WTOP staffers, past and present, as well as listeners, remember business reporter Jeff Clabaugh, who died Thursday night at age 63. WTOP staffers, past and present, as well…
Read more WTOP reflections: Staffers and listeners look back on the work of Jeff Clabaugh – WTOP NewsWTOP Business reporter Jeff Clabaugh has died at the age of 63 after delivering money news reports to D.C.-area listeners for 30 years. WTOP’s Jimmy Alexander has more…
Read more Business reporter Jeff Clabaugh dies at 63 after delivering DC money news on WTOP for 30 years – WTOP NewsIndianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly confirms plans to build a $5 billion manufacturing facility just west of Richmond, Virginia. Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly confirms plans to build…
Read more Eli Lilly to invest $5B on new Virginia manufacturing facility – WTOP NewsThe new rooftop lounge at the Hyatt House Washington, D.C. Downtown Convention Center opening next month includes “Seychellois cuisine” on the menu. Standing out among D.C.’s growing list…
Read more New rooftop lounge in Shaw brings ‘Seychellois cuisine’ to the menu – WTOP NewsFor August, MGM National Harbor patrons made $70.1 million in bets, but the total was down 6.5% from August of last year. Maryland’s six casinos generated $170.3 million…
Read more MGM National Harbor gambling slows to end the summer – WTOP NewsDesert 5 Spot, a country and western dance bar, has opened its newest venue at a two-story warehouse in D.C.’s Union Market neighborhood. Desert 5 Spot, a country…
Read more Country and western bar brings line dancing (and spare ribs) to Union Market warehouse – WTOP NewsA food hall welcomed along the Chevy Chase, Maryland, border with D.C.’s Friendship Heights has closed after less than two years in the business. File photo of The…
Read more Big Chevy Chase food hall The Heights closes after less than 2 years – WTOP NewsBao Bei, a Taiwanese street food concept and finalist on Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race with celebrity chef-judge Tyler Florence, is opening its first restaurant in…
Read more Food Network’s ‘Great Food Truck Race’ finalist Bao Bei opens Rockville restaurant – WTOP NewsWhile home sales have slowed, prices are still rising, which could indicate buyers are still willing to pay list prices or close to them for homes in the…
Read more DC home prices are still rising, but there’s a caveat skewing that headline – WTOP NewsPlanning for your death may not be pleasant, but it’s important for the family left behind. Planning for your digital legacy is equally important. Planning for your death…
Read more A Maryland estate planner’s advice for your digital afterlife – WTOP NewsBethesda, Maryland-based Marriott International, whose hotel brands include high-end properties like The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, and W Hotels, is bringing a more affordable hotel brand to the U.S.…
Read more Marriott brings City Express brand to the US – WTOP NewsAmazon, which recently resumed openings of new Fresh grocery stores after a yearlong pause, held “grand reopenings” for two of its D.C.-area stores Saturday. Amazon, which recently resumed…
Read more Amazon Fresh stores in Chevy Chase, Franconia get a refresh – WTOP NewsVehicle search site iSeeCars.com said the average price of a used 1- to 5-year-old EV in the D.C. market has dropped 27.4% over the past 12 months. Used…
Read more Used EV prices in the DC market are down 27%, bargains, but beware – WTOP NewsProlific local Chinese chef Peter Chang opens his 12th D.C.-area restaurant on Sept. 28 in Herndon, Virginia. Peter Chang is opening a new restaurant in Herndon, Virginia. (Courtesy…
Read more Peter Chang opens tapas-style restaurant in Herndon – WTOP NewsIt is the ninth D.C.-area location for Mason’s, which opened its first restaurant in D.C.’s Dupont Circle in 2020. Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls has opened its newest location…
Read more Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls opens at Gaithersburg’s Rio Lakefront – WTOP NewsMahoganyBooks is looking for a new home for its original bookstore after losing its space at the Anacostia Arts Center in Southeast, D.C. The National Harbor location of…
Read more DC’s MahoganyBooks is looking for a new flagship home – WTOP NewsThe D.C. metro’s unemployment rate in July was 3.5%, up from 3.3% in June, and up from 2.7% a year ago Unemployment rates in July rose in 350…
Read more DC metro area unemployment rate creeps up – WTOP NewsBethesda, Maryland-based Marriott International has opened its 9,000th hotel property with the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort in Florida. The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort in Florida is…
Read more Marriott opens 9,000th hotel. It’s $1,200 a night – WTOP NewsThe D.C. Attorney General’s office has reached a settlement with IHG Management resolving compensation claims at the former Moon Rabbit restaurant at the Intercontinental Hotel at The Wharf.…
Read more DC AG settlement means $126,000 for former Moon Rabbit restaurant workers – WTOP NewsMaryland’s casinos, lottery sales and legalized sports betting drew a total of $9.43 billion in ticket sales and gaming revenue in Fiscal Year 2024. Maryland’s casinos, lottery sales…
Read more Maryland Lottery had 33 tickets that won $1M or more in FY 2024 – WTOP News
