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New amenities you can expect at Nationals Park this season 03/22/2025 06:25am • Days ahead of Opening Day, the Nationals offered a preview of new amenities fans can enjoy while attending games this season at Nationals Park in D.C. One of those changes at Nationals Park is coming to the food. While ballpark staples like hot dogs and popcorn are still found all over the st Things to do in the DC area: Sketchfest, Spring Art Walk ... and more! 03/20/2025 04:03am • Laugh it up at D.C. Sketchfest, the District's sketch comedy festival. Running from March 26 to 29, over 35 comedy troupes from the U.S. and Canada are set to take the stage at The D.C. Arts Center. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. Ticket prices 'We can't just pivot': DC wine shop owner fears hit of threatened tariffs on EU wines, liquors 03/19/2025 06:37pm • The threatened tariffs on imported wines and liquor from European Union member countries would be a death knell for businesses that sell wine and spirits, including one bar and market in D.C. "If this does come to pass, prices are going to go up, and they're going to go up a lot," said Diane Gros Michelin dumplings restaurant heads to National Harbor 03/18/2025 11:12am • Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao, a dumplings and soup restaurant which spent eight years in Michelin’s New York guide, is among new leases signed at National Harbor. Xiao Long Bao is Mandarin for “little steamer basket buns.” The restaurant will open in early 2026 at 180 American Way, signing a lea What’s the safest WiFi at the airport? It’s probably in your pocket 03/17/2025 11:21am • With peak summer travel season coming, a Virginia Tech cybersecurity expert wants to remind travelers that they are swimming in a tank full of hacking sharks at the airport. And they're vulnerable. “There are lots of other things to focus on. Delays, other legs of the trip and what you’re goi Inova Loudoun plans teddy bear clinic to make doctor’s visits less scary for young kids 03/14/2025 09:10pm • Young kids will get the chance to watch their stuffed animals get vaccinated, weighed and have X-rays taken as part of Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Teddy Bear Clinic on Saturday. It’s the first time the Leesburg, Virginia, hospital is hosting the mock clinic, with the hope of making kids less anx Largest Lego cathedral in the world being built at National Cathedral in DC 03/13/2025 07:52pm • The gift shop at Washington National Cathedral in D.C. could eventually be home to the largest Lego cathedral in the world. The project was started in 2019 and is now made up of 125,000 Lego bricks. When it’s completed, it will be 8 feet tall, 13 feet long, weigh 1,350 pounds and be made of Chinatown’s former Flight Wine returns — this time at National Landing 03/13/2025 12:30pm • Flight, a popular wine tasting, café and retail store in the D.C.'s Chinatown that closed last year after a decade, returns with a new location at Virginia's National Landing on Friday. Now called Flight Wine Shop, it is owned and operated by Flight’s original team, Swati Bose and Kabir Amir, Barnes & Noble revival continues: Gainesville store opens next week 03/13/2025 11:50am • Barnes & Noble opens its newest Washington-area bookstore March 19 in Gainesville, Virginia. The store replaces a shuttered Bed Bath & Beyond at The Shops at Stonewall. It includes a B&N Cafe. The bookstore chain is in rival mode, opening dozens of new stores across the country. Things to do in the DC area: Holi, Black Film Festival ... and more! 03/13/2025 05:47am • The annual holiday, Holi, is a popular and significant Hindu festival that is also known as the Festival of Colors, Love and Spring. Every year, people throw colored powder on each other, and on Friday, those in the D.C. region will be able to participate. Friday's event is at The Plaza behind Un Mazza Residences now leasing: A penthouse is $8,500 a month 03/11/2025 09:50am • Residences at Mazza, the redevelopment of the former Mazza Gallerie shopping center in D.C.'s Friendship Heights, is taking pre-lease applications, with first move-ins now scheduled for May. The seven-story building at 5300 Wisconsin Ave. in Northwest has been two years in the making. Developer T Cherry blossom-themed high tea, cocktails and other treats in the DC area 03/08/2025 08:36am • Cherry blossoms are a big deal in the D.C. area. Every year, there is a flurry of excitement over when to expect peak bloom and what to expect during this year's National Cherry Blossom Festival. Some notable past stories from WTOP include exploring the little-known history behind D.C.'s oldest, Women's History Month events you can enjoy in the DC area 03/06/2025 02:34pm • March is here, and that means a variety of events can be expected for Women's History Month in the D.C. region. The following events are sure to satisfy any preference — whether that be a walking tour for history lovers, a multicourse dinner for those with a big appetite, a group art exhibition 'It feels like a game, but it's people's lives': DC-area shoppers voice concerns about tariffs 03/05/2025 12:57pm • With tariffs of 25% now in place on goods from both Canada and Mexico, shoppers at a D.C.-area grocery store are voicing concern that it will affect them at the checkout. “I feel like groceries are already so expensive, and it's concerning that they're going to go up even more. And I worry abou DC 2050: Bowser is optimistic about the future despite challenges including federal job cuts 03/03/2025 05:00pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said while her city may be experiencing challenging times, she's bullish on its future. Bowser kicked off the District's work on D.C. 2050, the comprehensive plan that is designed to shape growth and development for decades to come. Speaking at the event at The Strand,