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All-girl robotics team from Fairfax Co. gets sponsorship to attend world competition 04/11/2019 03:36pm • (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: '83315a9f-7db5-4014-a034-d62c09cef503' }).render("6706153658b80ea5");}); An all-girl robotics team from Fairfax Metro may be smoothest way to get around this weekend 04/11/2019 04:40am • The final weekend of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, International Monetary Fund meetings and other events could snarl traffic downtown again this weekend, which could make Metro one of the smoothest ways to get around. This is the last weekend of Metro's break for spring tourist season fro Your guide to a baseball weekend in Fresno 04/10/2019 12:40am • Lots of baseball fans like to travel around the country to see minor league ball over the summer, especially in the cities that their favorite big league team has an affiliate. It’s a chance to see the future, the next generation that will eventually matriculate to a big league park near you. S New cooking classroom 'Cookology' now open in Ballston Quarter 04/09/2019 09:20am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, ARLnow.com, and republished with permission. Ballston Quarter just opened another culinary business, but this time it isn’t a restaurant. The newly-renovated mall welcomed Cookology Culinary School last week to its third floor. Cookology Va. Athletics to host NCAA championship celebration 04/09/2019 12:56am • (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: '73e1ea94-e3ee-415c-b560-2db37d719a7c' }).render("84615364c324c6c");}); The University of Virginia captured its Old Lucketts Store will host its spring market next month 04/08/2019 07:46am • The Old Lucketts Store in Leesburg, Virginia will host its well-established Lucketts Spring Market for three days in May at the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Berryville. And there will be beer. The three-day event, which will be held May 17-19, is in its 21st year. 2019's market will includ Not just for snobs: DC club wants to bring squash to the masses 04/05/2019 01:19am • To play squash, first you have to warm up the ball. When this is explained by Ronny Vlassaks, the highly-decorated, Belgian, Rod Stewart look-alike coach who serves as the head instructor at Squash on Fire in West End, it’s hard to tell if it’s intended to be a metaphor, some kind of wa Metro work limited, but trains won't get you to cherry blossom race start 04/04/2019 05:19pm • Metro plans largely regular service this weekend, which will be the third of four weekends with extremely limited track work due to expected cherry blossom crowds. The system will run regular hours, though — which means runners participating in Sunday's Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Biden: I'll be more mindful of respecting personal space 04/03/2019 11:34pm • Former Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday that his tendency toward physical displays of affection and encouragement has made some women uncomfortable, and he promised to be "much more mindful" of respecting personal space. "Social norms have begun to change. T 'You turn us on and we're there': Looking back at 50 years of news on WTOP 04/01/2019 05:16am • We have to give credit where it's due. Back in 1969, legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham had been listening to WAVA, a small AM station out of the Virginia suburbs that broadcast all news. WTOP, then owned by the Post (and located at 1500 on your AM dial) was different from wh Why did the big Beltway closure cause traffic jams across the region? 03/29/2019 02:40pm • The terrible traffic that rippled across the Washington region Thursday from Loudoun to Largo was largely due to a single major crash on the Capital Beltway near the Legion Bridge that sent drivers scrambling for other options. "We saw delays as far away as Leesburg, Lucketts and even Winchester What to expect with Metro for cherry blossom peak bloom weekend 03/28/2019 04:20am • Cherry blossom peak bloom weekend in Washington, D.C. brings big crowds to the Metrorail, so the agency is limiting scheduled track work Saturday and Sunday. The latest projection is that the trees around the Tidal Basin in D.C. will hit peak bloom (70 percent blooming) by Monday, lining up the b No. 1 Virginia seeks easier path in Sweet 16 03/27/2019 05:48pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Top-seeded Virginia has already gone two games further than last year's NCAA Tournament. Now in the Sweet 16, the Cavaliers aim to be more assertive against No. 12 seed Oregon. The Cavaliers hope that playing in a venue they've thrived in helps that quest in Thursday n Cherry blossoms reach stage 3 of bloom watch, peak bloom still on track 03/23/2019 02:15pm • It's the first official weekend of The Cherry Blossom Festival and peak bloom is still expected to arrive on schedule, with the blossoms reaching stage three of the bloom watch Saturday. Stage three indicates an extension of the florets and an average of 12 to 17 days to peak bloom. Peak bloom i Local organic grocer MOM's wants you to embrace an imperfect lawn 03/19/2019 11:08am • A lush, green lawn is a homeowner's delight, but many homeowners use a lot of fertilizer to get neighborhood bragging rights for that perfect lawn. Way too much of it, according to MOM's Organic Market founder Scott Nash. For the sixth year in a row, MOM's is hosting its annual "Save the Dande