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Heading to the beach? The best times to travel the Bay Bridge over Memorial Day weekend 05/25/2021 03:30pm • Maryland authorities are expecting drivers around the D.C. region to make a beeline for the Bay Bridge amid a predicted surge in travel this Memorial Day weekend as coronavirus restrictions ease. If you're heading for the beach, the Maryland Department of Transportation has some helpful tips abou DC-area restaurants struggle to fill open positions 05/24/2021 10:19pm • People eat outside during the lunch hour at a restaurant on Pennsylvania Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood on May 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Starting Friday, Washington D. C.s local government has dropped its coronavirus capacity limits for most businesses operating in the city. Bars and nig COVID-19 vaccine program lets DC groups, employers schedule clinics 05/24/2021 06:38pm • Organizations will be able to request a coronavirus vaccine clinic for their groups through a partnership between the D.C. Health Department and the central technology office. Through the Vaccine Exchange Program, faith- and community-based organizations, as well as D.C. employers, can submit req 'Is It Normal Yet?': WTOP podcast examines region's rebirth after COVID-19 05/24/2021 04:24pm • COVID-19 touched every part of our lives — but what will the D.C. area look like as the pandemic fades? "Is It Normal Yet?" hosts Luke Garrett and Laura Spitalniak document the region's return to public life after more than a year of isolation. A WTOP reporter joins them each week to talk about CDC seeing cases of Myocarditis in older teens following COVID-19 vaccine 05/24/2021 04:11pm • A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine safety workgroup that meets weekly to review data following COVID-19 vaccinations has found some cases of Myocarditis in older teens and younger adults. Dr. Alexandra Yonts, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s National Hospital, to Montgomery Co. lawmakers set to OK $6B budget, move 'full steam ahead' with reopening 05/24/2021 02:05pm • Lawmakers in Montgomery County, Maryland, are set to give final approval to a $6 billion operating budget billed as a road map for a post-pandemic recovery, and also say the county is moving "full steam ahead" with a plan to lift most coronavirus restrictions come Friday. The council is scheduled AAA expects a summer travel surge among DC-area residents 05/24/2021 01:24pm • As coronavirus restrictions get lifted, AAA said many in the D.C. area are planning to hit the road this summer. More than 70% of D.C. residents and more than 60% of Maryland and Virginia residents say they're planning to take a trip this summer, according to a AAA survey. "This is the year wh 'What's in it for me?' How businesses can lure workers back to the office 05/24/2021 12:43pm • With cities and states offering various incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, businesses face a slightly different challenge. "They want to get people back in the office," said staffing expert Trey Barnette, regional vice president at Robert Half International. A U.Md. will play home games at full capacity starting in fall 05/24/2021 11:22am • The University of Maryland’s athletic teams will host home games at full capacity starting in the fall, the university announced on Monday. The lifting of COVID-19 gathering and distancing restrictions in Prince George’s County made the move possible, the university said. Masks will still 20 careers with the most job security right now 05/24/2021 10:20am • Stable jobs during a time of uncertainty This past year has been a roller coaster for American workers with millions filing for unemployment at least temporarily and others seeing their hours cut. While the tourism and hospitality industries have been hit especially hard during the COVID-19 pand Prince William Co. lifts attendance restriction on graduation ceremonies 05/24/2021 05:17am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Prince William County Public Schools’ high school graduation ceremonies at Jiffy Lube Live will have unlimited seating for guests, How to talk to younger kids about getting COVID-19 vaccinations 05/24/2021 04:20am • A Maryland pediatrician had advice for families whose children have not yet been vaccinated. About 19.7% of all Americans who received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine within the last two weeks were children ages 12 to 15, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio Lifeguarding amid a pandemic: Ocean City lifesavers get ready for 2021 beach season 05/24/2021 03:58am • When Memorial Day weekend begins later this week, a team of close to 200 lifeguards will be back on duty, at 97 lifeguard stands set up along 10 miles of beach in Ocean City, Maryland. “We’re really expecting a boom year for the Town of Ocean City,” said Butch Arbin, who is captain of the O Fairfax Co. libraries to resume normal services June 5 05/23/2021 10:35pm • The books at public libraries in Fairfax County, Virginia, are coming out of quarantine. Beginning June 5, libraries will resume normal services and operate during new hours, according to a county statement. There will no longer be time or capacity restrictions, and masks won’t be required for PPE shortage could become a challenge in case of another pandemic, expert says 05/23/2021 09:37pm • With vaccinations causing COVID-19 cases to drop, one U.S. hospital president is warning the country may not be adequately prepared for another pandemic. Dr. Shereef Elnahal, president and chief executive of University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, was asked to speak to the Senate Homeland Secu