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Marine Corps Marathon 2019: Road closures and traffic, what you need to know 10/23/2019 04:42am • If you were thinking of hitting the road this Sunday … maybe don't. The 44th annual Marine Corps Marathon puts its best foot forward this weekend, and with 30,000 marathoners moving around Arlington, Virginia and the District, there will be significant road closures throughout the D.C. area. Things to do in DC area this weekend: Oct. 18–20 10/18/2019 10:50am • Things to do in the D.C. area this weekend Oct. 18-20. (Courtesy Wolf Trap; Edwin Remsberg/AP Images; Courtesy Arena Stage; Terry Wyatt/Getty Images; Graham Denholm/Getty Images/ courtesy Copperwood Tavern) All Weekend The Virginia Wine Festival weekend in Ashburn is your ticket to tastings of gr Trump impeachment inquiry Q&A: What did we learn this week? 10/17/2019 05:22pm • The impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump began Sept. 24. In this occasional feature, WTOP will touch on the week's events — and answer some of the questions they raise — as this historic process unfolds in D.C. Oct. 12–17 The week began with cracks in the White House's impeachment MCM runner vows 'I can run farther' than the illness trying to catch him 10/17/2019 04:10am • Todd Gaddy will run his 21st marathon with the upcoming Marine Corps event. (Courtesy Todd Gaddy) This month, WTOP is spotlighting participants in the 2019 Marine Corps Marathon events who are running with purpose and plan to finish with pride. When Todd Gaddy, of Lutherville, Maryland, moved FAQ: Middleburg Film Festival 10/17/2019 12:19am • Are you heading to the Middleburg Film Festival this weekend? Check out our conversation with the festival founders here. Also, here's a list of Frequently Asked Questions: How many years has the festival existed? This is now the seventh year of the Middleburg Film Festival. Where is FAQ: Marine Corps Marathon's 1st 50K race 10/16/2019 04:53am • The 44th Marine Corps Marathon debuts an ultramarathon this year, the MCM 50K race. Who wants to run an extra 4.8686 miles on top of the marathon's 26.2? Some 1,700 runners do and are set to participate in the inaugural event. What's a 50K? Where and when are the road closures? Where can Finding a spiritual path through gridlock and stressful times 10/15/2019 10:26am • This content is sponsored by the Saint John Paul II National Shrine. by Ken Balbuena, Director of Pilgrimage and Visitor Services at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine “Rush hour.” These two words stir a wide range of emotions that often leave DC commuters desiring a sense of inner pea China President Xi Jinping's balancing act over Hong Kong 10/12/2019 08:28pm • Hong Kong's summer of discontent has spilled over into fall, bringing with it tear gas, petrol bombs and widespread transport disruptions — all the elements that have divided the city during four months of unrest. Observers had looked to China's National Day on October 1 as a potential turning Things to do in DC area this weekend: Oct. 11-13 10/11/2019 01:30pm • Here are your best bets for weekend entertainment for the weekend of Oct. 12. (WTOP) All weekend The Bethesda Row Arts Festival, on Saturday and Sunday, is the region's most esteemed outdoor festival and art display, featuring more than 200 artisans, vendors and crafters with shopping and enterta Baltimore lawmakers say racetrack rescue plan numbers add up 10/08/2019 11:06am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. House Appropriations Chairwoman Maggie L. McIntosh (D-Baltimore City) calls the plan to revitalize two Maryland race tracks a "win-win-win. Open Streets initiative makes DC's Georgia Avenue car-free for a day 10/05/2019 05:00pm • On a brisk Saturday afternoon, many people showed up to do something they normally can’t do on one of D.C.’s busiest roadways: walk, run, bike and roller blade without worrying about cars. For several hours Georgia Avenue in Northwest became a car-free zone as part of the city’s “Open Str Things to do in the DC area this weekend: Oct. 4–6 10/04/2019 01:26pm • Music, theater and fall festivals are just some of the entertainment events for the weekend of Oct. 4 through Oct. 6. (Images provided to WTOP) All Weekend:  Heritage India Festival at the Dulles Expo Center this weekend is a cultural celebration like no other, featuring cuisine from South Ocean City leaders consider options after chaotic weekend of burnouts, arrests 09/30/2019 08:51pm • More than 100 arrests were made in Ocean City, Maryland, during an unofficial weekend gathering of car enthusiasts, and the town is considering all possible options to try to stop unruly behavior that comes with events like this. An annual car event that used to be held in the Ocean City area per Memorial bench dedicated to former GMU soccer player who drowned 09/30/2019 12:11am • Family, friends and teammates gathered on Sunday to honor a former George Mason University soccer player and track and field team member who died while kayaking in an Annapolis, Maryland, creek over the summer. Stephanie Hancock drowned while kayaking along Spa Creek on June 29. The Baltimore Sun Change coming to avoid huge Bay Bridge backups 09/28/2019 05:46am • After horrendous Friday backups at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge that lasted hours and stretched for 14 miles approaching the bridge on U.S. 50, the Maryland Department of Transportation will change what happens in the future. When eastbound traffic backs up to Interstate 97, the department will hold