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A shortform podcast called “Recognize” aims to educate listeners about accomplished female athletes and provide more media coverage of women’s sports.

Cherry Blossom-themed cars parade through Washington, D.C., and National Landing in Virginia this weekend.

The Wizards will be able to host fans at Capital One Arena as soon as they return home from their West Coast road trip.

Outdoor activities, socially distant events, tours and more things to do in D.C., Maryland and Virginia during the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

Nationals Park has put in place COVID-19 rules to protect fans and players. Here are the health restrictions for the 2021 season.

After being shuttered in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Dover music festival is eyeing a return for mid-September 2021.

One of the largest concert promoters in the area is using its truck that once sold tickets to collect donations of food.

FishScale chef and co-owner Brandon Williams is working to reel in a big win: World’s Favorite Chef, to be exact.

Whether you are a part of the 5,000 fans permitted to attend Washington’s Opening Day game vs. the Mets or at home, here’s how to enjoy this year’s big opening day.

The Nationals face the Mets for opening day on Thursday.

See a map of D.C’s cherry trees plus some of the best viewing spots in Maryland and Virginia.

This phase, puffy white, is the penultimate step in the Yoshino cherry trees’ six blooming phases.

Access will be limited to both people on foot and those in vehicles.

This phase, extension of florets, is the latest step in the Yoshino cherry trees’ six blooming phases.

The popular Arlington, Virginia, bar Whitlow’s on Wilson will be closing in June after 26 years in Clarendon.

Access will be limited to both people on foot and those in vehicles.

This phase, extension of florets, is the latest step in the Yoshino cherry trees’ six blooming phases.

Tahir Murray’s brand Legacy History Pride is getting attention from major companies and celebrities.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that the District expects up to 5,000 fans in attendance for the Nationals season opener April 1 vs. the New York Mets

Pi Day is March 14.

A former bar on Potomac Avenue will soon be known expanded to “Sandlot Southeast,” a venue for Black-owned restaurants to have a rent-free kitchen to showcase their food in partnership with a social equity program from Uber Eats.

The beloved Capital Checkers Club on S Street in Shaw might be coming to an end. The club has been served a notice that they have to move by March 20.

Former HGTV star and local mom of five Lauren Liess just put her house on the market. Just hours after being listed, the house already received multiple offers. It’s now under contract.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has acquired the vial that contained the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered in the United States.

Crews will begin work Monday to extend a popular trail network for pedestrians and bicyclists to Rehoboth Beach.

The Associated Press said to call it Washington. Many residents said no

The National Park Service announced Monday the predicted peak bloom for D.C.’s cherry blossoms is April 2-5.

A hungry beaver made a (hopefully) very tasty snack out of one of D.C.’s most treasured landmarks along the Tidal Basin: a cherry tree. When a Yoshino cherry blossom tree was found missing layers of bark and wood and surrounded by fresh wood chips in October, it was pretty evident who the culprit was, the National Park Service said...

A Silver Spring resident has found a way to help small businesses, while helping her neighbors get a taste of what makes the D.C. area a mecca for foodies.

One of the most iconic music venues in the world and a landmark in Washington, D.C., that has been closed due to the pandemic is unlikely to reopen at its original site. Blues Alley has been a landmark in the heart of Georgetown since 1965. The former horse barn was converted into a nightclub for dixie land and swing. Over…

There won’t be any sledding on Capitol Hill for D.C. kids during this coming snow storm, Capitol Police announced Saturday.

Local Washington Post Columnist John Kelly is known for his writing about life in the District for more than three decades, but many aren’t aware of his other creative outlet — starring as the drummer in his working band, the Airport 77s.

President Joe Biden has given the Oval Office a slight makeover.

The president of a historically Black university in Maryland was so captivated by inaugural poet Amanda Gorman’s poem during President Joe Biden’s inauguration that he offered her a job on Twitter

Hours after President Donald Trump left the White House, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States alongside Kamala Harris as his Vice President. See the moment in photos.

“I did all of them, whether they were one term, two terms. I was always their announcer,” said Charlie Brotman, a native Washingtonian.

Ways for kids and adults to join in around the 59th Inaugural Ceremonies.

President-elect Joe Biden will have a small, in comparison to previous ceremonies, but noteworthy swearing-in ceremony on Inauguration Day. The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Thursday morning several celebrities and community leaders who will join him at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

The 2021 NHL season is going to look very different. Here’s what you need to know.

With a $1,500 loan from her mom, teen entrepreneur Tyla-Simone Crayton turned the chicken wing sauce she and her mom threw together one night into a thriving business, with Crayton as CEO.

This year, Neiman Marcus and J.C. Penney joined the ranks of some of the biggest retail bankruptcies on record, including Sears, Toys R Us and Circuit City.

The magical world brought to life in Jingle Jangle has earned it a place on a lot of streaming lists, with some critics even calling it an instant holiday classic. The wild and fanciful imagination behind the film was molded right here, in the Washington area and Prince George’s County.

The National Park Service said it’s working to staff the Washington Monument at appropriate levels to maintain safety for visitors and employees.

The Smithsonian on Monday revealed a new agreement is now in place to keep Mei Xiang and Tian Tian at the zoo in Washington, D.C., through Dec. 7, 2023.

Xiao Qi Ji has taken his first steps!

First responders and frontline workers being challenged by the deadly coronavirus pandemic are highlighted in White House Christmas decorations that also give a special nod to Melania Trump’s redesigned Rose Garden.

There’s always at least one hard-to-please person on your holiday gift list. To help, CNBC Make It compiled a list of 15 new and creative gift ideas under $50.

Hikers and bicyclists can now explore a historic railroad tunnel in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains after nearly two decades of restoration efforts.

Meet Xiao Qi Ji!

News4’s Megan McGrath shares her tried and true budget-friendly Thanksgiving favorites.

To help local restaurant Medium Rare hold their annual Turkey Fry, the Nationals opened up the doors at their ballpark.

Filmmaker and Baltimore native John Waters has bequeathed approximately 375 prints, paintings and photographs to the Baltimore Museum of Art, which will in turn name two bathrooms for him

The National Museum of the United States Army in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, is opening its doors on Veterans Day.

The pupusa has made a delicious mark on D.C.

Jack Daniel is a household name in the whiskey industry — and throughout the world. But did you know the name Nearest Green? Without him, there might not be Jack Daniel’s as we know it. Green is the man who taught Daniel how to distill back in the 1800s — before he was freed from slavery. Now, one D.C. woman…

After a historic season, winter is coming at the drive-in.

Although the coronavirus pandemic means we’ll have to take extra precautions this year, plenty of haunts are casting spells to make the spooky season safer.