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How chores in the middle of the day could help kids improve concentration for virtual learning 10/21/2020 08:27pm • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with childcare, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. If kids are having trouble focusing during virtual learning, parents may be left wondering whether it's related to Maryland comptroller pushes for immediate help for small businesses 10/21/2020 07:30pm • Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot said he's been hearing from small business owners across the state. And the message has been consistent: They need help now. Franchot said after talking with Maryland business owners, "They feel, and I feel now, that we haven't done enough." That's why Franc With Election Day looming, Maryland sees wave of mail-in ballots 10/21/2020 06:58pm • With a little less than two weeks to go before Election Day, Maryland has seen a record number of people voting by mail. As of Wednesday, election officials have received nearly 750,000 mail-in ballots, according to updated figures from the Maryland State Board of Elections. The total number o Amid talk of reopening rollback, Montgomery Co.'s coronavirus numbers under scrutiny 10/21/2020 06:23pm • Amid a rise in the number of coronavirus cases across the country, officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they're closely monitoring a persistent uptick that could result in them walking back some of the recent loosening of the county's virus-related restrictions. During an online news bri Some students may have new teachers as Anne Arundel County prepares for hybrid learning 10/21/2020 06:10pm • Schools in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, are preparing to offer students the option of hybrid learning next month, with some students able to return to the classroom part-time. But depending on their teacher's preference, some kids could get a different teacher than they started the year with. A Arlington schools to resume distance learning after network outage 10/21/2020 03:00pm • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with child care, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. Distance learning for public schools in Arlington County, Virginia, will resume Thursday after it was canceled Wednesd 2 popular Foggy Bottom-area restaurants close permanently 10/21/2020 02:39pm • Burger Tap & Shake on Washington Circle, in D.C.'s Foggy Bottom neighborhood, is closed for good. (Credit: Google Street View) Two more well-established D.C. restaurants have become victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. District Commons and its next-door neighbor, Burger Tap & Shake, on W Baltimore Soundstage brings Grace Potter, Chase Rice to Frederick 10/21/2020 12:54pm • Baltimore Soundstage has sat quiet near the Inner Harbor throughout the pandemic. However, its music mission returns as it partners with AutoFlex Entertainment and All Good Entertainment for a new drive-in concert series at the Frederick Fairgrounds in Frederick, Maryland, which just wrapped Voting rights volunteers helping to ensure access, fair election 10/21/2020 12:27pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters and republished with permission. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With less than a week until early voting begins in Maryland, voting rights advocates say they’ll be keeping an eye out for A road trip in a pandemic? Get your car checked first 10/21/2020 11:04am • The only thing worse than being stuck on the side of the road during a holiday trip is being stuck on the side of the road during a holiday trip in the middle of a pandemic, so AAA is encouraging drivers to get their vehicles checked out now. Thanksgiving is a heavy travel season, and most of it National Cherry Blossom Festival will go on without parade in 2021 10/21/2020 02:52am • The iconic spring D.C. event that is the National Cherry Blossom Festival will proceed next year, but without its signature parade. Organizers announced Tuesday that the 2021 festival will continue to be held from March 20 to April 11, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, the parade will be canceled After 2 COVID deaths, Alexandria Harmonizers join ACT fundraiser 10/21/2020 12:29am • The pandemic has devastated local arts groups with a tragic loss of life and funds. Two current or former members of the Alexandria Harmonizers in Virginia have died of COVID-19 this year, including active member Brian Miller and alumni Bob Wachter. "Brian Miller actually passed away pret Hormel introduces bacon-scented masks 10/20/2020 10:21pm • You probably don't concern yourself often with the "latest in pork-scented technology." But Hormel Foods does, and the Austin, Minnesota-based company has launched Black Label "Breathable Bacon" face masks that, yes, fill your nostrils with the smell of bacon. And the company is giving them away DC Council OKs bill allowing vaccinations for some kids without parental approval 10/20/2020 08:49pm • The D.C. Council has approved a bill giving children 11 and older the option to get government-recommended vaccines without their parents' approval. The "Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act" passed with a 12-1 vote, with 8th Ward Councilmember Trayon White the sole dissenter. The bill US spacecraft touches asteroid surface for rare rubble grab 10/20/2020 07:15pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft descended to an asteroid Tuesday and, dodging boulders the size of buildings, momentarily touched the surface to collect a handful of cosmic rubble for return to Earth. It was a first for the United States — only Japan has