You Oughta Know: Spirit of ’90s women-focused Lilith Fair festival returns to DC this weekend

WTOP News 12/19 2:31A Neal Augenstein

The performers pictured are seen preparing for Lilith Fest 2023.(Courtesy Cathy DiToro) The performers pictured are seen preparing for Lilith Fest 2023.(Courtesy Cathy DiToro) Cathy DiToro missed out...

Things to do in the DC area: New Year’s Eve parties, National Menorah Lighting … and more!

WTOP News 12/19 1:13A Michelle Goldchain

As 2025 approaches, the D.C. area is gearing up to ring in the New Year with unforgettable celebrations for every kind of partygoer. From glittering galas at historic landmarks to lively parties in trendy restaurants, there’s no shortage of ways...

Trump cabinet pick reportedly buys DC mansion for record price

WTOP News 12/18 11:39P Jeff Clabaugh

Howard Lutnick speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan...

Holidays got you tense? This DC rage room and axe throwing spot has a solution

WTOP News 12/18 9:11P Matt Kaufax

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Escape the holiday madness and unleash your stress at the Kraken Rage Room If the craziness of the holiday season...

Lilith Fest Will Bring the Spirit of the ’90s Back to DC This Weekend

Washingtonian Things To Do 12/18 6:12A Andrew Beaujon

Last year's Lilith Fest. Photograph by Mike Stone , courtesy Lilith Fest. Cathy DiToro wasn t able to attend the original Lilith Fair in 1997. I had pretty strict parents, she says. I was just...

Sick kids at MedStar Georgetown get their Christmas wish: to go home

WTOP News 12/17 10:44P Juan Herrera

This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Home for the holidays: MedStar family gets their wish granted Having to take your child to the emergency room is...

RFK Stadium provision, Baltimore Key Bridge funding included in temporary government funding bill

WTOP News 12/17 10:40P Thomas Robertson

Leaders around the D.C. region are celebrating a stopgap spending bill that would keep the government funded into March , but they re doing it for reasons beyond averting a government shutdown. Congress unveiled the multibillion dollar funding...

DC’s economy eager for ‘inauguration boost’ as hotels are nearly 50% booked already

WTOP News 12/17 10:09P Nick Iannelli

The District s economy is eager to return to traditional inauguration festivities next month, marking a dramatic shift after a subdued ceremony four years ago. President Joe Biden s inauguration in 2021 was significantly scaled back. There were...

DC police: 2 people face charges after boy accidentally shoots 5-year-old sister with ‘ghost gun’

WTOP News 12/17 8:20A Jessica Kronzer

Two adults are facing charges after D.C. police say a young boy accidentally shot his 5-year-old sister with a ghost gun, inside a Southwest apartment. That young girl is in critical condition and...

Metro Transit Police officer stabbed by suspected fare evader

WTOP News 12/17 8:01A Jessica Kronzer

An officer with Metro Transit Police is wounded after being stabbed Tuesday by a suspected fare evader at Gallery Place in D.C., according to the transit agency. While out on patrol, officers looking to make sure riders paid their Metrobus fare...

GW Hospital resident doctors secure last-minute tentative deal to avert strike

WTOP News 12/17 6:41A Gaby Arancibia

Resident physicians affiliated with George Washington University Hospital reached a tentative agreement late Monday, averting a three-day strike that was set to go into effect at 6 a.m. Tuesday. The agreement came to fruition after more than a...

18th-century Georgetown renovation with car elevator lists for nearly $10 million

WTOP News 12/17 2:45A Jeff Clabaugh

For just under $10 million, you can get a completely renovated 18th century Georgetown home with a backyard parking pad that s really a car elevator leading to an underground garage. That is certainly...

Vacant building partially collapses in Northwest DC

WTOP News 12/16 7:15A Tadiwos Abedje

A vacant, three-story building in Northwest D.C. partially collapsed Monday morning, according to the fire department. It happened on 11th and M streets just after 8 a.m. A small section of the...

DC Council committee votes unanimously to expel member Trayon White

WTOP News 12/16 5:50A Jacob Kerr

A D.C. Council committee has voted to recommend expelling Ward 8 member Trayon White from the council. The motion to expel White, who is facing a federal bribery charge, was adopted unanimously by the ad hoc committee. He s accused of taking cash...

In DC’s competitive apartment rental market, now might be the time to look

WTOP News 12/16 2:55A Jeff Clabaugh

The D.C. region was one of the 10 most competitive markets for apartment renters this summer. Landlords received as many as 10 applications per vacant apartment, meaning many renters applied for multiple apartment leases before getting one. But...