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DC's Smoke & Barrel closes, hopes to downsize 11/30/2020 05:15pm • Smoke & Barrel, at 2471 18th St. Northwest, opened in 2011 with the slogan "Beer, BBQ and Bourbon." (Credit: Google Street View) Editor's note: This story has been updated with new information about the closure. Popular Adams Morgan BBQ joint and pub Smoke & Barrel has closed, though Maryland-Towson game canceled due to Towson positive coronavirus test 11/30/2020 04:06pm • Maryland-Towson game canceled due to positive COVID-19 test originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Maryland Terrapins home basketball game against the Towson scheduled for Tuesday night has been canceled after Towson announced a positive COVID-19 test on its support staff, the program annou DC Health's Nesbitt: District could receive fewer vaccine doses than needed to start 11/30/2020 01:45pm • If you're anticipating getting a coronavirus vaccine once it's shipped to the District, you might want to temper your expectations. D.C. Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said that, as things currently stand, the District is only slated to get about a tenth of what it believes it needs for it Tips from the postal service on holiday package safety 11/30/2020 10:54am • Picture this: That expensive gift you spent weeks waiting for on back order finally gets delivered in time for the holidays, only to be swiped from your doorstep without a trace. Millions have fallen victim to package theft at some point, and the growth in online shopping during the coronavirus p What guidance is CDC giving for holiday travelers? 11/30/2020 10:41am • With Thanksgiving carved up, many are now looking forward to decking the halls for Christmas, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new coronavirus testing guidance for those traveling. When it comes to international ventures, the CDC now recommends three tests. The first shou Are you suffering from video meeting fatigue? 11/30/2020 08:49am • Complaints about too many unnecessary participants logged on to video meetings is a common aggravation, according to Robert Half. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/fizkes) With more than half of the D.C.-area workforce still working at home nine months into the coronavirus pandemic, many are becoming bu Planning to move? Better plan ahead 11/30/2020 08:45am • With home sales up double-digits from a year ago, a lot of people are moving, and that means a surge in business for professional moving companies. Volumes are at unprecedented levels for the residential moving industry, according to one Virginia company executive. "The most sought-after movin Baltimore County schools still closed following cyber attack 11/30/2020 08:43am • TOWSON, Md. — School continues to be out for more than 100,000 students in Baltimore County following a ransomware attack on the district’s network. The Baltimore Sun reported Monday that Superintendent Darryl L. Williams said he has no timeline for when school will resume. School officials s What would it take for the Ravens-Steelers game not to be played? 11/29/2020 08:44pm • What would it take for the Ravens-Steelers game not to be played? originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAs the Broncos, the Team Without A Quarterback, walked off the field in a 31-3 defeat, a few members of the organization were already making their exceptions known with the decision to Sure watch the NFC East standings, but Washington needs to win 3 of 5 11/29/2020 08:39pm • Watch the NFC East standings, but Washington needs to win 3 more originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonPlenty of Washington fans sweated out the end of the Giants win over the Bengals, and while it was understandable, the truth is the Burgundy and Gold need to stack three more wins this year t TAPS, Wreaths Across America team up to honor fallen soldiers 11/29/2020 08:28pm • Disappointed in not being able to volunteer at Arlington National Cemetery’s wreaths laying next month? There's a new way to give back this year, and the deadline to sign up is Monday at midnight. TAPS and Wreaths Across America have teamed up to honor fallen heroes soldiers a wreath sponsor Maryland Christmas tree farm provides fresh air, holiday cheer 11/29/2020 01:33pm • The holiday season is here and this year many families are heading to Christmas tree farms to pick out their trees despite the coronavirus pandemic. Debbie Fleischmann and her grandchildren are among the hundreds of families that have stopped by Gaver Farm in Mt. Airy, Maryland, with a saw in han Hundreds told to quarantine as virus hits youth sports in Anne Arundel Co. 11/29/2020 01:10pm • After asking hundreds to quarantine, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has halted youth sports altogether. Thirty-nine people connected to youth sports in Anne Arundel County tested positive for the coronavirus this fall. According to the Washington Post, more than 800 athletes and coaches in Ann Last lunar eclipse of 2020 likely to be spoiled by rain for DC region 11/29/2020 01:06pm • 2020 is finally winding down to its last month and its last lunar eclipse Sunday night. Weather is going to spoil this penumbral lunar eclipse of the Full Beaver (or Frost) Moon for those of us in the D.C. region due to a forecasted 100% chance of rain. We did enjoy a penumbral eclipse of the More children at risk of malnourishment amid coronavirus pandemic, group says 11/29/2020 12:07pm • The coronavirus pandemic has had the unexpected consequence of threatening the immune systems of more children, according to a relief organization which aims to combat malnutrition with lifesaving vitamins for children and mothers in need. Nutritional inequity was a serious issue prior to COVID-1