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Handmade crafts on sale at the Smithsonian: 'It's not your grandmother's doilies' 09/28/2024 10:21am • Are you thinking of getting way ahead on your holiday gift shopping? The Smithsonian's annual Craft2Wear show is underway at the National Building Museum through Sunday. Kelley Gillespie, a member of the Smithsonian Women's Committee, which organizes two crafts shows a year, said some of wearable Boo! Opening night of popular Field of Screams delayed amid Montgomery Co. permit issues 09/27/2024 08:52am • For over two decades, the popular Field of Screams Maryland at the Olney Boys and Girls Club has been hailed as a Hollywood-caliber haunted attraction. But Friday's scheduled opening night has been canceled, amid a yearslong permit dispute with Montgomery County. WTOP takes an exclusive look at what Chef José Andres to open luxury hotel in this DC neighborhood 09/25/2024 06:11pm • D.C. chef and activist José Andrés' restaurant group and real estate firm Thor Equities are partnering to open a new luxury hotel in Georgetown, coming in 2027. The project will be the first hotel created by the hospitality company and it will be called The Bazaar House by José Andrés. It wil Are the online goods you’re buying really all that good? Or are they phony? 09/25/2024 04:45pm • Most of us haven’t started our holiday shopping yet, and some of us might not start until the last minute. But when you go looking for deals online, what you think is a steal could leave you robbed. “It's a growing criminal global enterprise that totals $2 trillion a year,” said Paul De Italian pizza judges rank this DC pizzeria among best in the world 09/25/2024 10:40am • Tucked into a corner on 14th Street at Florida Avenue in Northwest D.C., pizza master Giulio Adriani is serving up the second best pizza slice in the U.S. at Slice & Pie, according to the latest annual ranking by 50 Top Pizza. "50 Top Pizza is the biggest award that pizzerias look for," A Police video shows first interaction with husband after disappearance of Mamta Kafle Bhatt 09/24/2024 02:53pm • Days after Mamta Kafle Bhatt was last seen, police conducted a welfare check on the mother from Manassas Park, Virginia. Body camera footage from the officers' visit is one focus of the case against her husband. Naresh Bhatt is charged with concealing her body, although police and prosecutor Naresh Bhatt denied bond due to 'overwhelming,' 'horrific' testimony 09/20/2024 11:23pm • Naresh Bhatt was denied bond Friday in Prince William County Circuit Court after prosecutors revealed incriminating new evidence and an updated timeline in the disappearance of Mamta Kafle Bhatt. Judge Kimberly A. Irving presided over the lengthy hearing, which lasted approximately two and a half Peter Chang opens tapas-style restaurant in Herndon 09/20/2024 09:46am • Prolific local Chinese chef Peter Chang opens his 12th D.C.-area restaurant on Sept. 28 in Herndon, Virginia. The Peter Chang Herndon is in the Arrowbrook Shopping Center at 2322 Silver Arrow Way. Like others recently opened in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Crystal City, the Herndon location wil Prince George's Co. police search for suspects in killing of tire shop worker 09/19/2024 03:20pm • Despite a reward, police are still looking for two suspects, including the gunman, who killed a man working inside a Capitol Heights, Maryland, tire shop last weekend. The victim was identified as 41-year-old Anthony Okoye of Bladensburg, according to Prince George's County police. "He was the Meet one of coolest tattoo artists in the DC area— who is also an underwater photographer 09/19/2024 07:55am • You can’t talk about tattoos in the D.C. area without mentioning his name. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax went to Prince William County, Virginia, where he caught up with a Manassas man who has become nationally famous for his creative work. Greg Pipe Things to do in the DC area: Mid-Autumn Night Market, go-cart racing … and more! 09/19/2024 06:47am • The Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated primarily in East and Southeast Asia, is a time of year when families and communities come together to light paper lanterns and eat mooncakes. For those who will celebrate the festival this year in the District, the Union Market rooftop venue, known as Hi How an unexpectedly popular Va. taco spot is giving back to Latin America 09/19/2024 05:30am • WTOP celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month this Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with stories spotlighting the contributions, culture and accomplishments of Hispanic communities across the D.C. region. Victor Albisu practically grew up around food, and so it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that he DC coffee shop owner caught on camera telling delivery driver to 'learn English' 09/18/2024 08:14pm • An Uber Eats delivery driver from Venezuela is calling for justice after he claims he was berated and assaulted by a D.C. coffee shop owner. On Monday morning, delivery driver Gregorio José Amundarain Lávate said the encounter began when he went to Canna Coffee on Florida Avenue in Northwes 'Retail therapy' sounds innocuous. Here are signs you're addicted to shopping 09/16/2024 11:39am • Who doesn't enjoy a splurge at the local shopping mall? And with shopping apps, you can buy anything you want, with a few taps on your phone. Some call themselves "shopaholics," or acknowledge indulging in some "retail therapy," but mental health experts say compulsive spending is a serious conce Ice cream from the land down under arrives in Dulles 09/16/2024 05:20am • There's no need to book a trip to New Zealand to taste that country’s popular “real fruit” ice cream. A new shop has landed at the Dulles Town Center. It’s called Jamun, and the owners, Neal Miglani and Neil Shah, say the area is ripe for the sweet treat. “People are more adventurous