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Data Doctors: Why scammers love gift cards 02/10/2023 05:41pm • Q: How and why are gift cards used by scammers to steal money? A: Using gift cards is one of scammers' favorite methods to extract money from victims for a variety of reasons. They are available everywhere, easy to buy, easy to use and generally impossible to trace. The lack of recourse for vi Recipe for gougères from DC's Ellington Park Bistro Chef Frank Morales 02/10/2023 03:04pm • As Valentine’s Day approaches, WTOP asked local chefs for their favorite, quick and easy recipes to share with friends and significant others. Ellington Park Bistro Executive Chef Frank Morales demonstrated how to make gougères. A gougère is a baked choux pastry commonly made in France. They Feel the churn: Making butter with DC chef Jonathan Taub of Bub and Pop's 02/10/2023 01:58pm • As Valentine's Day approaches, WTOP asked local chefs for their favorite, quick and easy recipes to share with friends and significant others. Bub and Pop's executive chef and owner Jonathan Taub demonstrated how to make butter. While seemingly simple, Taub insisted the act of making butter is wo Have the sniffles and sneezes? Blame the pollen 02/10/2023 10:00am • The weather this week has been anything but February-like across the D.C. region, and that has confused the trees. Dry and warm weather with highs in the 60s on Wednesday and Thursday have teased the trees into thinking it’s time for spring. The tree pollen count has skyrocketed this week. I Rooster & Owl Chef Yuan Tang reveals recipe for butternut squash risotto with scallops 02/09/2023 04:27pm • As Valentine's Day approaches, WTOP asked local chefs to share their favorite quick and easy recipes that readers can learn and cook from for their friends and significant others. Rooster & Owl Executive Chef and Owner Yuan Tang demonstrated butternut squash risotto with sea scallops. "I w Authentic larb gai recipe by Beau Thai Chef Aschara Vigsittaboot 02/09/2023 02:42pm • As Valentine's Day approaches, WTOP asked local chefs to share their favorite quick and easy recipes that readers can learn and cook from for their friends and significant others. Beau Thai Executive Chef and Founder Aschara Vigsittaboot demonstrated larb gai. Larb gai — which is sometimes s Weekend Road and Rail: 495, 66 and DC corridor projects; Metro maintenance 02/09/2023 08:50am • There is a chance for impactful weather this weekend, which could hamper plans for work on the Transform I-66 Outside the Beltway project, 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (NEXT) and some D.C. corridor projects, as well as some work on Metro's Red and Green lines. Here's a look at what's pla Where to watch Super Bowl LVII in the DC area 02/09/2023 08:35am • The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will face off this Sunday for Super Bowl LVII at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Kickoff time is at 6:30 p.m. but the pregame show will air starting at 1 p.m. Whether you’re actually watching the game, just checking for commercials or Former Washington QB Doug Williams reflects on historic Super Bowl win 35 years later 02/09/2023 07:14am • It has been 35 years since Doug Williams made history and changed the narrative that Black quarterbacks couldn't win a Super Bowl. On Jan. 31, 1988, Williams was the MVP of Super Bowl 22, throwing for 340 yards and four touchdowns in Washington's 42-10 blowout win over Denver. This weekend at Jose Andres' The Bazaar opens in DC's new Waldorf Astoria 02/08/2023 01:22pm • Inside Jose Andres' The Bazaar at the Old Post Office Pavilion. (Courtesy Jose Andres Group) Jose Andres officially opened his newest restaurant in D.C. on Wednesday: The Bazaar, located inside the Old Post Office Pavilion on Pennsylvania Avenue, which recently reopened as a Waldorf Astoria. Fairfax County after-school program connects teenagers, young kids through music, art 02/08/2023 10:38am • Something very special is happening at Dogwood Elementary School in Reston. Friendships are blossoming, and kids are learning as teenagers mentor smaller kids in music and art at the Virginia school. The Tuesday after-school program is the brainchild of Ella Kim, 15, and Emma Kim, 13 — sist These Eagles, Chiefs free-agents-to-be may entice the Commanders 02/08/2023 06:00am • Commanders could target these Chiefs' and Eagles' free agents originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   Super Bowl 57 represents the final game of the 2022 NFL season — and for many members of the Eagles and Chiefs, it could also mark the end of their careers with those respect Accused Metro shooter opened fire 3 times in 5 minutes before passenger snatched gun: documents 02/07/2023 06:09pm • Metro employee Robert Cunningham (indicated by the arrow at the left of the picture) attempted to subdue the accused shooter Isaiah Trotman (indicated by the arrow from the right of the picture) with a chokehold. (Court documents) The man charged with fatally shooting a Metro employee and woundi 2 women killed in DC house fire 02/07/2023 11:35am • Two women died after being pulled from the second story of a home that caught fire in Northwest D.C. during the predawn hours on Tuesday. Flames broke out at a house in the 7200 block 8th Street Northwest just after 3 a.m., according to the fire department. More DC News More Local N Johnny Davis speaks on his rookie season after first game in 39 days 02/06/2023 11:10pm • Johnny Davis speaks on his rookie season originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- When Johnny Davis took his warmups off and trotted to the scorer's table to check in on Monday night, it had been nearly six weeks since he last appeared in a game for the Wizards. A small portion of t