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Preparing for Fall: The “To Do” List for Your Yard 09/18/2020 05:30pm • This content is sponsored by Long Fence Have you thought about how the colder months may affect your backyard? Get started early on repairs and maintenance to your lawn or fence. Check out this to-do list when planning for this fall season. Hilton ranked No. 1 in Fortune's 'Best Workplaces for Women' 09/18/2020 01:59pm • For the second year in a row, McLean, Virginia-based Hilton has been named the No. 1 Best Workplace for Women in a list compiled by Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work. Hilton tops the annual 75 Best Large Workplaces for Women this year after reporting that out of its more than 55,000 employ Black Restaurant Week begins in DC area 09/18/2020 11:13am • Black Restaurant Week in the D.C. region — part of a nationwide effort to celebrate the flavors of African American, African and Caribbean cuisine — started Friday. The participating restaurants, which can be found on the event's website, offer deals, prix fixe menus and special events. "I Data Doctors: Tips for recording live streams 09/18/2020 06:55am • Q: What’s the best way for me to record a live streaming meeting? A: With the huge shift to working from home and virtual meetings becoming the norm, just about all of us are participating in live streaming meetings these days. While most live streaming platforms allow the session to be reco Emmy predictions: Expect a big night for 'Watchmen,' 'Succession' 09/18/2020 12:38am • toggle audio on and off change volume Let the music play: Montgomery Co. will allow outdoor live performances; audience limited to 50 09/17/2020 05:46pm • After being shuttered for months because of the coronavirus pandemic, music halls, theater companies and other venues in Montgomery County are being given the go-ahead to stage concerts and other live performances provided that they follow new guidelines issued by the county. Among the new ground Bond denied for man in Va. arson, stalking case; new charge due 09/17/2020 01:20pm • Kashif Bashir, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2013 shooting of an Alexandria, Virginia, police officer, has been denied bond in Prince William County, where he will stand trial for arson and stalking. Bashir will also face at least one federal gun charge, according to prose National Portrait Gallery reopens Friday with 2 new exhibits 09/17/2020 12:19am • toggle audio on and off change volume DC Council committee hears stories of struggle for unemployment benefits 09/16/2020 06:19pm • D.C. residents detailed their hardships in fighting to get their unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic to a council committee Wednesday. Their stories were part of a public oversight hearing held by At-Large Council member Elissa Silverman, who chairs the Committee on Labor and Workf Fire in Old Town Alexandria forces family from home 09/16/2020 07:23am • A fire forced a Virginia family to leave their house in Old Town Alexandria early Wednesday morning. Alexandria firefighters were called to the fire in a single-family residence at 614 S. St. Asaph Street at 6 a.m. Wednesday. They found visible fire and smoke coming from the roof, according to Ri Maryland removed from New York's high-risk list 09/15/2020 09:59pm • Those traveling to New York from Maryland won't need to quarantine, as New York updated its list of high-risk places. Maryland has been taken off the latest list that was updated on Tuesday. The list is based on a seven-day rolling average, of positive tests in excess of 10%, or number of positiv How men can step up as mental health allies for women 09/15/2020 06:32pm • The pandemic is hitting women harder than men in many ways. More are  losing jobs, reporting feelings of depression and having increased caregiving duties. But a Northern Virginia counselor has advice for how men can step up as mental health allies for women. "Men, what I recommend is, tell the LabCorp supplying 2K more tests per week in DC after dip in supply 09/15/2020 03:01am • A provider of coronavirus tests is increasing D.C.'s supply after previously decreasing them by one-fifth per week. But before heading out to get a test at one of the District's public testing sites, the head of the department of public works wants residents to check with their doctors about other p National Zoo's baby panda gets first checkup 09/14/2020 06:42pm • The National Zoo's newborn panda gets a checkup. (Courtesy National Zoo) Those giant pandas grow up so fast. D.C.'s newest baby panda got its first checkup. On Sunday, the National Zoo's giant panda Mei Xiang left the den to eat some bamboo, which gave the zoo staff a chance to give her 3-wee Craving sugar during a pandemic? Here's how to tame your sweet tooth 09/14/2020 04:26am • Cakes, cookies, pie. During a global pandemic or even more moderately stressful life circumstances, we often turn to comforting sugary and carb-rich indulgences that may help to calm us down. Now for the bad news. New recommendations that will inform soon-to-be-released U.S. dietary guidelines