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Veterans group plans to continue what Rolling Thunder started in DC 08/02/2019 10:06pm • Rolling Thunder's 30-plus-years in D.C. ended last Memorial Day weekend, but efforts are underway to continue the motorcycle ride and demonstration into next year and beyond. American Veterans (AMVETS) has filed applications for permits to hold similar events from May 22-24, 2020. The group in Several major road closures this weekend, plus Metro work 08/01/2019 04:00am • Significant road construction and some Metro track work could slow you down this weekend all across the region. Major road closures U.S. 50 (Arlington Boulevard) is scheduled to be closed in both directions in Seven Corners from Friday night until Monday morning for the demolition and replacement August Entertainment Guide 2019 08/01/2019 01:06am • Don't sweat the dog days of summer. There's plenty of fun events around the D.C. area. Time for your "Top of the Month" Entertainment Guide: August Entertainment Guide Aug. 1: Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap Aug. 1-4: "The Band's Visit" at Kennedy Center Aug. 1-11: "Ann" at Arena Stag Charlottesville plans 'softer police presence' on 2nd anniversary of white nationalist attack 07/31/2019 12:47pm • Two years after a white nationalist plowed a car into a group of counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing Heather Heyer, the city is planning "a softer police presence" for new "Unity Days" events marking the anniversary. The city's response to the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally, ove Woodstock 50 vows 'peaceful enjoyment,' free tickets at Merriweather Post 07/29/2019 05:01am • If Woodstock 50 indeed happens at the Merriweather Post Pavilion, in Columbia, Maryland, concert tickets will be free — and valid for a single day only, WTOP has learned from festival organizers. With a maximum capacity of 32,500 for a weekend concert at Merriweather Post, and Woodstock 50's st Metro shutdown slows traffic on several Alexandria corridors 07/29/2019 04:10am • Metro's summerlong shutdown of Blue and Yellow Line stations south of Reagan National airport has significantly slowed traffic in Alexandria, Virginia. Data from 30 traffic sensors across Route 1, Duke Street, King Street and other corridors in the city show average travel times on the road incre Montgomery Co. Farm Tour gives visitors up close experience with livestock 07/28/2019 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: '6cd2e64d-4f05-436a-bb6e-79e816d27072' }).render("6216153646843f85");}); The 30th Annual Farm Tour and Harvest Sal Metro work, traffic issues expected this weekend 07/26/2019 10:07am • Single tracking on the Green and Red lines, the ongoing Blue and Yellow Line shutdown and a Saturday morning training exercise at Pentagon mean changes for Metro riders this weekend. There are also many major construction projects or other closures underway on the roads across the region that cou How 1969 was a watershed year for pop culture 07/24/2019 09:43am • There are some years that shift the cultural landscape more than others and 1969 was a one of them. Quentin Tarantino's new film "Once Upon A Time in … Hollywood," which is set in 1969, explores what was happening in the creative scene 50 years ago. In the movie, Margot Robbie portrays the l What to know, who to watch for at 2019 Redskins training camp 07/23/2019 01:17pm • Amid sliding attendance numbers at their games and the shock of losing a starting quarterback to a potentially career-ending injury, the Washington Redskins are hoping to whip themselves — and possibly their most loyal fans — into shape before the season officially begins. There's a question From beer to beets, almost 20 Montgomery County farms open to visitors this weekend 07/23/2019 08:19am • Need a quick and easy breath of fresh air? Here's an option, and it won't cost you a dime, or much time. Beyond the tall buildings in Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Rockville and Silver Spring lays a vast agricultural community in Maryland's Montgomery County — the farmers call it "up-county" — and y DC area bakes under excessive heat warning; 'even hotter' Saturday 07/20/2019 03:19am • It looks like the D.C. area won't make it to 100 degrees Friday, but the hot, humid weather is continuing to hang over the region, and the hottest weather is still coming. An excessive heat warning returns Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. An excessive heat watch is in effect Sunday. The region is Major roadwork, ongoing Metro shutdown will slow down the region this weekend 07/18/2019 10:42am • Metro track work and major road construction could slow you down this sweaty weekend. Metro On Metro, the Blue and Yellow lines remain shut down south of Reagan National Airport into September. With no trains at Franconia-Springfield, Huntington, Eisenhower Avenue, Van Dorn Street, King Str 'Once-in-a-lifetime' light show on Washington Monument to mark Apollo 11 07/16/2019 11:50am • For five nights in late July, the Washington Monument will transform into a Saturn V rocket bound for the Moon. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum revealed plans for a "once-in-a-lifetime" dazzling light show on the National Mall commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mi Over 1,000 residents submit flood damage reports; crews haul 60 tons of debris 07/15/2019 01:40pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner ARLnow.com and republished with permission. Over 1,000 residents have reported damage to their homes, and several tons of debris was collected after last week's torrential rainstorm that caused widespread flooding in Arlington, Virginia. The de