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Third of DC professionals think the pandemic has stalled their career 05/10/2021 10:35am • There have been advantages to working from home, but for many D.C. professionals, career advancement hasn’t been one of them. A survey by staffing firm Robert Half in D.C. found that 55% of D.C.-based managers have put off promoting top performers during the pandemic. "Out of sight, out of mind COVID test maker Ellume to bring 1,500 jobs to Frederick 05/10/2021 10:28am • Australian diagnostics test maker Ellume will lease two buildings in Frederick, Maryland, for its first U.S.-based manufacturing operations, and will create 1,500 jobs by the end of 2022. Ellume’s at-home COVID-19 test was the first rapid self-test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat Returning to the office? Watch out for the building water 05/10/2021 10:25am • UL is offering a service that verifies office buildings are clean and safe for employees to return to. (Courtesy UL) UL, the for-profit arm of consumer products safety researcher Underwriters Laboratories, is among a handful of companies offering what is in effect a stamp of approval for office Publix pharmacies offer walk-in COVID vaccines in 7 states 05/10/2021 10:13am • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Publix pharmacies is now accepting walk-ins for the COVID-19 vaccine at all of its pharmacies. The Lakeland, Florida-based supermarket chain said on its website that customers have the choice of the two-dose Moderna vaccine, or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vac MGM National Harbor ups action, distancing with outdoor gaming terrace 05/10/2021 08:30am • For those who think of casinos as indoor-only worlds,  without clocks or windows to the outside world to keep players playing — and spending money — MGM National Harbor is a breath of fresh air, literally. “Growing up I had the same perception,” acknowledged Alex Alverado, MGM Natio National Gallery of Art to reopen West Building on Friday 05/10/2021 01:53am • Visitors enjoy John Quidor’s 1849 oil on canvas work "The Return of Rip Van Winkle" in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art. (Courtesy National Gallery of Art) After closing its doors a year ago because of the coronavirus pandemic, the National Gallery of Art reopens its West B How to Read Your ACT Score Report 05/10/2021 12:00am • ACT and SAT scores have traditionally been requested by college admissions committees that use this data, in addition to other application components, to assess the college readiness of applicants. However, since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, many U.S. colleges have begun to ease u Service still curbside only as Gaithersburg veterinarian navigates pandemic 05/09/2021 08:59pm • At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, most veterinarians started curbside service only. One Montgomery County, Maryland, clinic started using technology to make it work. All pets have to be dropped off outside of Muddy Branch Veterinary Center in Gaithersburg. That's been the standard Silver Spring events-based plant business finds success expanding to retail during pandemic 05/09/2021 04:47pm • The coronavirus pandemic shut down events last year, leaving a Silver Spring, Maryland, event-based plant business scrambling. Jeff Kushner's business Plants Alive! has provided designer plants for presidential inaugurations and for the dressing rooms of singers like Elton John and Paul McCartney District early literacy program asks DC Council for funding 05/09/2021 09:46am • A literacy-focused program for young students in the District is urging the D.C. Council to prioritize funding in an effort to curb learning loss related to the coronavirus pandemic. Reading Partners is a one-on-one tutoring program that provides students individualized instruction twice a week. Why Republicans are ready to kill the $300 pandemic unemployment boost 05/09/2021 07:09am • Even as Congress raced to rescue the nation from the coronavirus pandemic last spring, Republican lawmakers were raising red flags about expanding unemployment benefits -- particularly providing the jobless with a weekly federal supplement worth hundreds of dollars. Now, Elon Musk shows humility and hubris as 'SNL' host 05/09/2021 02:12am •  Elon Musk showed a combination of humility and hubris as he opened his highly anticipated hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live.” The 49-year-old Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and one of the world’s richest men opened his monologue by mocking his monotonal speaking style, saying no one can The Space Place: A rocket launch, a rocket tumble, a Supermoon and more sky sights 05/08/2021 04:35pm • There's a lot going on in the skies right now, as NASA prepares for a rocket launch and NORAD keeps an eye on a rocket tumbling out of orbit -- with no clear indication yet of where exactly it will come down. Going down Dr. Edward Murphy, University of Virginia Astronomy Professor, provided me a v Local leaders join call for temporary statewide eviction moratorium 05/07/2021 11:53pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Democratic leaders from some of Maryland’s largest jurisdictions joined calls for a temporary statewide eviction moratorium in a letter se Man attacked in his Dupont Circle tea shop reflects on attack 05/07/2021 10:14pm • A man who was attacked inside his own D.C. establishment last year is talking about his experience and sharing his views about why it's vital for businesses like his to exist in American society. Yunhan Zhang, who runs Valley Brook Tea near Dupont Circle, joined the Mayor's Office on Asian and Pa