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Here are the vehicles around DC most likely to run up 200K miles 03/07/2019 09:59am • The Department of Transportation estimates the average American driver puts about 13,500 miles on their vehicle every year, and while that is a record high, it would take 15 years to hit the 200,000 milestone. Some vehicles are more likely to make it there, although still a small percentage. New Pan Am time machine: This elaborate dinner theater recreates air travel from the 1970s 03/07/2019 06:37am • It's a Saturday in the outskirts of Los Angeles, and about 50 people are ready to board an airplane for a colorful and memorable journey back to the 1970s. Compared to most international flights, this one is short -- only four hours. And though the flight will transport After 20-year-run, beloved 14th Street store closes 03/07/2019 12:04am • Serving platters, tea kettles and kitchen towels line the perimeter of the 14th Street shop Home Rule. A quirky sink display overflows with glittery gold sponges, and shower curtains hang from the ceiling. The small store, no larger than a studio apartment, stocks everything one might need for t Waldorf teen found shot to death on Charles Co. bike path 03/06/2019 11:02am • Authorities responding to a reported shooting in Waldorf, Maryland, early Tuesday morning found a teen shot to death on a nearby bike path. The Charles County Sheriff's Office said they arrived to the 2100 block of Fairchild Court in Waldorf shortly after 12:30 a.m. March 5 for the report of the Review site ranks Arlington, Virginia, as ‘Best City to Live in America’ 03/05/2019 07:15pm • Arlington has once again been ranked as the “Best City to Live in America” by the online review service Niche. The website awarded the county with its top marks in part due to its high-quality public schools, low crime rate, abundant night life options and walkability. Niche calculates the ra LEGO replica of DC cathedral raises funds for 2011 earthquake damage repairs 03/01/2019 05:49pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'a303467c-a5f7-458f-9f49-b8f34e2aa0c1' }).render("259615366fe928e3");}); At the Washington National Cathedral, b Amazon feels 'welcome' in Arlington, but still plans more extensive outreach 02/28/2019 01:30pm • When Amazon first started seriously considering Arlington for a new headquarters, the company went so far as to send employees out to local coffee shops and bars to gauge how people around here felt about the tech giant moving in. The company’s head of worldwide economic development, Holly Sull Q&A: Roseanne Cash promises to cure your 'Seven Year Ache' at Strathmore 02/28/2019 12:30am • WASHINGTON — She's been trying to cure your "Seven Year Ache" for over 40 years. This weekend, country, roots and Americana music icon Roseanne Cash, the oldest daughter of Johnny Cash, presents her show "She Remembers Everything" Friday night at Strathmore. "It's actually my second ti Best spring sales for 2019 02/27/2019 07:00pm • Getting the biggest savings on your favorite products is about timing the sales on those items correctly. There's a perfect time to buy every product if you're looking for a discount. You'll find the best deals on items as the season for using them ends, around holidays or at a season kickoff. Sprin Meatball Shop’s $150 meatball (And the bucket of balls challenge) 02/27/2019 03:28pm • WASHINGTON — Can you and your friends eat a 7-pound meatball stuffed with cheese and spaghetti that’s larger than your head? If you think you can, then get to The Meatball Shop on 14th Street in D.C. But order ahead. It requires 24-hour advance notice, and will cost you, too -- $150. The New condos go up, but are schools pushed out of DC’s development boom? 02/27/2019 12:43am • WASHINGTON — For D.C. resident Alex Cournol, Feb. 25 was “Christmas,” 10 months early. Monday morning, he learned that the charter school his 4-year-old twins attend in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Southeast D.C. would remain open next year. Last week, he was fighting against its im Can Vienna’s small businesses survive in a big box/Amazon world? 02/26/2019 03:15pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, TysonsReporter.com, and republished with permission. Business is hurting in Vienna. The Maple Avenue Market closed last week, as did the GameStop, with an employee there citing increasing rents as the leading cause. As store after store shuts Arlington eyes cuts to cultural affairs, theater programs in 2020 budget 02/25/2019 04:10am • WASHINGTON — Walk into the Scenic Studio at the rear of the Gunston Middle School in Arlington, and you will see local theater volunteers with paint brushes and construction tools in hand — creating sets for community theater, children's theater and other groups. Many of those theater-loving Take your keys, hide your wallets: Car break-ins increase in DC 02/24/2019 03:34pm • LAUREL, Md. — Thieves are snatching valuables from autos and it appears there has been a spike in the number of such property crimes throughout D.C. According to D.C. police statistics, so far this year there has been about a 21 percent jump in citywide thefts from automobiles compared to the s Starbucks closing 4 stores in Northwest DC 02/24/2019 02:44pm • WASHINGTON — Bad news for fans of Starbucks out there, the company recently said it will close four of its 50 D.C. locations this year. The company released a memo detailing plans to close shop on four locations in Northwest, reports NBC Washington. Three of them have already closed, with one m