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Bowser slams reports she went maskless indoors: 'If you want to report on the right-wing wingnuts, have at it' 08/03/2021 01:52pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday slammed conservative media reports that she went maskless indoors last weekend in defiance of her own mandate. "Let me clear something up, because if you want to report on the right-wing wingnuts, have at it," Bowser said during a Tuesday news conference at the PHOTOS: 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, part 1 08/03/2021 07:40am • More Olympics news Games on: The 2020 Olympics continued this weekend in Tokyo. Here are photos from the events. Take Advantage of Tax-Free Weekend Sales 08/02/2021 12:00am • Sales tax holidays date back to 1980 when Ohio and Michigan offered residents a one-time chance to skip sales tax on automobile purchases, according to the nonprofit Tax Foundation. However, in recent years, they have become an annual event in more than a dozen states. During a sales tax holiday, a 'World's Largest Bounce House' brings inflated family fun to Fort Washington 07/28/2021 02:43am • It's certified by Guinness World Records as the "The World's Largest Bounce House." The Big Bounce America tour comes to Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland, just south of National Harbor, for two weekends this summer: Sept. 3-6 and Sept. 10-12. "We just want to bring an awe 5 Tips for Budgeting in College 07/28/2021 12:00am • Even if you intend to take as few math courses as possible at a university, you really can't get away from it: Budgeting in college is like one of those math word problems come to life. If you're starting the next rung of higher education soon, you'll want to start thinking about how you're going t Review: 'Ted Lasso' kicks off Season 2 in hilariously heartfelt fashion on Apple TV+ 07/26/2021 01:11pm • Today's television landscape offers a daunting number of different streaming services. However, if there's one reason to subscribe to Apple TV+, "Ted Lasso" is it. TV's most hilariously heartfelt comedy kicked off Season 2 over the weekend, but don't worry if you missed Season 1. Thanks The 18 Best Hot Air Balloon Rides in the World 07/26/2021 12:00am • Fly up, up and away, and high in the sky on one of these bucket list airborne adventures.It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience to quietly soar above the treetops or other landscapes, feeling as if you're suspended in the air. Hot air balloon rides offer a unique perspective of the scenery below, with DC community leaders call to end 'street code' 07/25/2021 12:45pm • Eight days after the drive-by shooting that took the life of 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney and wounded five others, community leaders are calling for action. One hundred Black fathers, uncles, brothers and sons marched around Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X avenues, where Nyiah and her mothe Weekend Ballston festival will close part of Wilson Blvd. 07/21/2021 10:52am • The Ballston Business Improvement District's BallstonGives charity is hosting its inaugural Bands & Brews on the Boulevard on Saturday, July 24, with live music and what it calls a 200-foot street pub. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and be held directly on Wilson Boulevard, with a DC police chief focused on finding little girl's killer after violent weekend 07/19/2021 11:26pm • After a violent weekend, D.C.'s police chief said he is singularly focused on just one case amid echoes of desperation from a community at its wits' end, a frustrated mayor and grieving families' call for him to take immediate action. On Friday, 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney was gunned down crossing Tunnel ventilation updates to bring single-tracking to Red Line through end of August 07/16/2021 10:02pm • An update to the ventilation systems of many Metro stations along the Red Line will bring single-tracking to large sections of the line through Aug. 31. Metro said the work is necessary as the Red Line is the oldest section of D.C.'s rail system and needs to be brought in line with modern safety Let's Go! Music Festival brings Smash Mouth, Gin Blossoms and Sugar Ray to Md. 07/16/2021 06:51am • Smash Mouth, Gin Blossoms and Sugar Ray will headline the inaugural Let's Go! Music Festival at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville, Maryland, on Friday, July 16 and Saturday, July 17. The festival's organizers want "to help our community move on from the trying times of last year Sizzling temps continue Thursday; heat index likely to reach 100 degrees 07/15/2021 06:12am • The D.C. Heat Emergency Plan has been extended through Saturday, as the sizzling summer heat continues Thursday and into the weekend. The heat index is expected to reach 100 degrees on Thursday, with area temperature highs in the mid 90s, Storm Team 4 meteorologist Chuck Bell said. It will be How to Become a Meteorologist 07/15/2021 12:00am • An extreme weather event such as a sandstorm, blizzard or torrential rainfall can transform an environment in a matter of minutes, impairing the ability to see clearly and making it difficult to travel safely. Natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes can uproot trees, destroy buildings and cl How to Save for a Wedding 07/15/2021 12:00am • There may be a few wise savers out there, but most couples don't go into their engagement with wedding savings to pay for their big day. According to the 2021 Behind the Wedding Budget Study, 40% of couples start saving once they get engaged, but most are also juggling other savings goals like buyin