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Garden Plot: Christmas, lavender trees and plant thoughts 12/11/2015 05:26am • “The weather outside is delightful … but the ticks are oh so frightful ...” The wonderfully warm weather this weekend is going to make it easy to be outside — getting the Christmas tree, decorating the house (without gloves!), or just plain walking through those wonderful carpets of color 10 top places to see holiday lights across America 12/11/2015 05:00am • Whether your family traditions include baking a gingerbread house or singing Christmas carols in the neighborhood, if you want to get into the holiday spirit, spend an evening checking out one of the festive light displays across the country. Though not necessarily the largest or the brightest celeb Inside Lab 1270: Union Market's hub for small businesses 12/11/2015 01:44am • WASHINGTON — New things are happening at Union Market. The Northeast D.C. destination is branching away from its focus on food with its most recent concept, Lab 1270, located just across the street from the main 20,000 square-foot market space. Lab 1270 is a little bit of everything: it� 7 Questions Families Should Discuss When Choosing Colleges 12/08/2015 07:00pm • The college admissions cycle is a long process with a lot of moving parts. In the midst of all of the upcoming deadlines, parents and students may overlook some of the ways that college will affect the family dynamic. Discussing expectations beforehand can help students choose the best school for t The Pros and Cons of Traveling Over New Year's 12/08/2015 07:00pm • Like many major holidays, New Year's Day is a popular time to travel. Those in search of unique ways to bid farewell to 2015 will find no shortage of festive events around the world. However, there are also drawbacks to traveling in late December and early January. Higher rates and closed attractio Travel expenses to budget for now 12/08/2015 10:00am • With just a few weeks until 2016, now is the time to set travel goals and put your plans into motion. It's also an ideal time to make smart money-saving moves. Whether you want to a plan a family trip, a romantic getaway or a bucket list journey to a far-flung frontier with friends or on your own, t How Your Home Changes When You Telework 12/06/2015 07:00pm • With winter on its way in, taking advantage of your company's telework opportunity might sound appealing -- but snow days aren't the only thing keeping people at home during the workweek. Telecommuting opportunities are available at increasing rates to employees in the U.S., and they're taking adva How to Get Financially Ready for a Power Outage 11/30/2015 07:00pm • Extreme winter weather has already arrived in some parts of the country: Parts of California have seen snow and more is expected. Some meteorologists are calling for a cold, snowy winter from coast to coast, and that means it's time to get prepared. According to tale of the ant and the grasshopper 7 ways to save time, money and stress this holiday season 11/29/2015 07:00pm • The flurry of the holiday shopping season kicks off in earnest Friday, with the National Retail Federation anticipating 135.8 million Americans planning to shop online and off during Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Sunday, and Cyber Monday. But while chasing the absolute lowest price might Part 2: How to keep your weight under control at Thanksgiving 11/24/2015 10:48am • WASHINGTON — Thanksgiving is just two days away, when the resolve to avoid holiday weight gain gets tested to the fullest. This is the second in a series of talks between WTOP’s Mark Lewis and Debra Feinstein and Sally Squires, author of the Lean Plate Club™ blog, a former Washington Post h ‘Home Alone’ celebrates 25 years with Kennedy Center NSO salute 11/24/2015 02:44am • WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley offers a nostalgic love note to a childhood favorite WASHINGTON — Slap your cheeks and scream all you want, film snobs. The general public has long since overruled the 54 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. It's time we stop calling "Home Alone" a guilty pleasu The 7 Best Websites to Find Black Friday Deals 11/17/2015 07:00pm • Shopping around for the best deals is one of the best strategies for saving money in any season, but when it comes to Black Friday shopping, you need a simple way to track the sales. Free apps like Flipp and DealNews pull information from flyers and weekly ads for popular retailers so it's easy to c 5 family-friendly winter escapes in the Pacific Northwest 11/17/2015 12:00pm • Hot cocoa and s'mores by an outdoor fire pit. Cozy lodge rooms outfitted with beds draped in wool blankets. Adventurous outdoor excursions with reputable guides. There's nothing quite like a Pacific Northwest winter getaway. Here's where to go within easy driving distance of major Pacific Northwest Ron White brings blue collar comedy to Warner Theatre 11/10/2015 02:50am • WASHINGTON — Jeff Foxworthy built a phenomenon with "You Might Be a Redneck," Bill Engvall made waves with "Here's Your Sign" and Larry the Cable Guy capitalized on "Git-R-Done." But Ron White -- the fourth and arguably funniest member of the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" -- etched himself Power moves: Local gym hosts ‘Super Bowl’ of adaptive athlete events 11/07/2015 06:18pm • LORTON, Va. — More than 90 adaptive athletes — about half of them wounded veterans — are competing in the 4th annual Working Wounded Games this weekend. "This is the Super Bowl or the World Cup of CrossFit events for adaptive athletes," says Scott Rigsby, 47, a double-amputee from Atlanta.