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Arlington increases eviction protection fund, distributes grocery gift cards 08/26/2020 12:05pm • Those needing eviction protection assistance can apply for aid through the Arlington County Department of Human Services. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/BackyardProduction) Arlington County, Virginia, has increased its existing eviction protection fund by another $1.1 million, and has launched a pilo School on Quantico military base closes for deep cleaning after COVID-19 case 08/26/2020 10:36am • Two days after the combined middle and high school on the grounds of the Quantico Marine Corps base opened for in-person instruction, a case of COVID-19 is temporarily putting the school year on hold. An update on the website for Quantico Middle/High School said a "member of our Quantico Middle H WTOP Announces New “Colors” Podcast Episode Featuring Interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Coronavirus & Infectious Disease Expert 08/26/2020 10:32am • WTOP Announces New “Colors” Podcast Episode Featuring Interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Coronavirus & Infectious Disease Expert Washington, D.C. (August 26, 2020) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of the White House Cor The show goes on for DC’s RAMMY Awards, but it’ll be largely virtual 08/26/2020 10:30am • The 2020 RAMMY Awards will be a live webcast from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. (Courtesy The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington) The James Beard Foundation made a sobering statement last week in deciding to forgo the announcement of its remaining restaurant and chef Virginia proposal to allow COVID vaccine exceptions dies in committee 08/26/2020 10:30am • RICHMOND, Va. — A committee in Virginia’s legislature has halted legislation that would create exceptions for people who don’t want to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Roanoke Times reported Tuesday that the proposal was defeated in the House of Delegates’ Democratically controlled Health, Wel White House rejects claim from Md. non-profit seeking deaf interpretation 08/26/2020 08:59am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In response to a lawsuit brought by a Maryland-based organization representing deaf people, lawyers for the Justice Department rebuffed cl Prince William Co. special ed teacher: Return to in-person classes 'scares me' 08/26/2020 08:53am • Prince William County special education teachers will soon return to the classroom and work with some of the Virginia public school district's most vulnerable students — but it's a decision that's not sitting well with everyone. Patriot High School special ed teacher Ronald Blair Jr. pivoted to How the pandemic will change your commute (Hint: more cars) 08/26/2020 08:51am • According to the survey, 35% of future commuters plan to commute less, even after returning to work in person. (The Washington Post via Getty Im/The Washington Post) Auto sales remain lower than a year ago, but those sales, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, rose in recent months DC’s new Viceroy Hotel opens in Logan Circle 08/26/2020 08:44am • Hollywood, California-based Viceroy Hotels & Resorts has opened its first hotel in D.C., the 178-room Viceroy Washington D.C. in Logan Circle. The building, located at 1430 Rhode Island Avenue NW, previously housed the Kimpton-managed Mason and Rook Hotel. Dovetail, the Viceroy's restauran MCPS OKs reopening plan for Monday's start of classes 08/26/2020 07:31am • 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. The Montgomery County Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve a reopening plan for Maryland's largest public schoo 'We were a little bit nervous': Virginia Ali of Ben's Chili Bowl on 1963, 2020 MLK marches 08/26/2020 04:16am • Many things have changed since 1963’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — but not the chili half-smokes at Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street NW, nor the resolve and recollections of owner Virginia Ali. On Friday, thousands are expected in the nation's capital to participate in a march aga Tony Woods, DC comedy vet and Dave Chappelle mentor, cracks up Birchmere 08/26/2020 12:40am • "I want to give a special shout out to my O.G., Tony Woods," Dave Chappelle said upon accepting the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center in 2019. "You were the first person I ever saw do it absolutely right. You were fearless and you told the truth." Indeed, Woods has dominated the local st Hundreds of thousands flee US coast ahead of Hurricane Laura 08/25/2020 11:27pm • GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — In the largest U.S. evacuation of the pandemic, more than half a million people were ordered to flee the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam Texas and Louisiana with ferocious winds, heavy flooding and the power High-risk DC residents may now be able to get free COVID-19 testing 08/25/2020 09:47pm • All D.C.-licensed health insurers will have to cover COVID-19 testing for high- risk residents under a new mandate. “We know that the best place to get tested for COVID-19 is at a doctor or with a medical professional who can talk to you about your symptoms, health, and future care. If you need Why it's especially important to get a flu shot during the coronavirus pandemic 08/25/2020 08:36pm • As flu shots become available in coming weeks, doctors want you to know it has never been more important to get vaccinated. In the fall, doctors and health care systems will be dealing with two circulating viruses: influenza and the novel coronavirus. "There has never been a more important tim