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The 15 Best Montana Vacations to Take in 2023 11/01/2022 08:00pm • Montana's spectacular scenery makes it the perfect destination for year-round outdoor adventures. The state is famous for its mountainous terrain yet only one-half to one-third of the state has mountains. The rest is made up of prairies, badlands and rivers. Each season's landscape offers an entirel Manassas passes pre-pandemic tourist spending (and there’s more than battlefields) 10/31/2022 09:39am • The City of Manassas saw $54 million in visitor spending in 2021, a 14.5% increase from pre-pandemic levels and up 36% from 2021. Tourism is a major contributor to the Manassas economy, supporting about 460 jobs with an annual payroll of $13.6 million. It also generates $2.4 million in local Marine Corps Marathon returns to DC area after 3-year hiatus 10/30/2022 12:00pm • Runners in the D.C. area were off to the races Sunday for the first in-person Marine Corps Marathon in three years. The 47th annual marathon kicked off at 7:15 a.m. on Virginia Route 110 between Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon. Sunday's race was the first time the event has been held Weekend Road and Rail: Work on I-66, road closures for Marine Corps Marathon 10/28/2022 06:56am • This weekend, the big thing in the District is the Marine Corps Marathon. As a result, there will be parking restrictions and street closures. There will be work on ramps and lane closures on Interstate 66, which could cause heavy traffic. Here are a few things to watch for this weekend. City-sponsored events through Halloween night in DC offer family-friendly, safe fun 10/27/2022 04:17pm • Halloween weekend is coming up, and D.C. sponsored family-friendly events are planned citywide through Monday, including at police stations. "Each district is doing something a little bit different," said D.C. Police Assistant Chief Morgan Kane while greeting children at the 3-D station's Haunted Annapolis artists to carve six giant pumpkins for Halloween weekend 10/27/2022 01:07am • Charlie Brown and Linus may be looking for the Great Pumpkin again this year, but you won't have to look very hard to spot giant pumpkins on the streets of Annapolis, Maryland. Six half-ton pumpkins will be carved on Friday outside of Graduate Hotel, Visit Annapolis Visitors Center, St. Anne 16 Top Romantic Getaways in Vermont 10/25/2022 08:00pm • From the colorful fall foliage and covered bridges to beautiful landscapes and sugarhouses, Vermont is full of romance. Charming bed-and-breakfasts and historic inns are scattered throughout the state, and year-round outdoor activities are plentiful as well. U.S. News has curated a list of romantic Winning is said to cure everything, but that may not be true for the Commanders 10/25/2022 06:00am • Winning is said to cure all, but is that true for the Commanders? originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWashington's first touchdown in the team's Week 7 win over Green Bay required nifty body control from Antonio Gibson, who had to snare Taylor Heinicke's pass and keep himself inbounds in the One week until Halloween: DC officials on leaf collection, pumpkin composting 10/24/2022 05:00pm • With a week until Halloween, trees in the D.C. area are turning all kinds of magnificent colors -- but we all know what happens next. The nation's capital is getting ready for the autumn-into-winter cleanup traditions -- leaf collection, pumpkin composting and, in some years, a dusting of snow. Column: By any name, Washington football is still an embarrassment -- even on its best day 10/24/2022 03:30pm • However you feel about Washington's Alumni Homecoming Weekend, Sunday was supposed to be a special occasion to commemorate the franchise's 90th anniversary, and to honor the three Super Bowl teams 40 years after the franchise's first Joe Gibbs-led title. Hell, the team even matched the best stat fro Essential questions to ask a nursing home 10/23/2022 04:00am • Choosing the right nursing home is challenging. And COVID-19 has added another dimension when making long-term care decisions. Although we now have vaccines and know the most effective preventative measures, the pandemic left a mark in terms of staffing, supplies, visitation and infection control po Adoption fees temporarily waived at DC animal shelter this weekend 10/21/2022 12:22pm • With Halloween coming up, you may need a playmate to protect you from scares or a friendly face to keep you company during horror flicks — consider adopting while fees are temporarily waived at a D.C. animal shelter this weekend. The Humane Rescue Alliance is waiving adoption fees for cats and Weekend Road and Rail: 495 Next Project ramps up; I-295 transformation; Red Line shutdown 10/21/2022 05:49am • The Beltway expansion work, known as the 495 Next Project, continues to ramp up on the Virginia side of the American Legion Bridge. The ever-changing transformation of Interstate 66 will see more new ramp configurations come to fruition. The Interstate 295/DC-295 Corridor Project is expected to What's being done to keep pedestrians safe around schools? 10/21/2022 05:28am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP’s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. How are D.C.-area jurisdictions keeping pedestrians safe around schools? What it is: October is Pedestrian Safety month, which comes at the time of year when law enforcement The 33 Best Girls Trip Ideas for 2023 10/20/2022 08:00pm • Whether you want to party it up, get adventurous with some scuba diving or pamper yourselves at a deluxe spa, these fantastic girls trip destinations offer something for every woman in your group. Go as far as London or Chilean Patagonia, or stick closer to home while hitting the bars, relaxing pool