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Virginia has 2 of US News' 10 healthiest communities for 2020 09/22/2020 04:11am • U.S. News & World Report released its 2020 Healthiest Communities rankings, and Falls Church and Loudoun County, in Virginia, made the top 10, while Howard County, Maryland, fell in the rankings. Falls Church ranked third, and Loudoun County was sixth on the list. Howard County, which ranked DC Jazz Fest, Rosslyn Jazz Supper Club pair local restaurants and musicians 09/22/2020 12:44am • Get ready for the sweet sound of jazz echoing across the nation's capital this week. The 30th annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival returns Wednesday to Wednesday, while the 16th annual D.C. Jazz Festival simultaneously returns Thursday through Monday. "Music is such a great way to bring people t Virtual dance parties help some improve health and wellness during pandemic 09/21/2020 09:58pm •  Depending where you live, gatherings of more than 50 people aren’t allowed. But in the virtual world, you can join a dance party with hundreds of fellow guests. “The dance party has been really amazing. We average about 500 people that sign up for the dance parties, and if you’ve eve Rodent infestation, portables in lots impel 2nd look at Montgomery Co. school budget priority 09/21/2020 08:56pm • South Lake Elementary School in Montgomery County, Maryland, was built for just under 700 students. More than 890 students are currently enrolled. The large student body has resulted in "portables" in the parking lot — temporary classrooms that dot the school property and force staff to find ot Maryland offering $10 million in aid to encourage school reopenings 09/21/2020 08:26pm • Maryland is using the lure of big money to reopen some classrooms this fall, offering $10 million in grants to school systems to help prepare for in-person instruction. Just a day after the state announced new lows in its coronavirus positivity rate, the Maryland State Department of Education, en Smithsonian to reopen 2 more museums Friday 09/21/2020 02:01pm • The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and National Museum of the American Indian will reopen to the public Friday. There will be some health and safety changes due to the pandemic, however. Both museums will have reduced hours, and visitors will need to reserve free timed-entry DC launches $5 million child care relief fund, renews calls for contact-tracing cooperation 09/21/2020 01:47pm • D.C. will provide $5 million to child care facilities throughout the District as part of its pandemic relief efforts, the city said Monday. The D.C. Child Care Provider Relief Fund will provide emergency money to all licensed child care providers. “Expanding access to high-quality child care Montgomery Co. nonprofit struggles to address food insecurity during pandemic 09/21/2020 12:08pm • The pandemic has left many people unsure of where their next meal will come from, even in areas of Montgomery County you might not expect. A food drive put on by Nourish Now and other area nonprofits over the weekend saw a line stretching for miles, as people waited for hours to receive a box of Charles Co. expands indoor dining to 75% 09/21/2020 11:48am • Officials in Charles County, Maryland, say they are moving to expand indoor dining in the county in line with new actions by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to ease coronavirus restrictions on restaurants. Starting at 5 p.m. Monday, indoor dining capacity limits in Charles County will go from 50% to 75 Delaware, W.Va. and 3 more states added to DC's high-risk list of coronavirus states 09/21/2020 07:16am • Delaware and West Virginia are among five states added Monday to D.C.'s list of high-risk coronavirus states. Both states are popular weekend getaway destinations for people in the D.C. area. The other three states the health department added to the list are Alaska, Arizona and Wyoming, bringi Wintergreen Resort plans winter season reopening plan 09/21/2020 07:11am • NELLYSFORD, Va. (AP) — A ski resort in Virginia says it expects to reopen for the winter season with precautions in place amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wintergreen Resort in Nellysford announced it plans to open on Dec. 11 with social distancing, capacity limits and a mandatory mask mandate in Windows open, when Montgomery Co. buses resume carrying students to schools 09/21/2020 06:29am • Maximizing physical distancing by seating students in every other seat isn't the only COVID-19 safety precaution being weighed by local school systems and they prepare for transporting students to school — many will open the bus windows. "When we resume transporting students to school, it will Best in DC food: 2020 RAMMY winners 09/21/2020 05:52am • Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington has announced the winners of this year's RAMMY Awards, celebrating the region's best restaurants, chefs and dining experiences. The annual awards ceremony — held virtually for the first time Sunday evening due to the coronavirus pandemic — bestow DC offers grants to help restaurants with outdoor dining during winter 09/21/2020 05:38am • D.C. is offering grants to help the city's bars and restaurants prepare themselves to maintain outdoor dining into the winter while beating the cold. Up to $6,000 is available to locally owned and independent restaurants getting ready to continue their outdoor streatery-style drinking and dining, DC company determined to help travelers keep germs at bay 09/20/2020 04:13pm • Travel agent Robbie Stanfield had been running her travel firm New Luggage -- centered on group travel for women of color -- for a few years when the coronavirus pandemic became widespread throughout the U.S. and all travel came to a screeching halt. A lot of her clients' travel plans were cancel