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Street closures, transit changes for Memorial Day events in the DC area 05/26/2023 03:19pm • Memorial Day weekend is the informal start of the summer season in the D.C. area, with many people having the day off on Monday for the holiday. Whether you're staying in or taking off, here's what you need to know to get where you're going. Transit schedule for Memorial Day United Prayer Ma Memorial Day 2023: What's open, what's closed around DC 05/25/2023 08:45am • Commemorating Memorial Day on Monday, May 29, brings with it a variety of closures and service disruptions in the D.C. region. Schools, stores and mail service are all interrupted by the holiday. Here's what you need to know. Stores and businesses Good news for last minute shoppers — Gary Sinise returns to host National Memorial Day Concert, reflecting on Lt. Dan in 'Forrest Gump' 05/25/2023 04:12am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpSdhFvRrtU Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” He earned an Oscar nomination for his role as wounded veteran Lt. Dan in "Forrest Gump" (1994). This Sunday night, Gary Sinise returns to D.C. to host the annual Nationa How Arlington National Cemetery is prepping for a busy Memorial Day weekend 05/24/2023 04:46am • Preparations are well underway at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia for the busy Memorial Day weekend ahead. It's Flags-In on Thursday afternoon. The public is invited to watch soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment carry out a more than 60 year tradition, placing American flags at each 'Rolling to Remember' returns to Pentagon for first time since 2019 05/24/2023 12:22am • Motorcyclists participate in the Rolling to Remember ride near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) An annual Memorial Day weekend tradition featuring thousands of motorcycles riding through th Staffing up for summer: Search for lifeguards continues in Montgomery Co. 05/22/2023 10:40pm • Summer’s just around the corner, and there are still plenty of openings for lifeguards at D.C.-area universities, recreational departments and neighborhood pools. Robin Riley, director for Montgomery County’s Department of Recreation, said the Maryland county’s 11 pools — seven outdoor fa District Heights church offers community a chance to 'Walk In My Shoes' 05/22/2023 09:25am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. The old saying, "Don't judge someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes," will soon come to light in one Prince George's County, Ma 3, 2, 1: DC-area students prepare to compete in nation's largest model rocketry competition 05/19/2023 06:54am • For some people, getting an egg home from the grocery store without breaking it is a huge accomplishment, but some D.C.-area high schoolers have a much tougher mission this weekend: Send an egg into the sky aboard a rocket and bring it back down without scrambling it. On Saturday in The Plains, V National Police Week welcomes thousands to the District 05/12/2023 04:25pm • The District will welcome thousands of police officers, their families and supporters this weekend to honor those killed in the line of duty as part of National Police Week. Marcia Ferranto is CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and said the Police Unity Tour will help kick Friendship bracelets, Tay-gating: Inside Taylor Swift fans' plans ahead of her closest concert to DC 05/11/2023 05:02am • Many D.C.-area Taylor Swift fans were disappointed when the singer didn’t include any dates in the D.C. region on her new tour, but thousands are "swiftly" heading north to see the next-closest shows this weekend. Swift is playing three-hour-long sets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at L Go-Go vibe, chef's table at Anacostia's new DCity Smokehouse 05/08/2023 10:58am • Diners don’t often associate BBQ joints with a private dining chef’s table, but the owner of DCity Smokehouse is making that part of his new restaurant in Anacostia. (Courtesy Southeast Restaurant Group) Diners don’t often associate BBQ joints with a private dining chef’s table, but the William and Kate visit a pub amid preps for King Charles' coronation 05/04/2023 12:41pm • ▶ Watch Video: A look at the elaborate ceremony planned for King Charles' coronation London — Prince William and his wife Kate visited a London pub Thursday, and the Prince of Wales stepped behind the bar to pull a pint of "Kingmaker" ale two days before his father King Charles III Culture on display: Dozens of embassies to open their doors to visitors this weekend 05/04/2023 04:13am • This weekend, over 60 of D.C.'s more than 175 embassies will welcome visitors inside during the annual Passport DC Around the World Embassy Tour. Passport DC includes a host of events this month, including the Saturday, May 6, embassy tour that's curated by Events DC to encourage and inspire res DC's Avalon Theatre celebrates 100 years with Centennial Gala 05/02/2023 04:11am • The District's Avalon Theatre is celebrating its 100th anniversary this weekend in Chevy Chase. The nonprofit movie theater will host a special Centennial Gala on Saturday. "The gala event raises funds that literally keep this theater operating year over year," Programming Director Andrew World’s (unofficially) largest bounce house comes to Maryland 05/01/2023 12:26pm • A 16,000-square-foot, 37-foot high bounce house that's touring around North America is making a stop at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland, beginning May 20. The Big Bounce America, operated by Florida-based event producer and promoter XL Event Lab, will have activity times for li