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Shuttered restaurants spawn drive-thru market in Loudoun County 04/29/2020 08:35am • The fresh produce, large boxes of meat, poultry, seafood and beer that usually end up being served in some of the D.C. area's finest restaurants could be finding their way to your home. With restaurants shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic due to restrictions on public gatherings, local food Quarantine cooking: Making substitutions for popular recipe ingredients 04/24/2020 07:20pm • A lot of people are limiting the amount of grocery shopping they are doing to once a week up to once every 10 days. Many are using the time in quarantine to master new culinary skills. But, inevitably, people will find themselves in a situation where they are lacking a seemingly key ingredient to 3 ways CDM will help agencies change cyber behaviors 04/21/2020 03:32pm • This content is sponsored by Elastic. By George Young, Vice President of Public Sector, Elastic Since its inception in 2012, the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program has proven itself as an essential tool, monitoring the cyber posture of netwo Data Doctors: For now, avoid COVID-19 contact tracing apps 04/17/2020 06:30pm • Ukrainians wearing face masks look at the latest news on a phone in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Q: Do you think any of the COVID-19 contact tracing apps will be effective and worth using? If you look to see how other countries have been tracing the interactio Masks required at DC voting sites as officials push voting by mail 04/16/2020 04:08pm • While officials are urging D.C. voters to cast mail-in ballots in the June 2 primary, there will be voting centers in all eight wards of the city. But, if you plan to vote in person on Election Day, you'll need to wear a mask to cast your ballot. That's according to D.C. Board of Elections Chairm Record rainfall, strong winds roll through DC region 04/13/2020 06:15pm • Severe weather pounded much of the D.C. region on Monday, producing record rainfall at all three area airports. The National Weather Service tweeted that the rainfall at Dulles International Airport measured at 1.79 inches, breaking the record of 0.93 inches on this date in 1972. At BWI Marshall Farm to table, via driver's window: Drive-thru farmers' market to open 04/09/2020 11:35am • Normally, the farmers market in historic Warrenton is a walking affair. In the midst of the coronavirus, the town will soon try a drive-thru farmers market. (Courtesy Warrenton Farmers Market) On most weekends, a trip to the farmers market includes a leisurely stroll among vendors, sampling a ju Passover Seder amid coronavirus: Traditions, togetherness and tech tweaks 04/08/2020 08:29am • Charoset — a meal combination of apples, honey, wine, nuts — is symbolic of clay Jews used as mortar while enslaved in Egypt. (Courtesy Facebook/We Love Jewish Food) The Jewish holiday of Passover begins Wednesday evening at sundown, but in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, this year's tr Car Review: Updated RAV4 makes its case for top of the class in the compact crossover market 04/06/2020 04:13am • Compact crossovers are big sellers, and the RAV4 is one of the most popular rides on the market. Last year, the not-so-small crossover saw a big makeover. Now, the RAV4 has more compelling style with a lot of curves and creased body work that will get you noticed. The interior is also updated with m Data Doctors: Tips on how to use video conference services like Zoom safely 04/03/2020 08:53am • Q: Is it safe to use Zoom for my videoconferences or should I consider something else? A: With most of the country under a "stay at home" order, the use of video conferencing has skyrocketed. Zoom’s user numbers reportedly went from around 10 million daily users in December to more than 200 10 affordable and creative projects if you're homebound 03/29/2020 08:00pm • For many people, being busy has long been a way of life. "(Lack of) time is what prevents people from doing the things they want to do," says Patty Morrissey, chief organizing expert for Mercari, an app that makes it easy for people to sell items. However, finding free time shouldn't be a problem Apple releases COVID-19 app with information, screening tools 03/28/2020 06:40am • Apple has put out a new COVID-19 app that brings information and even a screening tool for the virus right to your phone. If you're not an iPhone user, don't worry, there is a website as well. The most prominent feature on the app is the screening tool, which walks users through a series of qu Garden Plot: Warm winter might not mean early spring 03/27/2020 12:35pm • WTOP's Garden Editor Mike McGrath says that the weather is perfect for future pea picking. (Getty Images) Patti in Howard County writes: It appears that spring has arrived very early this year. Does this mean that we can move up the earliest safe time to plant to before Mother’s Day?" The an Have to cook from home for the first time? Here's what you need to know 03/21/2020 12:23am • With the intensity of the coronavirus situation increasing each day, getting food in the hands of so many who can't leave home presents a critical health challenge. And though they may be more mobile, a new challenge has simultaneously emerged for many young people, who have regularly dined out o Wizards, Capitals canceled games to be broadcast using video game simulations 03/20/2020 11:41am • Missing sports during the coronavirus pandemic? Monumental Sports Network and NBC Sports Washington will present one-hour video game simulations of previously scheduled Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals games to help fans get a taste of how their favorite local teams would have done in m