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'Righting the wrong' -- 61 years later, headstones from Black cemetery returned 08/23/2021 06:24pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, in the back row, were on hand for the transfer of the headstones. (Courtesy Gov. Hogan's office) More than 50 historic headstones that marked the final resting place for some of the District’s free Blacks and Special effects whiz Phil Tippett talks 'Star Wars,' 'Jurassic Park,' new film 'Mad God' 08/23/2021 09:57am • Listen to our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” Movie stars get all of the attention, but movie magic is often created behind the scenes. Phil Tippett has crafted the Oscar-winning special effects in classics from "Star Wars" (1977) to "Jurassic Park" (1993) and is he Apps to Meet Your Financial Goals 08/23/2021 12:00am • There's an app for everything, including your money. Some, such as the popular Mint, are the financial equivalent of a Swiss army knife. They can do a little bit of everything -- from creating a budget to tracking investments. But sometimes you want a specialty tool; one that is designed with your How to Spend Less as a Law School Student 08/23/2021 12:00am • With the rapid rise of law school tuition over the last several decades, annual tuition at American Bar Association-approved private law schools averaged nearly $50,000 in 2019, according to Law School Transparency, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making entry into the legal profession more tr 30-year-old secret reveals real killer just before start of murder trial 08/22/2021 09:20pm • ▶ Watch Video: The 30-Year Secret – The Tracey Harris Murder Dale County District Attorney Kirke Adams and Assistant DA Jordan Davis spent years building a case against Carl Harris for the murder of his ex-wife, Tracey. "Tracey Harris was a hardworking, young mother that disap Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools 08/22/2021 12:43pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes. A Delaware school district offered to pay parents 'Shootout' at Prince George's Co. shopping center leaves 4 critically injured 08/21/2021 06:15pm • A "shootout" at a shopping center in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, on Saturday left two men and two juveniles with serious injuries, according to Seat Pleasant police. The Prince George's County Police Department will be assisting Seat Pleasant police in the investigation into the shooting that happen Immersive exhibit in DC lets you experience the world through eyes of Van Gogh 08/19/2021 07:51pm • (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: '323b1e49-455f-42a5-9aa9-ac0cf7c251d0' }).render("2306153607a89e89");}); To see the world through the eyes of one Prince George's County fines market for violating mask mandate 08/19/2021 05:41pm • Prince George's County is fining a market in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, for operating in violation of its mask mandate. Signs greeting customers at the Village Dutch Market read "This is a mask free environment" and "Shop at your own risk." Most of the employees were not wearing masks on Thursd Foxtrot Market will open 3rd DC location in Dupont Circle 08/17/2021 10:20am • Foxtrot Market, a Chicago-based chain of stores that combines a gourmet market with a coffee shop and curated home delivery, will open a Dupont Circle location at 1601 Connecticut Ave. NW. It is a space at the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Q Street in D.C. previously occupied by the restaurant WTOP TOP 10: 2021 Best Coffee Shop 08/17/2021 12:23am • WTOP listeners and readers voted Simply Social Coffee as one of the best places to get coffee in the D.C. area. (Courtesy Simply Social Coffee) WTOP readers and listeners nominated a number of local businesses that have coffee in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Out of hundreds of restaurants and ea WTOP TOP 10: 2021 Best Bakery 08/17/2021 12:09am • Cake pops from Baked by Yael (Courtesy Baked by Yael) WTOP readers and listeners nominated a number of local businesses that have baked goods in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Out of hundreds of restaurants and eateries, Baked by Yael was voted the favorite. Here are the TOP 10 finalists. Audit praises DC's pandemic data, but finds gaps in school information 08/16/2021 01:47pm • The D.C. auditor is urging city officials to release even more data on COVID-19-related deaths and coronavirus cases in the city's schools, and to initiate a comprehensive review of the District's COVID-19 pandemic response to create a record of "what worked and what should be done differently in th Who can it be now at The Birchmere? Virginia hosts Men at Work's Colin Hay 08/16/2021 12:14am • Listen to our full conversation on my podcast "Beyond the Fame." He turned his Australian group Men at Work into a Grammy-winning global sensation. Colin Hay performs at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday and Wednesday. "I always do Men at Work stuff; I'm not crazy," Hay 13 Items That Sell on eBay, Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace 08/16/2021 12:00am • Online sales have come a long way since eBay sold its first item -- a broken laser pointer -- in 1995. Back then, the company was known as AuctionWeb, and it quickly became a popular place to scout out collectible items such as rare Beanie Babies. Today, there is no limit to the things to sell on e