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Track work on Blue, Yellow, Red, Green lines this weekend 07/11/2019 04:24am • Metro single-tracking slows the Red and Green lines this weekend, and Blue and Yellow Line stations south of Reagan National Airport remain closed due to summerlong repair work. On the Red Line this weekend, trains are scheduled every 16 minutes, with additional trains during the day between Shad Mark Ein saved Citi Open — can he make it a destination? 07/10/2019 01:05am • Summer in the Washington sports landscape has a rhythm. Once the Wizards and Caps are done, we settle into the daily beat of baseball, punctuated by weekends of soccer, peppered in with Mystics games. But two major events brought golf and tennis to the area: the Quicken Loans National and Citi Growing up 'Indian-ish': Priya Krishna shares recipes, stories at Smithsonian 07/09/2019 04:22am • Growing up in Dallas, Texas, food writer Priya Krishna was no stranger to classic American kid cuisine, such as pizza and grilled cheese sandwiches. Only, Krishna’s mom made her pizza on roti and topped it with cilantro chutney. And instead of flimsy slices of American cheese, her family’s gr Roads become rivers, drivers swim to safety in DC flood emergency 07/08/2019 05:15pm • The worst of the rain and flooding is over in the D.C. area, but the water is receding very slowly, showers are lingering and dangers remain after a torrential rainstorm Monday morning left roads flooded, drivers stranded and several Metro stations a mess. The National Weather Service at 1 p. Authorities 'prepared' for rival alt-right, antifa protests near White House 07/05/2019 03:58pm • Two rival groups that violently clashed in Portland, Oregon, last weekend are expected at protests in D.C. on Saturday, and area law enforcement officials say they are ready. “We are prepared. We do have intelligence units that work together to glean any information that we can prior to their a Movie Review: 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' is a creative, web slingin' sequel 07/05/2019 06:55am • In 2016, I thought who needs a third Spider-Man after Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield just did it so recently? The superhero was exhausted after Sam Raimi's trilogy "Spider-Man" (2002-2009) and Marc Webb's reboot "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012-2014). It was obvious Sony contractually needed Independence Day weekend Metro work, other changes 07/03/2019 04:12am • Metro's shutdown of six Blue and Yellow Line stations in Virginia is one of the biggest disruptions this holiday weekend. On July 4, Metro plans near-rush hour service at all other stops before and after fireworks and President Donald Trump's event at the Lincoln Memorial. The best bet is to avoi Alexandria businesses losing money in Metro shutdown, survey finds 07/02/2019 04:23am • As many as four in 10 Alexandria, Virginia businesses are losing money due to the Washington Metro's summer shutdown of the Blue and Yellow lines south of Reagan National Airport, and some of them are down more than 10% from a year ago. The number of businesses losing significant amounts of money July 4 Guide: Events, fireworks, road closures and more 07/01/2019 05:07am • Happy birthday, America. As the U.S. turns a spry 243 this July 4, tens of thousands of tourists and revelers are expected to join in the celebrations. There will be parades, a Nationals ballgame at the park, parties and, of course, lots of fireworks — perhaps the biggest display D.C. has e Europe sizzles in scorching temperatures as heat wave spreads across continent 06/29/2019 11:55am • Europe's scorching heat wave expanded across the continent on Saturday, with people from Britain to the Balkans sweltering under abnormally high temperatures after a record-breaking week. France is expecting temperatures of 39 degrees Celsius (103 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts on Saturday, a day a Thousands gather at Stonewall 50 years after LGBTQ uprising 06/28/2019 10:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of people converged Friday on the Stonewall Inn for the 50th anniversary of the rebellion that catalyzed a movement for LGBTQ liberation, marking the milestone with celebrity performances, speeches and personal reflections. People from New York and afar came to tak Ledecky, Coughlin headline new pro swimming league team in DC 06/28/2019 02:21pm • Swimming has long been one of the most popular Olympic sports among American television audiences, with marquee matchups in the London 2012 Games drawing upward of 28 million viewers. Those are big time numbers, nearly twice what single games of the NBA Finals drew earlier this month. Worldwide, tho How Metro track work could impact your weekend, July 4 plans 06/27/2019 03:50am • Single tracking slows the Red Line this weekend, in addition to the ongoing closure of all six Blue and Yellow Line stations south of Reagan National Airport. The Red Line work between Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue means trains are scheduled every 15 minutes from Glenmont through Silver S Crystal City restaurants, retail get ready for Amazon's arrival 06/26/2019 12:05am • Geoff Dawson can’t help but smile when he looks out the second-floor window of Highline RxR — a bar he and Peter Bayne opened in Crystal City, Virginia, three years ago. Inside the 7,000 square-foot space, bartenders and servers rearrange chairs and restock glasses ahead of the Wednesday Street closures announced for Barbecue Battle in DC 06/21/2019 03:54am • The National Capital Barbecue Battle will lead to some street closures in downtown D.C. over the weekend. The event is set for Saturday and Sunday, and D.C. police have announced that the following streets will be closed from Friday at 7 p.m. through midnight Sunday night: • Pennsylvania Ave