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Car Review: Kia Rio goes from bargain basement to sophisticated subcompact hatch 02/24/2019 09:11am • WASHINGTON — It wasn’t long ago that the Kia Rio was just basic transportation for those who wanted to buy new and not used. It was loud and not very pleasant inside. Come to think of it, I would pay more if I heard that was my ride at the rental car counter. But in 2018, Kia went back to the dr What’s next for the Nationals’ Trea Turner? Running a lot more 02/22/2019 10:19am • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A few years back, Trea Turner went out for a slice of pizza. He was part of a small group hitting a spot in the D.C. area when the mayhem began. Other diners noticed the beard and well-coiffed hair, the wide shoulders and distinctive laugh. They had stumbled into a pizza sh With the new AAF, it’s always football season 02/22/2019 01:59am • No, you’re not dreaming. It’s late February, and every Saturday and Sunday, there is football being played on your television. Spring football has been tried before in America, but early indications are cautiously optimistic that the new Alliance of American Football may have struck the right 2019 White House ornament honors President Eisenhower 02/21/2019 09:45am • WASHINGTON — It's never too early to prep for Christmas: the White House already has its official ornament. The ornament, a helicopter, pays homage to 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was the first sitting president to fly in a helicopter in 1957; he flew in both the Army and Marine Cor A dog's dream house: Home devices that cater to your pet 02/20/2019 07:00pm • Long known as man's best friend, dogs aren't just valued pets, but in many cases they're considered the most important member of the home. According to the 2017 to 2018 American Pet Products Association National Pet Owners Survey, more than 60 million U.S. households have at least one dog. To better Record store owner, early DC punk producer Skip Groff dies at 70 02/19/2019 06:50pm • WASHINGTON — Skip Groff, whose Yesterday & Today record store in a strip shopping center in Rockville, Maryland, became ground zero in the early days of D.C.'s punk and alternative music scenes, has died at age 70. Groff's wife of 31 years, Kelly Groff, told WTOP that her husband had a seiz Ahead of spring market, 5 tips for first-time homebuyers 02/19/2019 12:41am • WASHINGTON — Along with singing birds and longer, sunnier days, “for sale” signs posted in green lawns are a sure sign of spring. Now through summer is the busiest time of year in the real estate industry, and expert Corey Burr said it all has to do with the school calendar. “Wheth Here's which meal-kit delivery service is best for your budget 02/18/2019 12:01am • There's one way to cook fresh, delicious meals at home without doing all the planning, preparing and shopping: meal-kit delivery services. This relatively new service model delivers a box of ingredients to your door, and you do the cooking at home. Most kits offer the option to serve two, three or f PHOTOS: Cuddle, donate and adopt at the new Kitten Lounge in Georgetown 02/16/2019 03:04pm • (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: '41967c59-91af-4e0e-be0a-ce6f42369779' }).render("39161536194717e4");}); WASHINGTON — The cat cafe, Crumbs & Lowest and highest average car insurance premiums in the region 02/16/2019 07:27am • WASHINGTON — It’s not just the cost of new and used cars that keeps going up: area car insurance rates have also continued to climb. A new study shows rates have jumped about 3.5 percent since last year, and over 10 percent since 2011. And while that’s a lot, it’s still about half as high Video released of suspect in Anne Arundel Co. fire that damaged 2 cars, town house 02/15/2019 01:53pm • WASHINGTON — Authorities in Anne Arundel County have released video of a suspect in a fire that damaged two cars and a town house early Friday morning in Glen Burnie, Maryland. The Anne Arundel County Fire Department was called to a town house development on Wisdom Court near the Quarterfield C West Elm opens North Bethesda store 02/15/2019 09:14am • WASHINGTON — Furniture store West Elm will open its newest area store as part of North Bethesda, Maryland's Pike & Rose development this fall. West Elm, owned by Williams Sonoma, has other stores in the D.C. area, including Logan Circle in D.C. and in Fairfax County, Virginia. The store pla Sparks fly for first responders at Montgomery County Fire and Rescue 02/14/2019 12:11am • WASHINGTON — Megan and John Horrell’s first encounter wasn’t pulled from a Hollywood script. There was no meet-cute in a coffee shop, no run in at the park. The two first responders crossed paths in 2005 at Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville, Maryland, while dropping off patients i Top 50 Hollywood romances 02/14/2019 12:00am • Top 50 Hollywood Movie Romances 50. The Big Sick (2017) — Michael Showalter 49. The Lady Eve (1941) — Preston Sturges 48. Her (2013) — Spike Jonze 47. Top Hat (1935) — Mark Sandrich 46. The Notebook (2004) — Nick Cassavetes 45. Love Story (1970) — Arthur Hiller Local florist works to deliver thousands of Valentine's Day bouquets 02/13/2019 01:58pm • (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: 'a5d8a379-ac27-42ad-8392-fdf263a3323c' }).render("9526153671870329");}); WASHINGTON — With Valentine's Day on