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50 Top Rooftop Bars Around the World 04/08/2018 08:00pm • Relax with a drink and admire stunning vistas from sky-high venues.Elevate your drinking and dining experience at these 50 rooftop bars around the world. Whether it's alfresco dining at sunset or cocktails and live music atop a skyscraper, these favorite spots attract visitors with their beverage an Fireworks for Cherry Blossom Festival, low temperatures threaten blooms 04/07/2018 09:30pm • WASHINGTON — The National Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C. continued Saturday with the Petalpalooza event, despite forecasts threatening the recently peaked blooms. Formerly known as the Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival, Petalpalooza featured interactive art installations, games and activ Best time to see cherry blossoms — early morning 04/06/2018 07:08am • WASHINGTON — Peak bloom of the cherry blossoms — the surest sign of spring in D.C. — is underway at the Tidal Basin, but the typically four-to seven-day event that draws hundreds of thousands of people could be compacted by the rough weather expected on Saturday. “It’s not going to Say ‘yes’ to a custom wedding dress from a DC startup at free pop-up event 04/06/2018 12:28am • WASHINGTON — On April 7 and 8, the art-adorned walls inside D.C.’s all-female co-working space BUREAU will be covered in lace, tulle and satin. Mimosas and makeup will replace the usual site of lattes and laptops — and it’s all for a free weekend-long bridal pop-up, featuring the collection Masters Weekend may be golf’s biggest moment in a decade 04/04/2018 01:22am • WASHINGTON — Last year’s Masters was a thriller. Sergio Garcia finally broke through on the game’s biggest stage, earning a captivating win … that drew the lowest television ratings in 13 years. Golf has had its recent public struggles. On the retail side, Goldsmith, the largest golf reta Nats' home opener brings changes to parking, traffic, ride hailing near park 04/03/2018 06:36pm • WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals' home opener Thursday is the first of many days this year that parking rules, traffic and transit will change in areas around Nationals Park due to crowds of fans. Traffic impacts With ongoing construction around the stadium, the District Department of Trans Key to ‘the best’ mac and cheese boils down to science 04/03/2018 01:03am • WASHINGTON — The secret to the best tasting mac and cheese doesn’t involve homemade pasta or expensive, artisan ingredients. It just requires some chemistry. Matthew Hartings takes a hard stance on mac and cheese. The American University chemistry professor and author of “Chemistry In DC Uprising: An oral history of the 1968 riots 04/02/2018 01:19am • This story is part of the WTOP series, “DC Uprising: Voices from the 1968 Riots.” Each day this week, we'll tell the stories of the upheaval and tumult 50 years ago through the eyes of those who experienced it. WASHINGTON — It’s been 50 years since the 1968 D.C. riots, in the wake of the NASA, its partners and China set their sights on future moon missions 03/29/2018 07:00pm • This December will mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8, which was the first crewed mission to the moon. Apollo 8 did not land but orbited the moon and safely returned to the Earth. Now, it seems Earth's exploration of the moon looks poised to continue and expand. At least that was the impressio Armed Forces Cycling Classic returning to Arlington 03/29/2018 11:30am • Cyclists can now register for the Armed Forces Cycling Classic, which is returning to Arlington in June. The cycling event, which is taking place the weekend of June 9-10, is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year. The event was previously known as the Air Force Association Cycling Classic. Celebrities at Kids' Choice Awards praise youth marches 03/25/2018 01:13pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The power of the youth rallies against gun violence that were held across the U.S. this weekend impressed many of the celebrities who turned out at the Kids' Choice Awards. Stars including former couple Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon voiced their support for the hundreds of tho Cardinal’s message: Holy Week provides opportunity for hope 03/25/2018 12:55pm • WASHINGTON — Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the head of the Archdiocese of Washington, is urging people to find hope this Easter. “In spite of all the violence around us, in spite of the evil that we see, bigotry, division, all around us, we must never give up on that spark of divine life and grace w Your guide to March For Our Lives 03/24/2018 08:19am • WASHINGTON — Street closures are in effect and attendees are arriving in D.C. for March For Our Lives — an event designed to promote gun control efforts. The rally is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people to the area. The march will have a major impact on the region in terms of cr Cherry blossoms' peak bloom pushed back to April 8-12 03/23/2018 01:30pm • WASHINGTON — The cherry blossoms in D.C. won't hit peak bloom until the week of April 8, according to a new estimate from the National Park Service. Peak bloom occurs when 70 percent of the Yoshino cherry trees are in bloom. "With the continued cold temperatures we're experiencing and a litt How much snow fell during Wednesday's spring snowstorm? 03/22/2018 10:05am • WASHINGTON — Clean up is well underway after the D.C. area got hit by the biggest snowstorm in more than two years and one of the biggest spring snowstorms in the area's history. Quick Links: Closings & Delays Weather Travel and Transportation Traffic Power Outages