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Things to do in the DC area: Chefs for Equality, Witches Halloween Party … and more! 10/17/2024 08:22am • The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and food writer, chef and restaurateur David Hagedorn are hosting a massive, uplifting, philanthropic event at the National Building Museum. The eleventh annual Chefs for Equality is showcasing approximately 150 of the D.C. area's best chefs, bakers and Md. Task Force 1 ends deployment after 18-day stint assisting with Hurricane rescues, recovery 10/14/2024 08:10pm • Both two and four-legged members of Maryland Task Force 1 arrived back in Rockville on Monday afternoon, after their latest stint helping with hurricane rescues and surveying damage in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. They grabbed their luggage and unpacked other supplies, and after enter Volunteer pilots transport thousands of pounds worth of supplies from Va. to Hurricane Helene victims 10/05/2024 08:30pm • Volunteer pilots from across the D.C. area are gathering at Leesburg Executive Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia, to help bring supplies to hurricane-devastated areas in the south as a part of a nationwide effort called Operation AirDrop. A hangar at Leesburg Airport owned by Kuhn Aviation was When will freezing temps reach DC region? It's not time to bundle up just yet 10/03/2024 02:42pm • With fewer hours of daylight and pumpkin spice's takeover front of mind, fall is in full swing in the D.C. area. But freezing temperatures haven't arrived to demand residents yank those puffy coats out of storage. Here's what you need to know about when the first frost is expected. Every 10 y When will commercial flights begin at Manassas airport? Here's what we know 09/23/2024 04:54am • It's still not clear when airline passengers will be able to board a plane at Manassas Regional Airport and take a low-cost flight to a still-unknown destination, and on which airline — but the project is taxiing toward takeoff. It's been just over one year since the Manassas, Virginia, city co DC high school students head to Dulles for a look at the ins and outs of flying 09/19/2024 04:11pm • Saturday marks "Girls in Aviation Day," a national initiative aimed at increasing the number of women in all areas of the aviation industry. Students from Northeast D.C. celebrated the occasion early by getting a close-up look at the ins and outs of flying at Dulles International Airport. Ph Most DC air travelers drive themselves to the airport, and business travel is still down 09/19/2024 02:00pm • The Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board has released findings from a survey of  D.C.-area air travelers. For the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, COG's National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board surveyed Where to buy pawpaws in the DC area this season 09/13/2024 05:15am • Hillbilly Mango. Hipster banana. Quaker delight. Whatever you call it, the pawpaw fruit season has once again arrived — but be sure to get a taste sooner rather than later because the season can fly by. The pawpaw is a tropical-tasting fruit that is native to North America with a flavor that is Polaris Dawn lights up early morning sky in DC area 09/10/2024 10:25am • The WTOP newsroom started getting calls from listeners across the D.C. region about a bright object in the sky around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. I immediately suspected that what our callers had seen was the launch of the Polaris Dawn mission from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A, which is used by SpaceX Four Downs with the Commanders: Bad day against the Bucs 09/10/2024 10:12am • Welcome to a new Washington Commanders season! Previously, in this spot we've run through a laundry list of stats and other things in the "Rehash," "Burgundy & Gold Grab Bag" and the "Commanders Corner." And just like the team, we can revamp/rebuild/reboot our day-after-the-day after coverage. Lake Street Dive celebrates 20th anniversary with 'Good Together' tour at Merriweather 09/09/2024 04:14am • Lake Street Dive is bringing its 20th anniversary tour to Maryland this weekend. The band rocks Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, on Friday night. "We've been in the region many times over the years, but this is our first time at this specific venue," Drummer Mike Calabrese 'Wayne is a true hero': DC officer dies in accidental shooting while retrieving suspect's gun from storm drain 08/29/2024 04:30am • A police officer has died after being shot in Northeast D.C. on Wednesday afternoon, after a suspect's discarded gun went off while he was retrieving it. The officer, later identified as Wayne David, was struck at least once in the upper body and was transported to a hospital where he later died. Grammy-nominated 'American Idol' alum Jordin Sparks joins WTOP en route to DC's Atlantis 08/27/2024 06:04am • She's sold over 10 million digital tracks in the U.S. since winning "American Idol" back in 2007. On Thursday, Jordin Sparks brings her "No Restrictions: Live & Intimate" Tour to The Atlantis in D.C. The tour is named after her new "No Restrictions" album that drops next month. "There' Can the College Park Airport cut through miles of red tape in order to expand? 08/22/2024 01:50pm • The College Park Airport is the world's oldest, continuously operating airport. The first plane to soar even a mile into the air took off from there. The first woman to ever ride in a plane took off from there, too. And before Sept. 11, the runways handled more than 50 flights per day. With p 'It's taken a long time': How some neighborhoods got relief from plane noise 08/12/2024 12:45pm • For years, communities around the D.C. region that struggle with too much airplane noise overhead have been working to reduce those stubborn sounds that annoy residents. Now, there's been a breakthrough. A new flight path just took effect last month, reducing plane noise in neighborhoods along