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The 9:30 Club: A time and a place 01/12/2016 03:36pm • EDITOR'S NOTE: 9:30 Club just wrapped its 35th anniversary celebration, but the memories keep pouring in. WTOP Weekend Best Bets reporter Mary DePompa recalls her frequent visits to the venue, both as a performer and concertgoer.  WASHINGTON — If you’re an adult concertgoer in the DC a Big Metro projects, including NTSB recommendations, delayed 01/12/2016 12:07pm • WASHINGTON — Metro’s six-year, $5 billion rehabilitation plan following the deadly 2009 Red Line crash has faced a series of delays, from inside and outside the agency, that has left a significant amount of the money allocated for safety and other improvements unspent in each of the last five fi 1 year after deadly L’Enfant smoke incident, how safe is Metro? 01/12/2016 05:27am • WASHINGTON — One year ago Tuesday, a Yellow Line train sat engulfed in smoke outside the L’Enfant Plaza station, and one passenger, Carol Glover, died. A year later, Metro has a long road ahead as it works to address dozens of safety changes ordered by federal regulators and to deal with a n From Car Seat to Driver's Seat: Keeping Kids Safe 01/10/2016 07:00pm • The rites of passage that occur in cars are very significant: the first ride home from the hospital, the first serious date, the first solo drive. Each one signals the beginning of a new phase in life filled with great potential and promise. Each also brings a different kind of anxiety in its wake Guns N' Roses to reunite at Coachella music festival 01/05/2016 10:44am • WASHINGTON — Our "appetite for destruction" just got renewed. Guns N' Roses — one of the most famous rock bands of the past 30 years — announced that it's finally reuniting at the Coachella music festival in Indio, California in April. The GNR reunion marks the first concert that frontma 7 tips to spend less without using coupons 01/03/2016 07:00pm • If you're looking to cut back on your spending in 2016 but you don't want to dig into coupons, then these ideas can help you: Exercise from home. So many people join the gym at this time of year but fail to consistently show up. The hype of the new year draws people in and drains their wallets 6 secrets for saving on travel in 2016 12/30/2015 09:30am • Maybe you've already mastered a few travel hacks, such as tracking airfare deals with fare alerts or sniffing out last-minute sales on social media. Or perhaps you've upped your packing game to dodge hefty baggage fees at the airport. Maybe you've perfected the art of price shopping for flights and Reviews: 'Concussion,' 'The Big Short,' 'Carol,' 'Joy' arrive in DC 12/25/2015 02:30am • WASHINGTON -- "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is currently dominating the box office, breaking records since its release last weekend. But there are a bunch of other new releases in theaters this holiday weekend, typically a busy time for moviegoers to hit the multiplex. Which ones should you Your Guide to Post-Christmas Sales 12/23/2015 07:00pm • Just as Black Friday sales creep up earlier each year, stores are competing for shoppers by offering post-Christmas sales earlier, too. A few stores even started their post-Christmas sales before December 25 this year. Whether you want to spend freshly opened gift cards or just see what's on sale, h How to Cope With an Eating Disorder Over the Holidays 12/20/2015 07:00pm • When Meggie Sexton anticipated the holidays, she thought about one thing and one thing only: the food. And not in a good way. "I didn't even think about family and friends and that camaraderie," says Sexton, a 32-year-old nonprofit account manager in Columbus, Ohio. "I was completely fearful of the Lineup announced for M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather 12/17/2015 03:04pm • WASHINGTON -- It’s time to break out the spandex and Aqua Net. The M3 Rock Fest makes its return to Merriweather Post Pavillion for the eighth consecutive year. In previous years, festival organizers have announced the date around this time of year, but typically waited to reveal the lineup Historic artifacts, trophies lost in Annapolis Yacht Club fire 12/14/2015 06:09pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The cause of the weekend fire at the Annapolis Yacht Club has not yet been determined, but the club is already taking stock of the losses among its artifacts. "A lot of the very historical artifacts have been recovered, but a lot have been lost. That's very unfortunate, but a lo Photos: Children of fallen service members board ‘Snowball Express’ 12/12/2015 02:42pm • ARLINGTON, Va. – Saturday would have marked five years since the Hamilton children last saw their father. “It’s just tough because you have that person in your life and they go do their job,” said parent and widow Miriam Hamilton. “Yes, they’re in danger and whatnot, but you always ex Metro adjusts service for wreath-hanging event at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery 12/11/2015 05:43pm • WASHINGTON — Wreaths Across America is expected to draw thousands of people to Arlington National Cemetery Saturday. Drivers should expect big crowds around the Memorial Bridge and Metro riders should expect to find crowded stations and trains. For the event, Metro is running full weekend se 5 ways to make the holidays more meaningful for less 12/11/2015 09:00am • Sometimes we are in such a rush to get everything on our holiday shopping list that we don't actually enjoy the process. In some ways, we are just going through the motions even when we are exchanging gifts and celebrating together. Choose to go about this differently this year. Here are some ideas