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10 ways to avoid holiday debt 11/28/2024 06:26am • For many people, the winter holiday season is an opportunity to indulge, and not just on special treats. A lot of extra shopping occurs during this time, on everything from parties to gifts. It all adds up, and this year people plan to spend more than ever. According to a 2024 KPMG Consumer Pulse Things to do in the DC area: Holiday restaurant and bar pop-ups, DC Cocktail Week … and more! 11/28/2024 05:10am • Don't be a Grinch. Get in the holiday spirit this year by imbibing on themed cocktails. Prepare to sip and jingle all the way with the following festive D.C.-area pop-ups. Here are the local restaurant and holiday pop-ups that WTOP has curated that you should check out. Check back every Th Feasting, shopping and traveling this Thanksgiving? Here's the weather outlook for the DC area 11/27/2024 09:00am • Thanksgiving revelers and Black Friday shoppers might not gobble up the cold and rainy weather that's about to ripple through the D.C. area. Here's what you need to know. Wednesday will be dry with temperatures near 50 degrees, but rain is expected to move in after midnight. Cold showers ar Creative ways to use Thanksgiving leftovers, according to local chefs 11/27/2024 04:17am • For Oaxaca-born Alam Mendez, Thanksgiving wasn't a holiday he celebrated growing up. Even so, after moving to the United States, he found comfort and familiarity with the ingredients typically used at the holiday table. Mendez is the chef and owner of Apapacho Taqueria, located inside Northeast D 'It is something we've been prepping for': DC-area shops get ready for Small Business Saturday 11/27/2024 01:05am • It’s a shopping day sandwiched in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but this holiday is not about finding the biggest deals, it's about supporting local mom-and-pop businesses. As Small Business Saturday approaches, businesses in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, are preparing for the day As Black Friday nears, be aware of online scams 11/26/2024 06:50pm • Right after Thanksgiving, holiday shopping will really take off — especially online. But the season comes with a warning of targeted scams that will be all too present during the Black Friday weekend. “Most of these advertisement are to tell you that there is something great happening, either The DC-area’s most notable upcoming and recently-opened restaurants 11/26/2024 10:34am • As temperatures drop and the holiday season approaches, the D.C.-area dining scene is heating up with a fresh crop of restaurant and bar openings that are already making waves — or about to. From cozy neighborhood bistros to chic cocktail dens, this fall and winter is bound for an exciting How to save more on Cyber Monday 11/26/2024 10:00am • Get ready for an influx of online sales that will be available on Dec. 2, 2024. Better known as Cyber Monday, the National Retail Federation started the event in 2005 after recognizing that this thing called e-commerce wasn't going away. The idea quickly caught on, and now every Monday after Than Metallica-owned record pressing factory in Alexandria aims to keep vinyl thriving 11/26/2024 04:35am • What if we told you one of the largest independent vinyl record pressing companies in the entire world was just casually hanging out in Alexandria, Virginia? The factory also happens to be owned by the band Metallica, but we'll get to that later. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town, What's open, closed for Thanksgiving in the DC area? 11/25/2024 11:25am • Trying to work out plans for the Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday shopping that follows? To give you a head start, here's what will be open and what will be closed in the D.C. area for the holiday. What department and grocery stores are open on Thanksgiving Day? Metro sai Things to do in the DC area: Holiday lightings and other displays, Cider Festival … and more! 11/21/2024 02:32pm • The holiday season is aglow across the D.C. area as twinkling lights, towering Christmas trees and radiant menorah displays transform public spaces into festive wonderlands. These events bring communities together to celebrate the holiday season. Here’s a roundup of some of the D.C. region's must- Eight months later, suspect in District Heights killing of mother, postal worker apprehended 11/21/2024 01:33pm • The suspect in the District Heights killing of a postal worker and mother has been apprehended in North Carolina after an eight-month search. Prince George's County police announced Thursday the arrest of 23-year-old Raheem Hawkins-Boseman, just one day after officers walked business to busin Become Santa’s little helper thanks to USPS' Operation Santa 11/21/2024 07:31am • For the past 112 years, the U.S. Postal Service has assisted St. Nicholas with "Operation Santa," a program that helps fulfill thousands of children's Christmas lists every year. And Christmas is less than five weeks away. You likely just thought to yourself, "I’ll never be ready by then." Alexandria votes to stop smoke and vape shops from opening near schools 11/20/2024 05:30am • New smoke or vape shops in Alexandria, Virginia, will not be able to open near schools under legislation that was passed Saturday by the city's council. "The legislation aims to reduce youth exposure to stores selling tobacco, nicotine and hemp products," said Ann Horowitz, principal urban planne Minimum wage hike, more stop sign cameras approved in Prince George's County 11/19/2024 09:30pm • The Prince George’s County Council wrapped up the 2024 legislative year by passing a long list of bills, including one that would raise the county's minimum wage over time. It was the council’s final session of the year and the last day that bills could pass this year without having to start