey, ham or an alternative main dish. Folks who are unable to make Woodbridge jewelry store closing after 30 years 11/13/2019 07:18am • 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. Smoketown retailer Jewelry By Designs announced it will soon be closing its doors. (Courtesy InsideNova) Love stinks: Md. town bottoms out in study of best cities for singles 11/12/2019 10:37am • Cupid has abandoned Columbia, Maryland. In a WalletHub study of the best and worst cities for singles across the country, the D.C.-Baltimore suburb managed to be such a bummer for lovers that it ranked near the bottom of the barrel, placing 177 out of 182. Source: WalletHub The dating scene First on WTOP: What 24/7 shutdown will mean for Orange, Silver Line riders in summer 2020 11/12/2019 07:30am • Vienna and Dunn Loring Metro stations could be closed for more than three months next summer. Orange Line trains could run on a single-track at West Falls Church, and Orange and Silver Line trains could pass through East Falls Church without stopping. The closures would run as long as May 23 (Mem Walking 10,000 steps: Healthy guideline or rigid goal? 11/11/2019 07:00pm • Recently, a colleague of mine had worked with an internationally renowned combat athlete to manage his weight loss prior to a major competition. My colleague, a doctor of physical therapy and performance expert, was taken by the reaction of this athlete to the goals my colleague had put in place for Investigation: Aging US dams pose risk to thousands 11/10/2019 04:37am • On a cold morning last March, Kenny Angel got a frantic knock on his door. Two workers from a utility company in northern Nebraska had come with a stark warning: Get out of your house. Just a little over a quarter-mile upstream, the 92-year-old Spencer Dam was straining to contain the swollen, ic $50M redevelopment of City Dock eyed in Annapolis 11/08/2019 03:13pm • A rendering of the redeveloped City Dock in historic Annapolis. (Courtesy Historic Annapolis) Long-standing efforts to turn the Annapolis City Dock into a more park-like setting are inching forward — at last. A request for qualifications was sent out by the recently formed City Dock Action Things to do around DC this weekend: Nov. 8-10 11/08/2019 02:21pm • Things to do in the D.C. area this weekend, Nov. 8-10. Clockwise from upper left: Black Violin (courtesy The Meyerhoff); the Death Becomes Us true crime festival; Mark Morris Dance Group's "Pepperland" (courtesy The Kennedy Center); Joe Bonamassa (Getty Images/Theo Wargo); the 13th Annual Alexandri Veterans Day 2019: Freebies and deals 11/08/2019 12:40pm • As America honors service members who served and sacrificed, there are a number of freebies and deals for veterans and active-duty military this Veterans Day. What's open, what's closed on Veterans Day Things to do Colonial Williamsburg: Free admission for all active-duty military, re Online shoppers beware: Experts see increase in phony e-commerce sites 11/08/2019 10:58am • It’s the time of year when retailers are ramping up for the holiday shopping season. And as online shopping becomes a bigger part of the retail experience, cyber experts say there has been a huge surge in registered websites that appear to mimic some of the leading online retailers. NormShield, 10 kinds of annoying co-workers and how to deal with them 11/07/2019 07:00pm • Work is stressful enough without the daily encounter of personalities who seem placed at your organization specifically to drive you crazy. These people vary from simply amusing to the truly maddening. Most can be dismissed with a smile and an eye-roll, but others can drive the heartiest of emplo Montgomery Co. could ban vape shops from selling e-cigarettes near schools 11/06/2019 01:50pm • Vaping has become a popular option for people trying to quit cigarettes, but there's a push in Montgomery County, Maryland, to limit how much access kids have to e-cigarettes. The Montgomery County Council is considering a package of regulations that include three bills that would stop manufactur James Beard chef signs on for new Old Town waterfront restaurant 11/06/2019 09:10am • John Currence, a James Beard Award-winning chef with four restaurants in Oxford, Mississippi, has signed on for a new restaurant planned for a renovated Old Town Alexandria warehouse. The warehouse, at 10 Duke St., is being renovated by Alexandria, Virginia-based developer Murray Bonitt and will Election 2019: Democrats take control of Va. legislature, 2 DC-area county boards 11/06/2019 05:30am • Democrats have taken control of both the Virginia Senate and House for the first time in more than two decades after Tuesday's elections, The Associated Press has projected. Democrats also took control of the boards of supervisors in Loudoun and Prince William counties, as well as the Loudoun Cou 2019 Virginia, Maryland election guide: Key races to watch 11/04/2019 05:55am • Editor's note: This guide was originally posted Sept. 18, 2019. It has been updated.  Virginia votes Nov. 5 in crucial races that will determine the direction of the state’s government in Richmond and install new leaders in local governments across Northern Virginia. In Virginia, polls are