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Montgomery Co.'s 'test-to-stay' program now on hold 11/09/2021 02:05pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say the launch of a "test-to-stay" program to keep large numbers of students out of COVID-19 quarantines has hit a snag after new guidance from state health authorities. The test-to-stay program, operating in a pilot phase, was supposed to launch last wee Bloomberg Philanthropies pledges $2.5 million for IT youth apprenticeships in D.C. 11/09/2021 10:00am • Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy group is giving $2.5 million to CityWorks D.C., which supports the academic and career trajectories of D.C. youth and boosts career preparation, training and apprenticeships. The grant comes with a wave of giving by Bloomberg Philanthropies totaling $25 million in 10 Market Factors Advisors Should Eye Heading Into 2022 11/09/2021 12:00am • As financial advisors and clients start to dive into holiday mode, and 2022 sneaks up, there are numerous factors impacting how the markets function. Advisors should be taking these into account. As experienced advisors know, many clients use their free time in late December to look inward. That oft Grant aims to bring more restaurants to some DC neighborhoods 11/08/2021 07:03pm • The fourth annual DMV Black Restaurant Week runs through Sunday, Nov. 14, and to help kick it off, D.C. has awarded nearly $9 million in grants to bring food businesses to Wards 7 and 8. The city said the money, taken from its $58 million Food Access Fund, will help bring nine new restaurant loca Mobile vaccination clinics stop at Prince George's Co. elementary schools 11/08/2021 06:43pm • The Prince George’s County, Maryland, Health Department’s mobile vaccine clinics are now expanding to include elementary schools. With the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine recently receiving emergency use authorization for use in children ages 5 to 11, students can receive free vaccinations at multipl Montgomery Co. health officials turn attention toward vaccinating young children 11/08/2021 06:01pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is working to make sure it has enough COVID-19 vaccines for children who are eligible, and it is also making progress when it comes to how many kids have already received the shot. During a news briefing Monday, county health official Sean O’Donnell said so far, alm PHOTOS: First lady Jill Biden visits Fairfax Co. school to promote COVID-19 vaccination 11/08/2021 05:42pm • First lady Jill Biden and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy visited the Franklin Sherman Elementary School in McLean, Virginia, on Monday to launch a nationwide campaign to promote child vaccinations. The school was the first to administer the polio vaccine in 1954. The Biden administration is encour International flights come to Dulles as US eases travel restrictions 11/08/2021 08:25am • Travelers check the flight board at Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia. (WTOP/Gigi Barnett) International flights arrived at Dulles International Airport early Monday morning in Loudoun County, Virginia, just as COVID-19 restrictions on those overseas flights lifted. The Today is deadline for feds to get final COVID-19 vaccine, or face discipline 11/08/2021 05:59am • Monday, Nov. 8 is the deadline for federal employees to receive their final vaccination against COVID-19, under President Joe Biden's mandate. Discipline could begin Tuesday. The mandate requires federal employees be fully vaccinated, which occurs two weeks after the injection, or have an approve Herndon High School gets invite to perform in DC National Parade of Heroes 11/08/2021 05:47am • Pride of Herndon Band honors veterans at D-Day 75th Anniversary ceremonies in France in 2019. (Photo Courtesy Dubishar) The Herndon High School marching band will be performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during Veterans Day weekend. The band, called "The Pride of Herndon," is busy p Maryland National Guard veteran continues making history 11/08/2021 04:07am • Portrait of Major General Linda Singh unveiled Oct. 16, 2021. (Courtesy Linda Singh) This week, as we salute our veterans, we look at a local woman who came from a Frederick, Maryland, home with no running water — but went on to become the head of the Maryland National Guard. A portrait of Advisors Eye Year-End Tax Moves for 2021 11/08/2021 12:00am • With only a few weeks left in 2021, financial advisors are considering year-end tax moves for their clients while federal legislators mull tax changes. While there are some classic moves to make, such as having clients top up investments in tax-sheltered accounts, this year is slightly different bec 10 Year-End Tax Tips for 2021 11/08/2021 12:00am • With the winter holidays looming, the clock is ticking for taxpayers who want to minimize what they will pay next spring. "What's been on top of mind for my clients is the Biden proposal," says Andy Subkoviak, senior investment strategist with investment advisory firm Parametric in Seattle. Although COVID-19, Vaccines and Body Weight 11/08/2021 12:00am • For as much as she wanted to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible, qualifying because of her weight was an uncomfortable proposition for Laura Baisas, a freelance science writer and graduate student living in New York City who got her first dose of the vaccine on March 1. "I've had such com How to Get FAFSA Completion Help Amid COVID-19 11/08/2021 12:00am • As economic turmoil from the coronavirus pandemic continues, colleges and universities face yet another year of lower completion rates for federal financial aid among high school seniors. This trend may be head-scratching for some, but experts are concerned that stressors related to COVID-19 are ta