28 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend

Washingtonian Things To Do 4/6 9:55A Briana Thomas

Happy Monday, DC! The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade is back this weekend with a ton of pink spirit. Plus, rapper Cardi B is in concert at Capital One Arena. Best Things to Do This Week and Weekend April 6–April 12 The National Cherry...

DC police looking for suspects in robbery of one student’s Louis Vuitton shoes

WTOP News 4/5 9:22A Zsana Hoskins

D.C. police are searching for multiple suspects after a robbery that left a high school student without his shoes. Related stories DC police charge 2 teens following robbery, paintball gun recovered 3 escape youth detention in Pennsylvania, steal...

White House Easter Egg Roll to bring patriotic theme, traffic closures to DC

WTOP News 4/5 6:22A Valerie Bonk

The White House Easter Egg Roll will bring children, families and festivities for the holiday to Downtown D.C. It will also bring some traffic closures on Monday. First Lady Melania Trump said the 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll will take on a...

Sidwell Friends alum Kiki Rice helps lead UCLA to brink of first national championship

WTOP News 4/5 4:29A Matt Small

UCLA guard Kiki Rice (1) drives to the basket against Indiana guard Nevaeh Caffey (2) as Indiana forward Maya Makalusky, second from left, watches during the second half of an NCAA college basketball...

PopUp Bagels rolls into Georgetown

WTOP News 4/5 12:15A Abigail Constantino

Get ready to grip, rip and dip your bagel. PopUp Bagels — known for its hot bagels and videos from fans on social media — is opening its first location in the nation’s capital. The Connecticut-based...

Reported gunfire near White House under investigation

WTOP News 4/4 11:27P Matt Small

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating reports of gunfire near the White House early Sunday. It said police responded to the area around Lafayette Park shortly after midnight. A search of the park and nearby blocks did not locate a suspect and...

DC’s interim police chief says curfew zones are necessary

WTOP News 4/4 3:35A Ciara Wells

Five juvenile curfew zones are in effect this weekend in the District, restrictions Interim Chief of D.C. Police Jeffery Carroll said are necessary. Carroll told WTOP s Nick Iannelli that social media posts advertising teen takeovers around the...

At least 3 injured after Metrobus crashes into DC restaurant

WTOP News 4/4 3:24A Matt Small

A Metrobus crashed into a restaurant in D.C. early Saturday, according to DC Fire and EMS. The incident took place just after 7:20 a.m. in the District s Shaw neighborhood, at the intersection of 7th and Q streets NW. The bus crashed into the...

This Baltimore steakhouse is coming to DC: ‘Next logical step for us’

WTOP News 4/3 10:41P Thomas Robertson

The Ruxton in Baltimore.(Courtesy Atlas Restaurant Group) The Ruxton in Baltimore.(Courtesy Atlas Restaurant Group) Hon, a Baltimore-based restaurant group has big plans for D.C. Atlas Restaurant...

Federal vote clears way for new Arabian leopard habitat at DC’s National Zoo

WTOP News 4/3 10:31P Tracy Johnke

The Smithsonian National Zoo’s famous giant pandas will be getting new neighbors: endangered Arabian leopards. Their move-in date is projected for 2029, but construction of their habitat could begin...

DC-area high school hoopers take the stage at Capital One Arena in Capital Classic

WTOP News 4/3 12:17A Andrew Alsbrooks

The Capital Classic is the longest-running high school basketball All-Star Game in the nation, dating back to 1974. For the first time since 2017, the 53rd annual event will be held at Capital One Arena in D.C. On Saturday, April 4, the DMV Girls...

Federal planners approve preliminary Commanders stadium plan, but have parking questions

WTOP News 4/2 11:23P Tracy Johnke

The National Capital Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve preliminary site and building plans for the new Washington Commanders stadium at the former RFK Stadium site in D.C. But members raised questions and concerns about...

Flyover, Budweiser Clydesdales, live music all part of opening weekend at Nationals Park

WTOP News 4/2 11:03P Thomas Robertson

Play ball! D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will give the call to do so Friday at Nationals Park as the Washington Nationals play their first home game of the season at 1:05 p.m. against the Los Angeles Dodgers. And there will be plenty of fanfare to...

Latest play at Folger Theatre is a love letter to DC

WTOP News 4/2 10:32P Jimmy Alexander

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. Latest play at Folger Theatre is a love letter to DC Steps from the...

As energy costs soar, Pepco wants to raise rates again

WTOP News 4/2 10:56A Thomas Robertson

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Pepco Director of Regulatory Strategy Lushaé Cook speaks with WTOP's Shawn Anderson and Anne Kramer about a potential rate hike. Pepco customers can bring their concerns over a proposed rate...