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Slap happy: One physical therapist wants to smack your chronic pain away 10/19/2018 02:00pm • (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: '6ee51e3c-1b33-4cee-8699-e78b58d38c71' }).render("346615364798cad7");}); WASHINGTON – Slapping and prodding mi Metro work on all lines this weekend 10/19/2018 10:30am • WASHINGTON — Significant track work slows all Metro lines this weekend. Orange, Silver and Blue Line trains are again scheduled only every 24 minutes each, with Blue Line trains only running between Franconia-Springfield and Eastern Market. Red Line trains are scheduled only every 22 minutes Metro seeks public input on fare raises, parking fees on weekends, holidays 10/19/2018 04:18am • WASHINGTON — Metro riders and others can now weigh in on plans that could end free parking on weekends and holidays — and raise fares on days there are large events like presidential inaugurations, championship parades or massive protests. A public hearing is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 a How to Help Your College Freshman Avoid Depression 10/18/2018 08:00pm • Every fall, many college freshmen experience something they probably didn't anticipate when they went off to college: depression. The excitement and anticipation of this big event soon shifts to the day-to-day reality of life away from home, friends and the predictability of high school. For an inc Alexandria hosts replica of a ship that brought first settlers to Va. 10/13/2018 04:44pm • WASHINGTON — The Portside in Old Town Festival is going on in Alexandria this weekend, and docked there for the weekend is a replica of one of the ships that sailed its way into American history. The Godspeed left England on Dec. 20, 1606 along with two other vessels, the Susan Constant and th Weekend track work, event road closures could slow you down 10/12/2018 07:30am • WASHINGTON — All Metro lines are slowed by single-tracking this weekend, but the most significant disruption is on the Orange, Silver and Blue lines. Orange and Silver Line trains are scheduled every 24 minutes each with single-tracking between Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory. Blue Line train 1 year later: The Wharf’s success comes with ‘growing pains,’ traffic challenges 10/12/2018 04:22am • WASHINGTON — One year ago, a sleepy corner of Southwest D.C. suddenly blossomed into a beehive of social activity. Now, business is booming at the District Wharf, a year after the 24-acre development's grand opening. An estimated 10 to 12 million people have headed to Washington’s newest wate Any given Saturday: DC’s Premier League subculture 10/12/2018 02:38am • WASHINGTON — When does subculture become simply culture? If we haven’t yet reached that fulcrum with Premier League soccer fandom in America, the powers that be are doing their best to push us over the ledge. Or, perhaps more accurately, into the light. Up to this point, Premier League vie Q&A: Charley Pride reflects on career ahead of Grand Ole Opry celebration 10/11/2018 12:20am • WASHINGTON — Nashville hosts its annual Grand Ole Opry Birthday Bash this weekend. This year's event honors Charley Pride, whom many have called the Jackie Robinson of country music, though Pride prefers to just be known as a country legend in his own right. "People that want to inter Mother Earth Project’s 'Parachutes for the Planet' comes to Georgetown 10/09/2018 08:28am • WASHINGTON — On the heels of a United Nations report this week sounding warnings about the impact of global climate change, the Mother Earth Project will bring its Parachutes for the Planet display to Georgetown this weekend. Hoping to repeat the success the HIV/AIDS Quilts project had in drawi Fallen firefighters honored at annual Md. memorial service 10/07/2018 04:24pm • EMMITSBURG, Md. — The 37th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend brought family and friends together for a memorial service in Emmitsburg to honor the 80 men and women who died in the line of duty last year and remember 23 others who died in previous years. Among the names read S Invasive spotted lanternfly makes journey into Virginia 10/05/2018 04:55am • Another invasive insect arrives in the region The spotted lanternfly — an invasive insect from Asia — had been, so far, only seen in several counties outside of Philadelphia, but, this year, it has been sighted in parts of Virginia. Here's what to know about the spotted lanternfly: The Best Columbus Day sales for 2018 10/02/2018 08:00pm • While Columbus Day weekend isn't as big a deal as other famous three-day weekends such as Presidents Day and Memorial Day, it's the last notable shopping holiday before Black Friday. And while stores don't always explicitly call their sales "Columbus Day sales," plenty of retailers, especially depar Woman running Marine Corps Marathon for Army veteran husband who took his own life 10/02/2018 04:30am • WASHINGTON — When Carina Kutch, of Fort Collins, Colorado, joins thousands later this month to run the Marine Corps Marathon, she’ll also pay her first visit to her husband’s grave since he took his own life five years ago. Carina and her husband, Sgt. Richard Kutch, lived in Bethesda, Mary How not to grow a pumpkin and other gardening tips 09/28/2018 06:31am • Orchids to ogle next weekend Mark your calendars for next weekend: That's when the annual National Capital Orchid Society's show and sale returns to dazzle us with one of the best free events in the area. As it has for the past several years, the Orchid Extravaganza will be held at Behnke’s Nu