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Weekend Wakeup: Warm weather, parade rehearsals to slow down drivers 01/11/2013 04:09pm • Dave Dildine, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Soaring temperatures will coax many people onto the roads this weekend. Luckily, a light work zone docket will keep most weekenders moving speedily on routes around town. With the reprieve from winter-like temperatures likely bringing some residents out of Morning Notes 01/11/2013 08:15am • Another Military Daycare Worker Accused of Abuse — Another Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall daycare worker has been accused of abuse, just three months after another daycare abuse scandal broke at the base. This time, a daycare worker is accused of hitting a three-year-old child with a seat cus Unique outdoor activities and events during a warm January weekend 01/11/2013 02:16am • Mike McCarthy, editor-in-chief, Washington Flyer Inauguration Day survival guide: Road closures, parking, Metro 01/07/2013 07:00pm • What's the Inauguration Day forecast? How should I dress on Inauguration Day? What do I need to know about Metro? What roads will be closed? How do I get into the swearing-in ceremony? What do I need to know about the parade? Can I ride my bike? Pedestrian map Vehicle restrictions map WASHINGTON Weekend Wakeup: Metro work, road closures 01/04/2013 03:07pm • Dave Dildine, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Getting around Washington on the weekends typically becomes a little easier during the cold winter months. With lower temperatures comes lower highway volumes. Further, there are fewer outdoor events to draw large crowds and road work slows. Washington's wee Morning Notes 01/04/2013 09:35am • Legislators Holding Public Meeting Tonight — Arlington County’s delegation to the Virginia General Assembly will hold their annual public legislative hearing tonight (Friday). The public is invited to address the delegation at the meeting, which starts at 6:00 p.m. at the Arlington Coun Preserving and protecting your holiday plants 01/03/2013 07:28pm • Mike McGrath, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Brrrrr! Just about everyone in the area has been waking up to freezing cold mornings lately -- frigid cars and sidewalks that can get slippery with just the slightest bit of wetness. Luckily, the area is not supposed to get rain/sleet/snow until next weekend, 2013 Inauguration/MLK Weekend of Service 01/02/2013 05:57pm • During the Weekend of January 18, 2013, thousands of people will unite in our nation's capital - crossing lines of race, religion, politics, and demographics - to volunteer in service with local communities, schools, nonprofits, and veterans groups. After a year marked by a bitter electi Weekend Wakeup: Holiday travelers, snow to slow drivers 12/28/2012 05:19pm • Dave Dildine, wtop.com On the final weekend of 2012, work zones on the roads and rails will have a minimal impact on travel but winter weather will likely affect holiday travel early Saturday. Although delays on holiday weekends are notoriously unpredictable, travel on Interstate 95 in Virgini A look at top concert picks through New Year's Eve 12/28/2012 02:47am • Tim Bracken, wtop.com WASHINGTON - With New Year's Eve just around the corner, some may be debating whether to brave the throngs of partygoers or stay home. Thankfully, there are some great concerts to help celebrate all weekend. In Alexandria, Va., the Birchmere is scheduled to host the 15t Kare-oke At Union Jack’s This Weekend 12/18/2012 03:05pm • Union Jack’s (4915 St Elmo Ave.) is hosting a charity karaoke event Sunday to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphona Society and in memory two North Bethesda brothers who died in a 2009 car crash. Stone and Holt Weeks were 24 and 20, respectively, when they were killed in a chain reaction car crash PG police buy back guns with special urgency this weekend 12/15/2012 07:47pm • Ari Ashe, wtop.com LAUREL, MD - The Connecticut shooting that left 20 children dead in an elementary school prompted some area gunowners to exchange their guns for gift cards at a Prince George's County event Saturday. Prince George's County Police held its third gun exchange of the year Saturday Weekend Wakeup: Upcoming holidays means less road and Metro work 12/14/2012 04:10pm • Dave Dildine, wtop.com WASHINGTON - As the holidays near, weekend traffic patterns will become slightly less predictable as discretionary travel increases but highway volumes wane. The shopping mall parking lots will likely be congested, but delays on the major roads will be hit-or-miss. Overn Today’s Featured Event 12/14/2012 08:35am • The following is today’s featured event from our newly-redesigned event calendar. Submit your event to the calendar here. Holiday pops concert, “A Singers’ Blue Christmas” –Dec. 14 & 15 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. — Join the Alexandria Singers, the DC area&rsquo Weekend Wakeup: Plan for complex Metro detours 12/07/2012 08:28pm • Dave Dildine, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Warm temperatures may lure more people into Downtown over the weekend, and many might opt to take Metro. But better to stick with the roads rather than the rails as Metro moves forward with its scheduled track work. Rail work is scheduled on all five Metrorail l