6 Fun Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day Around DC

Washingtonian Things To Do 5/2 8:35A Jane Godiner

Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik/Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. Mother s Day is on Sunday, May 11, and if you re looking for the perfect way to celebrate the moms in your life, consider these ideas....

Outrage pours as funding for special advocates of DC area foster children cut by DOJ

WTOP News 5/1 11:40P Mike Murillo

Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs, are individuals who give a voice to foster children. But, cuts in grant funding at the Department of Justice have made the future of these programs in the D.C. region and nationwide uncertain. The...

Project Poetic Justice offers incarcerated young people at DC jail a way to express themselves

WTOP News 5/1 10:34P Scott Gelman

Usually reserved and keeping to himself, Tomar became intrigued when volunteers brought a keyboard into the D.C. jail on the first Tuesday afternoon of April. He excitedly toyed around with each key,...

Museum spotlight: Lesser-known Italian art and history await in DC

WTOP News 5/1 4:05A Matt Kaufax

Looking for a quintessential museum experience in a place you might not have been before? You might want to check out the Italian American Museum of Washington DC. Since 2021, the IAMDC is one of the lesser-known museums of the District, but its...

Things to do in the DC area: Running of the Chihuahuas, Capital Rare Book Fair … and more!

WTOP News 5/1 1:47A Michelle Goldchain

Running of the Chihuahuas at The Wharf.(Courtesy of The Wharf, Washington, DC.) Running of the Chihuahuas at The Wharf.(Courtesy of The Wharf, Washington, DC.) The nation s capital is getting a...

Humane Rescue Alliance warns of new scam involving missing pets

WTOP News 4/30 11:08P Dan Ronan

The Humane Rescue Alliance is alerting the D.C. region to a new scam targeting people who have lost their pets. It involves a person claiming to be an employee or a veterinarian from the organization, saying they have found your missing pet, and...

50 years after Vietnam War’s end — You can still hear its history directly from troops

WTOP News 4/30 11:07A Luke Lukert

Visitors at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honor those who served on the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, April 30, 2025.(WTOP/Luke Lukert) Visitors at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honor those...

Prince George’s Co. leaders hold out hope DC stadium deal will fall through

WTOP News 4/30 7:53A John Domen

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser s administration and the Washington Commanders have agreed to a deal to bring the team back to the RFK Stadium site with a new, nearly $4 billion development. But it s not final until the D.C. Council approves it, and...

Southeast DC residents skeptical of new stadium plans in Ward 7

WTOP News 4/30 5:18A Dan Ronan

A day after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Washington Commanders and the NFL announced a $3.7 billion public-private deal to bring the Commanders back to the RFK Stadium site, Southeast D.C. residents appear skeptical of the project. Hundreds packed...

Column: For the NFL, a new Commanders stadium is good for all

WTOP News 4/30 1:54A Steve Dresner

The D.C. Council needs at least seven of its 13 members to approve the recent RFK stadium plan that’s been agreed upon by Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. We know several council members haven’t been shy to...

1 dead, teen injured in double shooting in Petworth; DC police search for car

WTOP News 4/30 12:47A Jose Umana

D.C. police are investigating a double shooting in the Petworth neighborhood that left a man dead and a teenage boy injured on Tuesday night. Authorities responded to the area of Georgia Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue near the Petworth Metro...

What if: There will be a new Commanders Stadium in DC

WTOP News 4/30 12:04A Steve Dresner

The D.C. Council needs at least seven of its 13 members to approve the recent RFK stadium plan that’s been agreed upon by Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. We know several council members haven’t been shy to...

How a Virginia school is empowering the next generation of financially literate adults

WTOP News 4/29 10:16P Ciara Wells

On a rainy day at Hayfield Secondary School in Virginia, a group of students took turns standing up and down. Some would stand if they preferred Skittles over Jolly Ranchers or sit if they liked Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups over Snickers. But what...

DC Mayor Bowser responds to praise and pushback on Commanders stadium deal

WTOP News 4/29 5:52A Jessica Kronzer

The Washington Commanders and D.C. announced a deal Monday that would bring the football team back to the capital to play in a new stadium at the RFK Stadium site. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel...

Inside the DC plant processing hundreds of millions of gallons of waste water

WTOP News 4/28 10:19P 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. Earth Month: Behind-the-scenes look at DC's Blue Plains water recycling plant Do you ever think about what happens...