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State adds lane to dreaded Maryland route to help speed that trip to the beach; Tom Sietsema’s 10 best new restaurants: Del Mar is No. 3

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Perspective

A fire claimed a high school band’s instruments, but not their talent or spirit <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-fire-claimed-a-high-school-bands-instruments-but-not-their-talent-or-spirit/2018/04/30/9b590f00-4ca2-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story.html?utm_term=.5055162b62b7&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

As Dr. Oz filmed, a bus was consumed by flames on the New Jersey Turnpike. The Northwestern High band kids escaped, but many of their instruments were lost.

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State adds lane to dreaded Maryland route to help speed that trip to the beach <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/state-adds-a-lane-to-a-dreaded-maryland-route-that-could-help-speed-that-trip-to-the-beach/2018/04/30/0d9cbf50-4c7e-11e8-af46-b1d6dc0d9bfe_story.html?utm_term=.1da344f67539&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Washingtonians who break free for a getaway weekend learn to loathe the Severn Bridge backup. Now there’s relief.

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Review

Tom Sietsema’s 10 best new restaurants: Del Mar is No. 3 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/del-mar-is-already-one-of-dcs-best-dining-indulgences/2018/01/25/2c42f9d6-ffb9-11e7-bb03-722769454f82_story.html?utm_term=.32afcf75a20c&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The Trabocchis take their luxurious cooking, decor and service to the Wharf.

By Tom Sietsema • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/del-mar-is-already-one-of-dcs-best-dining-indulgences/2018/01/25/2c42f9d6-ffb9-11e7-bb03-722769454f82_story.html?utm_term=.32afcf75a20c&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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May outlook: It’s the slowest start to spring since 1999, but we are finally turning the corner <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/04/30/may-outlook-its-the-slowest-start-to-spring-since-1999-but-we-are-finally-turning-the-corner/?utm_term=.0927b158611e&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The warmth arrives this week with highs in the 80s and perhaps a day or two in the 90s.

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Perspective

May Day used to be a big deal in Washington. Could it ever be again? <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/may-day-used-to-be-a-big-deal-in-washington-could-it-ever-be-again/2018/04/30/614b7836-4c8c-11e8-af46-b1d6dc0d9bfe_story.html?utm_term=.06f1771bfbf1&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

We used to mark May 1 with maypole dances and communist rallies.

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Baker’s public schools takeover: Achievement or Achilles’ heel? <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/bakers-public-schools-takeover-achievement-or-achilles-heel/2018/04/30/3b5b9b34-43e4-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.8feeec06c5cb&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Five years after County Executive Rushern Baker III was given more authority over the system, Prince George’s schools continue to struggle.

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After tragedy at the Outer Banks, here are 3 ways to stay safe at the beach <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/04/30/after-tragedy-at-the-outer-banks-here-are-3-ways-to-stay-safe-at-the-beach/?utm_term=.ae0cd2b48bd4&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Five days after he was swept out into the ocean by a fierce current, the body of a 4-year-old boy was found Monday. Rip currents are thought to cause over 100 drownings a year in the U.S., and they prompt 80 percent of all lifeguard rescues.

By Angela Fritz • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/04/30/after-tragedy-at-the-outer-banks-here-are-3-ways-to-stay-safe-at-the-beach/?utm_term=.ae0cd2b48bd4&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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11 things to do in the D.C. area this week <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2018/04/30/11-things-to-do-in-the-d-c-area-this-week-4/?utm_term=.6be657d95b34&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The Washington Jewish Film Festival begins this week. Featured selections include “RBG,” a documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Man hurt in police-involved shooting in Prince George’s County <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/man-hurt-in-police-involved-shooting-in-prince-georges-county/2018/04/30/31f3236e-4c95-11e8-b725-92c89fe3ca4c_story.html?utm_term=.26c8215c9f64&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Officers were trying to serve a warrant at an apartment in Greenbelt, Md.

By Lynh Bui • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/man-hurt-in-police-involved-shooting-in-prince-georges-county/2018/04/30/31f3236e-4c95-11e8-b725-92c89fe3ca4c_story.html?utm_term=.26c8215c9f64&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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No suspension for Capitals’ Tom Wilson after hit on Penguins’ Brian Dumoulin <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2018/04/30/no-suspension-hearing-for-tom-wilson-after-hit-on-brian-dumoulin/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The Washington forward will not miss time as a result of his hit on the Pittsburgh defenseman.

By Isabelle Khurshudyan • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2018/04/30/no-suspension-hearing-for-tom-wilson-after-hit-on-brian-dumoulin/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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It all starts with a ‘pip’: Bald eagle egg starts to hatch. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/04/30/it-all-starts-with-a-pip-bald-eagle-egg-starts-to-hatch/?utm_term=.8cd2f58a7cf8&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The eggs at the National Arboretum were laid in late March.

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