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Lonely Planet names top summer destinations in Europe 05/21/2019 07:37am • If the road to overtourism is paved with Travel guide books, then venerable publisher Lonely Planet can give itself a pat on the backpack for trying to steer vacationers off the beaten track. Announcing the 2019 iteration of its annual top European summer destinations list, LP has chosen a handfu Rehoboth, Dewey, Lewes beach guide 2019 05/20/2019 12:25am • For more beach news, traffic and weather, visit WTOP’s Summer Beach Guide section. North of Bethany Beach, Delaware, is a triple-town stretch of oceanfront Delaware destinations: Dewey Beach, Rehoboth Beach and Lewes Beach. The three neighboring beach towns are only separated by a fe Ocean City beach guide 2019 05/20/2019 12:25am • For more beach news, traffic and weather, visit WTOP’s Summer Beach Guide section. With the iconic Ocean City Boardwalk, family-friendly beach and vibrant night life scene, Ocean City, Maryland, has become a go-to summer destination for Washingtonians. Whether it’s your very first The Latest: Brooks Koepka wins PGA Championship 05/19/2019 06:32pm • FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship on Sunday (all times local): 6:30 p.m. After pulling within a shot of leader Brooks Koepka on the back nine at Bethpage Black, the wind and the difficult course got to Dustin Johnson at the PGA Championship. Johnson was putting t Weekend Blue Line shutdown and road closures for DC-area events 05/17/2019 04:10am • Metro work along with a number of events and construction closures could slow you down this weekend. Metro There is no Blue Line service, with Arlington Cemetery Station closed for the installation of a crossing there. Other Blue Line stations are open, but will be served only by other lines, incl DC Bike Ride brings weekend street closures 05/15/2019 01:14pm • The fourth annual D.C. Bike Ride returns this weekend, and though cyclists are surely stoked about their 20-mile route, area drivers should be aware that the event brings lots of road closures. Road closures start at 6:30 a.m. Saturday and most will last until noon, though there are a few excepti Fairfax County favors another year of free Metrobus rides for some students 05/14/2019 04:05am • Some high school students in Virginia's Fairfax County will get to ride Metrobus for free again next school year, under a county recommendation. Students at Justice High School have been eligible this school year for free rides on Metrobus routes in addition to the free Fairfax Connector trips th As climate changes, frequent flooding on Md. 450 will only get worse 05/13/2019 04:00am • The motto "turn around, don't drown" is used to dissuade drivers from dangerously forging through floodwaters. Drivers on a highway in Maryland have been doing a lot of turning around in recent years. Maryland Route 450, or Defense Highway, courses through a low-lying, marshy area between Crofton Sharks in the making: Local kids run the pool table 05/10/2019 04:05am • (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: 'a7cd5c57-cbd7-47df-bb46-a96933a4d40c' }).render("645615367341d6d2");}); For most people, playing a game of pool 30 cheap weekend getaways in the USA 05/10/2019 01:00am • You can enjoy a weekend trip without breaking the bank. Sometimes you need to get out of town but aren't able to spend too much doing so. These weekend trip ideas will help you relax, unwind and get away from it all without draining your bank account or requiring you to trek too far from home. World's largest bounce house returns to DC area this weekend 05/09/2019 08:42am • The world's largest bounce house is returning to the D.C. metro area this weekend, offering entertainment for the whole family at Maryland's Rosecroft Raceway from Friday through Sunday. The event is part of The Big Bounce America's 2019 tour, and will not only feature the record-breaking bounce DC's International Spy Museum reboot set to thrill, educate visitors 05/07/2019 07:14pm • Centuries of espionage, including its cloistered history, images and tradecraft, are set to go on display in D.C. on May 12. The International Spy Museum complex, housed in an eye-catching glass and steel building in Southwest D.C., is a labyrinth of virtual and real sights and sounds that do Rock Creek Parkway shutdown for Kennedy Center work to affect rush hours 05/07/2019 11:19am • Part of Rock Creek Parkway will be closed for all of Friday and Monday’s rush hours, as well as the weekend. Work to place a pedestrian bridge connecting the Kennedy Center expansion to the riverfront trail will shut down the parkway and trail there from 8 p.m. Thursday to as late as 5:30 a.m. 6 Metro stations closing this weekend 05/02/2019 04:45am • In a dry run for the major 24/7 shutdown that begins in just three weeks, Metro is closing all six Blue and Yellow Line stations south of Reagan National Airport this Saturday and Sunday. The closures coincide with major roadwork on Interstate 395, ongoing construction on the Arlington Memorial B Here's where to watch the Kentucky Derby in DC 05/01/2019 12:33pm • You may not be able to make it to Churchill Downs for Saturday's Kentucky Derby, but you can sip mint juleps, wear a seersucker suit, and watch the "Run for the Roses" with others at a number of District bars and restaurants celebrating the first leg of the Triple Crown. Some venues use the occas