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Cover-up: Students deck out dome with Captain America shield 04/29/2019 06:09pm • CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Student pranksters at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have struck again, drawing inspiration from America's hottest movie. MIT students over the weekend draped the university's signature Great Dome with a giant cloth version of Captain America's red, white a 'Star Trek' steals the spotlight at DC's Awesome Con 04/29/2019 11:35am • The world of "Star Trek" was on full display this past weekend as Awesome Con brought the nation's capital version of Comic-Con to life at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The three-day event drew nearly 85,000 fans, encompassing everything from comics, memorabilia, panels, graphic ar Athletes turn out for Maryland Special Olympics competition 04/28/2019 12:18pm • (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: 'f49f9245-ac9a-465f-ae2b-8f46bf7d0c05' }).render("65361536c35c02c0");}); Athletes from across Maryland gathered Springtime tips: When to mow your lawn, bring pepper and tomato plants inside 04/26/2019 04:56am • Meet Mike in Reston next Sunday! Mike will give two garden talks at the Reston Town Center Garden Event on Sunday, May 5 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Peppers go outside when the nights are warm Jamie in Fredericksburg writes: “I've been bringing my hot pepper plants inside for the winter and keeping the Movie Review: 'Avengers: Endgame' delivers the super send-off we’ve been waiting for 04/26/2019 12:04am • NOTE: This is a spoiler-free review, carefully written so you can still enjoy the movie. It's hard to remember a time without the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The superhero franchise has become so ingrained in our culture over the past 11 years that Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk and Captain America Metro work, big highway closures slow weekend travel 04/25/2019 06:30am • Metro work, a variety of major road closures and emergency drills could slow you down this weekend around the D.C. area. On Metro, Vienna and West Falls Church are closed Saturday and Sunday on the Orange Line. Single-tracking for switch work at Reagan National Airport ahead of the upcoming shutd 7th annual Awesome Con proves that 'geek culture' is now mainstream 04/25/2019 01:02am • If you see Vulcan or Wookie costumes riding the Metro this weekend, don't be alarmed. It's just the return of the seventh annual Awesome Con, which brings celebrities and their cosplay fans to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center this Friday through Sunday. "It's a show that's really Georgetown's French Market returns this weekend 04/23/2019 09:02am • Businesses along a stretch of Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown will do their best to recreate the outdoor markets of France this weekend, with shopping, food and jazz. The 16th-annual Georgetown French Market is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from noon until 5 p.m. on Sunday. The Georg Childish Gambino, Lil Wayne headline Broccoli City Festival at FedEx Field 04/23/2019 12:57am • Chocolate City has evolved into Broccoli City as the Broccoli City Festival returns this weekend. After an all-star tradition of Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar, Erykah Badu, Anderson. Paak and the late Nipsey Hussle, this year is headlined by Childish Gambino and Lil Wayne, who anchor a lineup of T Garden Plot: Plants for this Easter — and next 04/19/2019 04:25am • Meet Mike in Reston! Mike will give garden talks at 1 and 3 p.m. at the Reston Town Center Garden Event on Sunday, May 5. Spring bulbs are a great symbol of the season My favorite flowers for this time of year are spring bulbs such as tulips and daffodils, alive and growing in pots. (You might lik Movie Review: Vague ‘Mary Magdalene’ quietly hopes to redefine a Biblical icon 04/19/2019 12:10am • Film history is paved with tales of the Christ, ranging from epic (“Ben-Hur”) to personal (“The Gospel According to St. Matthew”), faithful (“The Greatest Story Ever Told”) to controversial (“The Last Temptation of Christ”), glossy ("King of Kings") to gory (“The Passion of the 'Let's have a jazz party': DC Jazz Festival kicks off citywide in June 04/17/2019 06:00pm • (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: 'a71cc268-e585-4326-b890-7c7e94092c75' }).render("6086153672980a86");}); A big party in D.C. promises to take over Beyoncé's 'Homecoming' doc on Netflix is black excellence 04/17/2019 03:03am • In April 2018, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter stood in her full goddess glory and drawled "Coachella, you ready?" The music festival wasn't ready, nor was the world, for what the pop star turned out: two nights of performances that were as much about history as they were history in the maki Beyond brunch: What to do Easter weekend 04/16/2019 12:56am • Need something beyond brunch plans for Easter weekend? There are plenty of events happening throughout the D.C. area to keep you — and any out-of-town-guests — entertained. Charlottesville police data shows more blacks arrested 04/13/2019 12:24pm • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Figures released by the Charlottesville Police Department show African Americans made up over half of arrests over the past years for mostly petty crimes associated with drugs, recidivism and socio-economic status. The Daily Progress of Charlottesville reports the po