When they were little kids, if Andrew Baker and his sister were misbehaving, their father would drag them to the King Street Metro station and they would ride the trains for a while to settle down. Crossing the Potomac on the Blue or Yellow lines, Andrew’s face would be glued to the window. more ›

I've long wondered why anyone would buy tickets for D.C.'s Mega Millions lottery. The odds of winning are virtually identical to the multi-state Powerball, but the jackpots are almost always much smaller. That's changed lately: Friday's Mega Millions drawing is now set to feature a jackpot of $224 million, which is the largest in the history of the D.C. Lottery. If you take it all in cash, the estimated jackpot would still be $138.1 million. Powerball, meanwhile, is down to only $30 million this week, after a Missouri man recently won $258 million. more ›

Late Thursday afternoon, DJ Hut announced via Facebook that it will be shuttering its store in the upstairs portion of 2010 P Street NW. A little over a year ago, we heralded its return after a damaging fire, but the economic downturn coupled with the music industry's move further down the MP3 road appears to have ultimately made DJ Hut's physical location no longer viable. The notice, sent to DJ Hut's Facebook group, declared that the primarily vinyl institution will close at the end of April, with a 20 percent discount on most merchandise until then. The store will, however, continue to exist online for the foreseeable future. more ›

Alexander Ovechkin has raised the NHL's record for goals by a left wing from sixty-three to sixty-five. Incidentally, Ovechkin's sixty-fifth goal of this season was a crucial game-winner--and his second key goal of the night--in the game that put the Capitals in playoff position for the first time in months. more ›