Poor air quality on July Fourth won't be from Canadian wildfires, forecast suggests - Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | July 04, 2023 [Web version](   [How will fireworks impact air quality? DC area's Independence Day forecast]( Celebrating Independence Day outside? Here's what you need to know about the weather. [READ MORE](   [What's legal and what isn't: Your guide to shooting off personal fireworks in the DC area this Fourth of July]( If you plan on setting off your own show this Fourth of July, it's important to know what's allowed by the law and what isn't so that your bank account (or parts of your body) don't blow up. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Reach your audience with the right message at the right time]( Is your marketing hitting a dead end? Are you unable to tie business goals to advertising revenue? Not sure if your digital outreach is hitting ROI? 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The team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center equips burn patients with treatment plans, rehabilitation and emotional support, said Ron Lassiter, the director of the Burn Rehabilitation Therapy Department at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.   [Chow down and keep it down! Annual burger eating competition returns for the 14th year]( Forget about hot dogs. In D.C. the competitive eating competition that marks Independence Day involves lots and lots of Z-Burger burgers. [READ MORE](   [When I found out the world needs more barbecue judges, I had to help]( On the last Friday of June, about 100 people of all ages, shapes, sizes, colors, and genders gathered inside a hotel ballroom near Capitol Hill bonded by a love of one thing: good barbecue. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [FVCbank. Success Has a Bank.]( FVCbank has been serving Virginia and Maryland residents business banking and personal banking services since 2007. 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