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Before the eclipse, check out the Perseid meteor shower this weekend 08/11/2017 11:49am • WASHINGTON — With the solar eclipse just over a week away and getting a lot of attention, there is another big astronomical event happening in August: the Perseid meteor shower. However, this year's show will also be overshadowed by the moon. "This year, unfortunately, we have a waning gibbo Review: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson shine as 'Glass Castle' script cracks 08/11/2017 01:21am • WASHINGTON — True-life stories of dysfunction are hard to pull off, as filmmakers try to do the source justice without coming across as indulgent, all while convincing the masses to care. This weekend, Jeannette Walls' admirably honest 2005 memoir "The Glass Castle" becomes a star-studded f 6 successful yard sale tips to get rid of clutter 08/07/2017 06:00am • Is your home bursting at the seams with clutter-filled closets, corners, drawers and cabinets? Don't worry, you're not alone. The typical U.S. household builds up so much stuff that figuring out what to keep and what to discard is no easy task. Home sellers who hire a home stager regularly ask wh 'Dark Tower' tops slow weekend, 'Detroit' disappoints 08/06/2017 03:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — After a decade of development and several postponements, the long-awaited Stephen King adaptation "The Dark Tower" debuted with an estimated $19.5 million in North American ticket sales, narrowly edging out the two-week leader "Dunkirk." The modest result for "The Dark Tower," s 7 Labor Day weekend getaways to book now 08/05/2017 02:30pm • There's still time to plan an epic Labor Day trip. Leisurely days lazing along the beach. Active family vacations in inspiring national parks. Traveling to exotic, far-off places around the globe. While summer vacation days may be fleeting, it's not too late to squeeze in one last hurrah with a L How Social Media Can Help and Harm Your Job Search 08/02/2017 08:00pm • Without the right social media presence, you're going to have difficulty landing job interviews. A recent survey from CareerBuilder reports that screening candidates based on social media is at an all-time high: 70 percent, up from 11 percent in 2006. So where are employers looking and what exactly 9 Affordable Back-to-School Weekend Vacation Ideas 08/02/2017 08:00pm • Make the most of your autumn days with a memorable family getaway.With the start of the academic year fast approaching or already beginning, now is the time to plot an easy weekend escape with the gang, before the kids are tied up with demanding school schedules and extracurricular activities. Wheth Wolf Trap presents 'La La Land' and 'Jurassic Park' live with NSO Pops 08/02/2017 02:02am • WASHINGTON — "Hold onto your butts!" It's time to watch the "City of Stars" under the stars. This weekend, Wolf Trap presents "La La Land" at 8:30 p.m. Friday and "Jurassic Park" at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Both will feature live accompaniment by the NSO Pops as the movies are projected on two U Street 'Dog Days' sidewalk festival set for this weekend 08/01/2017 09:46am • WASHINGTON — More than 100 businesses along D.C.’s U Street corridor will take part in this year’s Dog Days Sidewalk Festival Aug. 5 and Aug. 6. Called the largest sidewalk sale in the District, the festival covers 25 blocks in and around the U Street corridor, stretching from 7th Street to Feds find Metro safety slip-ups, crumbling concrete, broken power-cutoff buttons 07/31/2017 11:10am • WASHINGTON — Emergency power cut-offs that were not working, slip-ups with new safety rules and a disclosure that some significant concrete work may be shoddy are among the new details in the latest series of federal reports on Metro. The Federal Transit Administration quietly released its May Rainy day gives way to a rainier night amid flood concerns 07/28/2017 11:31pm • WASHINGTON — There is no relief in sight for the D.C. area Friday night when it comes to potentially dangerous rain. Waves of heavy rain led to a series of flash flood warnings in some areas on Friday. The rain was so bad that it also postponed Friday night's Mystics game (due to a leak at Veri 3-on-3 basketball’s summer renaissance sweeps through DC 07/28/2017 02:34pm • WASHINGTON — Once relegated to playgrounds and pickup games, 3-on-3 basketball is having a moment. Two separate touring exhibitions of the sport are making their ways around the country this summer, and it has been added as a new sport for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The world of 3-on-3 sweeps Ocean City upgrades fireworks on Labor Day Weekend 07/27/2017 05:50am • OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — The town of Ocean City is set to have an upgraded fireworks show for the end of Labor Day weekend. The Daily Times of Salisbury reports the upgraded fireworks will be displayed Sept. 3 at the "Sundaes in the Park" event in Northside Park. The event will also feature live Go Here, Not There: 7 Places to Avoid High Crowds and Costs This Labor Day 07/26/2017 08:00pm • If you've been contemplating a Labor Day getaway, now is the time to set your plans into motion. After all, the three-day weekend is just a few weeks away, and whether you want to jet off to a new destination, hit the road for an awe-inspiring adventure in the great outdoors or plan a coastal escap Ellicott City plans reverent, joyous events 1 year after fatal flood 07/26/2017 05:02pm • WASHINGTON — It's going to be both a joyous and difficult weekend in Ellicott City as the town commemorates destructive floods from a year ago — restoration efforts will be celebrated, three lost lives remembered and plans to prevent future disasters explored. "We can't expect that we can com