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Low-flying helicopters over DC this weekend assessing radiation ahead of inauguration 10/30/2020 05:34am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Helicopters will once again be flying low over downtown D.C. and other areas in the region to assess radiation ahead of the Jan. 20 i Weekend road and rail: Work on Beltway ramp to I-66, paving on I-270 and Metro trackwork 10/23/2020 04:35am • This weekend will see the Outer Loop ramp to go westbound on Interstate 66 closed and detoured during the overnight hours. In the District, Interstate 395 northbound over the Case Bridge will see overnight work stopping all traffic in 30-minute increments, plus closures again on the Suitland Parkway Ben's Chili Bowl gets creative during pandemic with contactless catering 10/20/2020 12:36pm • Contactless catering is all the rage at the D.C. dining institution Ben's Chili Bowl. This weekend, the restaurant will serve folks at Wolf Trap's Fall Fest Chili Supper. "They asked if we would be up for catering and we said absolutely," Sonya Ali of Ben's Chili Bowl told WTOP. "Two grea No hanging out, no singing indoors: Va. boarding school sets rules, remains COVID-free 10/20/2020 11:34am • More than two months after the first students arrived on campus for in-person learning, not a single student or staff member at Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Virginia, has tested positive for COVID-19. It hasn't been easy, said retired Air Force Brigadier Gen. David Wesley, president of Park all day in Georgetown for as little as $5 10/16/2020 11:32am • Taste and Shop Georgetown is a substitute for the annual one-day Taste of Georgetown, which usually packs Georgetown sidewalks and restaurants with foodies and deal seekers. Parking will be heavily discounted in Georgetown from now until Oct. 25 for the event. (Courtesy Georgetown BID/Sam Kittner) Weekend road and rail: Work continues on 3 Metro lines, plus Suitland Parkway and Nutley Street interchanges 10/15/2020 03:15pm • With Metro moving back to regular scheduling, they’ve also returned to routine weekend maintenance, which will affect three lines this weekend for switch replacement. Planned work zones will also close parts of the Suitland Parkway, ramps and Route 7 in Virginia and bridge work in Maryland. Metro His life goals: Find a home, get off drugs, run Marine Corps Marathon. He's 3-for-3 10/15/2020 03:09am • Everyone who runs the Marine Corps Marathon knows it’s going to be hard to do — that’s often the point. The motivations may vary: Some do it for a loved one or a friend; others see it as a means to a goal. But no one ever does it because it’s easy. They do it because it’s hard. Th Gordon Hayward offers help to Dak Prescott, having suffered similar injury 10/13/2020 02:04pm • Gordon Hayward offers help to Dak Prescott originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonUnfortunately, it seems like grueseome injuries are becoming more commonplace in sports, particularly in football and basketball where we have witnessed an array of compound fractures replayed in HD in recent year 2020 Watch: Is it too late for Trump to turn things around? 10/12/2020 05:23am • NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to general election: 22 Days to next scheduled presidential debate: 10 ___ THE NARRATIVE President Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail this week after an Faith and Blue weekend connects law enforcement with community 10/11/2020 04:12pm • The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum this weekend joined the inaugural national event Faith and Blue, which aims to help promote dialogue between places of worship, community organizations and law enforcement. We are excited to bring together houses of worship of many faiths with our The Yards present 'glamp-grounds' for your outdoor enjoyment at Navy Yard 10/09/2020 01:36pm • Glamping has become a more glamorous alternative to camping in recent years. Next week, D.C.'s The Yards neighborhood presents Glamp Yards from Oct. 16-18. "Glamping is my kind of camping; it's the only kind of camping that I'll do," Jill Frederick, Brookfield Properties marketing director DC-area health officials to White House staff: Come get a COVID-19 test 10/08/2020 10:54am • Health officials across nearly the entire D.C. area are calling on people who work at the White House or anyone who attended the recent Supreme Court nomination announcement in the Rose Garden to contact their local health departments and get tested for COVID-19. "Given the growing numbers of pos Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day 2020: What’s open, what’s closed around DC 10/08/2020 09:17am • Some now call it "Indigenous Peoples' Day." Others are still calling it "Columbus Day." And this year, they will all call it "October the 12th." This Monday will mean the usual array of closings and service changes around the D.C. area. Columbus Day is a federal holiday, which means federal of Taste & Shop Georgetown offers outdoor dining, carryout specials and retail deals 10/05/2020 12:20am • How can you support local businesses while snagging a meal deal? Taste & Shop Georgetown kicks off Monday and runs through Oct. 25. "This would have been our 26th annual Taste of Georgetown," Georgetown BID Events Director Debbie Young told WTOP. "Usually the last weekend in Septembe Empty chairs sit on Ellipse near White House in remembrance of those who died of COVID-19 10/04/2020 04:22pm • Thousands gathered both in person and virtually on Sunday afternoon to mourn the more than 200,000 lives lost in the U.S. from COVID-19. Twenty thousand empty chairs were set up on the Ellipse south of the White House in D.C. this weekend, with each one representing roughly 10 people who have die