Search

Georgetown art display features dozens of paintings, photos chronicling pandemic 08/11/2022 01:01pm • Visitors can get a unique look at the COVID-19 pandemic in a new art exhibition in Georgetown. “We always set out to capture a specific moment in time,” said artist Kate Fleming. “We just had no idea how specific a moment in time it was going to be.” More Local News More DC As restaurant week returns, DC spots continue their pandemic recovery 08/11/2022 03:40am • D.C.’s Summer Restaurant Week returns next week, and it is a chance for diners to not only try out new spots or revisit their favorites, but also continue to support local restaurants that are still recovering from the pandemic. "This is a great time for D.C. residents and those in the region, Amid recount challenge, Montgomery Co. executive gives updates on infection outbreaks, road projects 08/10/2022 11:07pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, executive Marc Elrich said he feels "pretty good" about his chances of coming out the victor in his reelection efforts after the Democratic Primary results are certified by the county Board of Elections on Friday. Elrich’s rival, businessman David Blair, has made cl What Is Monkeypox? The New Viral Infection in the United States 08/10/2022 08:00pm • Monkeypox is the latest viral infection on the public health radar. However, it's a lot different than COVID-19. Rash, not respiratory illness, is the key monkeypox symptom. Monkeypox is not nearly as widespread or lethal as COVID-19, and it isn't new. As of early August, over 7,000 cases have been Report: Wizards sign Howard's Makur Maker to Exhibit 10 deal 08/10/2022 04:20pm • Report: Wizards sign Makur Maker to Exhibit 10 deal originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards are adding a former five-star recruit in the form of Makur Maker as they prepare for training camp. Washington signed Howard University's Makur Maker to an Exhibit 10 contract, per The Wa ‘I just wanted to have a normal senior year’ -- Stafford Co. students cross fingers 08/10/2022 09:18am • Walking into Stafford High School on the first day of the new school year, seniors Sara Foster and Jack Baumgartner were cautiously optimistic the coronavirus pandemic won’t dramatically affect their final year in the Virginia high school. ”I just wanted to have a normal senior year,” said Gaithersburg’s Novavax slashes sales forecast 08/09/2022 10:32am • Novavax has cut its sales forecast for the year on slower-than-expected sales. Novavax is the Gaithersburg, Maryland company that developed a COVID-19 vaccine that was given emergency use approval by the Food and Drug Administration and subsequent recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control Tribal Colleges and Universities: What to Know 08/07/2022 08:00pm • American Indian and Alaska Native students -- who have the lowest college enrollment rate of any racial group, according to recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics -- face numerous obstacles when seeking to earn a degree. One is affordability. Among those who identified as Amer Whitlow’s returns to DC after more than 2 decades in Arlington 08/07/2022 04:15am • It has been a staple in Arlington, Virginia, for years, but now it’s returning home to D.C. Co-owner Jon Williams confirmed to WTOP that Whitlow’s is reopening in the District at 2014 9th St. in Northwest. More Business News More Restaurant News More DC News “The o Many Maryland counties experiencing high COVID-19 community levels 08/06/2022 04:50pm • Though daily cases of COVID-19 were fairly constant in the D.C. area earlier in the summer, some counties are beginning to see their community levels of the infection rise. Community levels are a metric used by the Centers for Disease Control based on new cases of COVID-19, hospital admissions and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield reduces barriers to healthcare with untraditional investments, partners 08/05/2022 08:30am • This content is sponsored by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the largest not-for-profit health plan in the mid-Atlantic region, is making investments beyond the traditional world of health care to strengthen communities and improve lives. The company is taking a DC-area organization that helps others needs help 08/04/2022 10:14pm • Six days a week from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., hundreds gather at the parking lot of Lakeforest Mall in Montgomery County, Maryland, and people line up to get free vegetables, fruits and other foods. When the pandemic hit, Montgomery County-based nonprofit So What Else had to stop what they focused on � West Virginia man sentenced to prison for threatening Fauci and others 08/04/2022 09:29pm • A West Virginia man will be spending more than three years in prison for making threats to federal public health officials he didn't like hearing talk about the COVID-19 pandemic, testing and prevention. Fifty-six-year-old Thomas Patrick Connally Jr., most recently of Snowshoe, West Virginia, was Interim Alexandria schools superintendent details approach to mental wellness, security 08/04/2022 04:57am • On a camping trip as a child, Melanie Kay-Wyatt came across another camper who needed assistance in play areas. She stopped and worked to help the girl, and was struck when the girl's parents approached her, thanking Kay-Wyatt for engaging with and including their daughter. The response she recei Montgomery Co.'s COVID community level 'high' as monkeypox cases rise 08/03/2022 08:29pm • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maryland now has 149 documented cases of monkeypox. But in Montgomery County, the supply of monkeypox vaccine is limited, according to County Executive Marc Elrich. "We won't get any more doses until September, and that's why the Hea