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What 'Demonstrated Interest' Means in College Admissions 05/20/2018 08:00pm • In addition to reviewing transcripts, essays and test scores, some college admissions officers look at whether prospective students have shown enthusiasm and curiosity about a school during the application process. In the admissions world, this is what's known as demonstrated interest. In a 2017 rep 2018 Ocean City beach guide 05/18/2018 11:54am • EDITOR’S NOTE: For more beach news, traffic and weather, visit WTOP’s Summer Beach Guide section. WASHINGTON — With its iconic boardwalk, family-friendly beaches and vibrant night life scene, Ocean City, Maryland, has become a go-to summer destination for Washingtonians. Whether Red Line shutdown, road closures this weekend 05/18/2018 11:11am • WASHINGTON — Major Metro track work slows riders on five of six lines this weekend, and there are some significant road closures planned around the area. Metro The Red Line is shut down Saturday and Sunday between Van Ness-UDC and Dupont Circle. The Cleveland Park and Woodley Park stations ar When Is a Mental Health Day Off From Work Justified? 05/17/2018 08:00pm • Who among us hasn't needed a break from work? No matter how much you may love your job, sometimes you have to get away from it. You might put in for a vacation day or a personal day, depending on your company's policies and procedures. You might even call in sick. What you are really taking, though 2018 DC-area college graduation: Dates, times and locations 05/14/2018 12:25pm • WASHINGTON — For college seniors and their loved ones, graduation marks the first page of an exciting new chapter. For the rest of the D.C. area, it can trigger migraine-level traffic headaches. Festivities are getting underway this weekend for several schools around the area — Howard, Uni We want you: Volunteers needed for Marine Corps Marathon weekend 05/11/2018 02:35am • WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps Marathon attracts thousands of runners to the D.C. area, but they aren't the only participants. Hundreds of volunteers help the race run smoothly every year. The Marine Corps Marathon opens registration Friday for people who want to volunteer for the Oct. 28 race a Broadway in Bethesda: Round House Theatre gala hosts ‘Hamilton’ royalty 05/06/2018 11:43pm • WASHINGTON -- Round House Theatre hopes that after this weekend, "You'll be back." The venue is hosting its annual "Broadway in Bethesda" gala on Saturday, featuring Tony-nominee Euan Morton, who starred in the title role of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" last year at the Kennedy Center and cur Chihuahua race raises money to save dogs from high kill shelters 05/05/2018 09:39pm • WASHINGTON — The Kentucky Derby wasn’t the only big race taking place this weekend. During Saturday's seventh annual Running of the Chihuahuas at the District Wharf in Southwest D.C., 126 chihuahuas raced for the title of top dog all while raising money for less fortunate pups. There were 16 More of I-66 'red X' lanes to disappear 05/03/2018 03:49am • WASHINGTON — The red paint marking shoulder lanes that for the last few years have opened any time traffic backs up on Interstate 66 outside the Capital Beltway, Virginia, is being peeled off in multiple stretches this month, as years of construction lane shifts ramp up. In addition to the area World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) Stock Is Getting Slammed 05/02/2018 08:00pm • World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) stock is up nearly 80 percent in the past year, but a mixed first quarter had some investors tapping out on Thursday morning. WWE reported first-quarter earnings that beat consensus expectations, but its revenue declined from a year ago. WWE reported Women shouldn't let sleep disorders impact their career 05/02/2018 09:25am • If your career depends on focus and productivity, it's possible your lack of sleep is holding you back professionally. That's because sleep and productivity are directly intertwined. You can't expect to be productive without getting enough quantity or quality sleep on a consistent basis. Women profe Raise the roof: M3 Rock Festival to reopen Merriweather after collapse 05/02/2018 12:54am • WASHINGTON — When someone says hair metal, it brings to mind the late '80s, when the boys wore as much — if not more — makeup than the girls. Everyone's hair routine included enough hair spray to rip a hole in the ozone layer, Spandex wasn’t just for the gym and bands like Warrant, Skid 8 Best Cinco de Mayo Sales and Deals for 2018 04/30/2018 08:00pm • Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico's victory over France at the Battle of Puebla. It's barely celebrated in Mexico, but in the U.S., it's become a day to celebrate Mexican-American culture. Traditions include parties, eating Mexican food (or Tex-Mex food) and drinking margaritas. Restaurants and com How to Find a Good Fertility Clinic 04/29/2018 08:00pm • In the weeks after storage tanks in two separate fertility clinics in different parts of the country failed, destroying hundreds and perhaps thousands of frozen eggs and embryos, Dr. Paul Turek fielded calls from a raft of patients. These were men and women who had eggs, sperm or embryos frozen at o Senator's photos let constituents share his eye on DC 04/29/2018 01:25pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Angus King has never taken a photography class, but his eye for detail is winning Instagram followers and praise from professional photographers. His photos offer a personal look at the senator's dual existence in busy Washington and rural Maine. "The whole idea i