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Stonewall Regatta returns to DC for Pride Month 06/06/2021 12:30pm • The 9-day run, walk, bike and row event put on by the DC Strokes Rowing Club, the oldest LGBTQ+ rowing club in the world, hasn't happened since the coronavirus pandemic began -- but this weekend, it's back. "We put this kind of virtual concept together to be able to participate and be active," sa 2021 Belmont Stakes preview 06/04/2021 05:25am • All of the Bob Baffert drama still has not dampened the enthusiasm for wagering during the Triple Crown season. The 2021 Preakness drew a record betting handle despite the controversy surrounding Medina Spirit’s now-positive drug test. And the second leg of the Triple Crown was still the highes Weekend Road and Rail: Sign work, rail crossing work, cycling races and Metro 06/03/2021 11:12am • With inclement weather hampering the latter half of this week, a few projects could be pushed into the weekend. Work for the ongoing transformation project on I-66 will be fluid throughout the weekend, including changes near the Fairfax County Parkway. A big cycling event will close roads in Arli In 'Colorful' virtual talk, DC's LGBTQ+ community share Pride journey 06/02/2021 10:29am • June is Pride Month, and the Capital Pride Alliance held a virtual discussion Monday with members of the D.C. region's LGBTQ+ community marking the beginning of the celebration. In an hourlong virtual conversation, members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community to share stories and experiences from t Hiker falls 500 feet to his death at Sequoia National Park 06/02/2021 07:02am • ▶ Watch Video: Taking a step back in time at Sequoia National Park A hiker died after falling about 500 feet from a mountain ridge in California's Sequoia National Park on Memorial Day and a woman who tried to pull him to safety was injured after falling about 30 feet, park officials said DC seminar and camp provides support for loved ones of fallen service members 05/31/2021 06:33am • The loss of a family member who served in the military can be difficult to navigate, but one organization is making sure those who are grieving don’t have to do it alone this Memorial Day. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors hosted its 27th Annual National Military Survivor Seminar and Memorial Day 2021: What's open, what's closed 05/30/2021 11:32am • Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 31, this year, bringing various closings and service disruptions to the D.C. region that residents might want to be aware of. Apart from the usual closures during a federal holiday — public school districts, the U.S. Postal Service, banks and federal courts — Arlington National Cemetery readies for Memorial Day events, visitors 05/28/2021 04:01pm • The full reopening of Arlington National Cemetery comes right as the hallowed ground expects to welcome thousands of visitors throughout Memorial Day weekend. Last year, pandemic restrictions only allowed family pass holders on site. But as of earlier this week, the cemetery is fully open. It� Weekend Road and Rail: Holiday reprieve on most work zones; Metro’s new summer shutdown 05/28/2021 07:00am • Moving into a holiday weekend, there’s not much in the way of work zones planned. We’ll check out new intersection improvement change taking place on Friday and take a deeper dive into the new summer Platform Improvement Project starting this weekend on Metro. Here's what you need to know bef 2021 Giant® National Capital BBQ Battle - A Month-Long Virtual BBQ Experience 05/27/2021 10:25am • The Giant National Capital BBQ Battle is back for its 29th year as America's Virtual Food & Music Festival! This year’s Virtual Event will kick-off Memorial Day Weekend, May 28, 2021 and run through June 30 in an entirely virtual online format and admission is FREE! Giant Food, through it Beach town businesses welcome visitors as they struggle to find employees 05/27/2021 04:11am • Funland in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, is open and preparing for the summer crowds, though it, like many other businesses along the ocean, struggle to find enough workers for the season. (Photo Chris Darr/Funland Rehoboth) Businesses near the Delmarva beaches and in the Outer Banks expect this sum DC pools, fields and recreation centers set to fully reopen just in time for summer 05/21/2021 04:40pm • Summer 2021 is shaping up to be a fun one in the District. D.C.'s Department of Parks and Recreation revealed that it will be reopening all of its facilities to align with Mayor Muriel Bowser's latest COVID-19 guidance. That means that recreation and fitness centers, athletic fields and courts 'We want to meet people where they are': Prince George's Co. introduces new crime prevention initiative 05/20/2021 04:22pm • A new crime reduction initiative in Prince George’s County, Maryland, is being promoted as a dynamic outreach effort to bring together partners to develop programs that focus on prevention. “Our task force is made up of the people,” said Aisha Braveboy, Prince George’s County state’s at Get your hands dirty for a good 'plant-a-thon' cause 05/20/2021 08:25am • Volunteers at JK Moving’s 2020 spring plant-a-thon. (Courtesy JK Community Farm) The nonprofit JK Community Farm in Purcellville, Virginia, hosts its third annual volunteer plant-a-thon this weekend, a key event in the farm’s mission to feed D.C. area residents in need. “We will have ab Battle of Blair Mountain centennial set in West Virginia 05/20/2021 04:19am • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The 100th anniversary of a deadly armed uprising by organizing coal miners in southern West Virginia will be commemorated over Labor Day weekend. A website about the centennial events says United Mine Workers union President Cecil Roberts plans to participate in the re-