DC fire leaves one person injured, 2 displaced

WTOP News 3/29 7:14A Valerie Bonk

A fire that broke out late Saturday in northeast D.C. left one person injured and two displaced. D.C. Fire and Rescue responded to a fire on the first floor of a home in the 200 block of Webster Street NE. When units arrived, they found the fire...

Blossom Kite Festival takes flight during cherry blossom peak bloom

WTOP News 3/29 3:23A Jimmy Alexander

D.C. was packed with people Saturday as the Blossom Kite Festival took flight while the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Sunny skies combined with gusty winds made for a chilly day, but that didn’t stop tens of thousands from gathering on the...

Celebrity Chef Carla Hall is authentically herself

WTOP News 3/28 6:40A Jimmy Alexander

Carla Hall has many titles — celebrity chef, television host, author, restaurateur — but the one she likes the best is authentic. Hall told Dan Simmons on WTOP News Founding DC podcast that she tries “to close the gap on my public persona and the...

4 hours early is the sweet spot if you’re flying out of BWI Marshall Airport

WTOP News 3/28 4:46A LaDawn Black

Travel success at BWI Marshall Airport now comes with a preflight arrival time of four hours. Related stories Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding Ground stops at all 3 major DC-area airports lifted...

DC region prepares to host World Cup preview match as France takes on Colombia

WTOP News 3/28 1:33A Jose Umana

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Soccer broadcaster Jamie Watson tells WTOP why Sunday's friendly in Northwest Stadium will be more competitive than other exhibitions. The D.C. region will not host any FIFA men s World Cup...

Metro celebrates 50 years since first ride

WTOP News 3/27 8:58A Alan Etter

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. A party at Metro Center celebrates 50 years of Metrorail Friday marks...

Cherry blossoms, ‘No Kings,’ March Madness — Downtown DC prepares for busy weekend

WTOP News 3/27 8:02A Jose Umana

If you have plans to hit Downtown D.C. this weekend, prepare for a travel nightmare. Thousands are expected to flock to the National Mall and Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms in peak bloom as demonstrators gather for the latest round of “No...

DC Getaway: A historic stay at the Airlie Hotel in Warrenton

WTOP News 3/26 10:25P Briana Thomas

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. A historic stay at the Airlie Hotel in Warrenton, Va. In the “ D.C....

WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Morning Fog Smoked Bock Lager

WTOP News 3/26 10:09P Brennan Haselton

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. WTOP's Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Morning Fog Smoked Bock Lager Don’t worry about the fog, it’ll burn off! WTOP’s...

Things to do in the DC area: Mediation services in Prince George’s Co., Blossom Kite Festival … and...

WTOP News 3/26 4:47A Michelle Goldchain

The National Cherry Blossom Festival hosts its annual Blossom Kite Festival on the grounds of the Washington Monument. (Courtesy Jason Dixson Photography) The National Cherry Blossom Festival hosts...

DC’s Cherry Blossoms Are Officially in Peak Bloom

Washingtonian Things To Do 3/26 3:47A Daniella Byck

Seventy percent of the Yoshino cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin are now open, which means it s officially peak bloom . The flowers remain in all their peak bloom glory for a few days, so this is...

Wammie Awards hosts locally-focused musical awards show for 37th year

WTOP News 3/26 12:40A Michelle Goldchain

A group of performers at the 36th annual Wammie Music Awards.(Courtesy The MusicianShip) A group of performers at the 36th annual Wammie Music Awards.(Courtesy The MusicianShip) There’s no one...

Howard University program brings med school to DC’s youngest students

WTOP News 3/25 11:51P Steve Karesh

A science classroom in Harriet Tubman Elementary School in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of D.C. was full of students after school Wednesday. That’s because along with the elementary-school aged kids you’d expect, there were also Howard...

How to see DC’s new and improved Air and Space Museum

WTOP News 3/25 10:34P 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. Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum gets a makeover The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is getting a...

One woman made it her decades-long mission to get cherry trees at the Tidal Basin

WTOP News 3/25 6:11A Luke Lukert

Many in the D.C. region are aware the beautiful cherry blossoms that attract thousands to the Tidal Basin and National Mall were originally a gift from Japan in 1912 to celebrate friendship between the two countries. But for decades, one woman...