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Face coverings required at BWI Marshall Airport 07/31/2020 03:20pm • All BWI Marshall Airport passengers and workers have to wear face masks or coverings at all times, starting 5 p.m. Friday, the airport announced. The airport said the move was in keeping with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order that anyone age 5 or older wear a face covering indoors “ Business owners fight to bring back Adams Morgan 'streatery' 07/31/2020 02:48pm • There are growing calls to bring back a popular pedestrian zone in D.C.'s Adams Morgan neighborhood. Over a weekend in late June, 18th Street Northwest between Kalorama and Columbia roads was closed down to cars and trucks, allowing expanded outdoor seating for restaurants and cafes, and more roo Ocean City mandates masks on boardwalk 18 hours a day 07/31/2020 01:00pm • Ocean City's mayor mandated face masks on the Maryland resort's boardwalk, effective 5 p.m. Friday, but did not get the support of the city council to make the penalty for not wearing a mask a municipal fine instead of a criminal misdemeanor. Ocean City's declaration by Mayor Rick Meehan coincide Health officials testify before House panel on national pandemic plan 07/31/2020 01:00pm • Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, along with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention head Dr. Robert Redfield and Health and Human Services testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir testified before a special House panel investigating the pandemic Frid Lunch crowd gone, 90% of food trucks leave DC, struggle to survive 07/31/2020 08:18am • If it feels like you can't find a once-ubiquitous food truck in the nation's capital these days, there's good reason — they've left. The arrival of the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the recently burgeoning local food truck industry and threatens the future of small business owners who are Popular Md. Eastern Shore county imposing strict fines for mask violations 07/31/2020 05:42am • Visitors to popular Maryland Eastern Shore towns like St. Michaels and Easton could end up paying big bucks if they don't abide by the governor's orders concerning masks. The Talbot County Council approved a fine of up to $1,000 for anyone who doesn't wear a mask where required by Maryland Gov. L 'The numbers are not on our side': Montgomery Co. officials warn of large gatherings 07/31/2020 02:49am • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are urging residents to limit large gatherings, such as graduation ceremonies, warning that they are not safe and are not allowed under the county's Phase Two coronavirus recovery plan. "We continue to urge people to have the smallest social gatherings," Muslims in Maryland urged to follow state coronavirus guidelines when celebrating Eid al-Adha 07/31/2020 12:13am • Muslims will soon be celebrating Eid al-Adha, albeit with a few modifications to avoid transmitting the coronavirus, including keeping gatherings limited to small groups. (Courtesy Zainab Chaudry) This year in Maryland, Muslim families who celebrate Eid al-Adha are being encouraged to adjust the Maryland COVID-19 survivor now considers herself a 'mask ambassador' 07/30/2020 08:56pm • After surviving a bout with COVID-19, a Maryland woman is urging the public not to get complacent in the middle of the pandemic. “Don’t think it can’t happen to you,” Sandy Oxx of New Market, Maryland, told WTOP. “I appreciate the opportunity to be a mask ambassador – I guess that’s Meeting virtual learning challenges for at-risk DC students in Southeast 07/30/2020 07:59pm • The challenges for D.C. students who now know they will be attending school entirely online in the fall are compounded for children and families who do not have enough devices or adequate internet access to succeed in learning virtually. A nonprofit serving at-risk kids in Barry Farm area of Sout University System of Maryland to require negative COVID-19 test before students, employees allowed on campus 07/30/2020 05:00pm • The University System of Maryland is sticking with plans to welcome students back this fall but says all arriving students — and employees — will have to test negative for the coronavirus before they're allowed on campuses. According to the new coronavirus guidelines announced Thursday, all s Busch Gardens Williamsburg to reopen in August for special event 07/30/2020 03:11pm • WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The Virginia amusement park Busch Gardens Williamsburg says it plans to reopen in early August for a limited-capacity event. The park plans to reopen next week, from Aug. 6 to Aug. 16, for the Coasters and Craft Brews event. "While the general park remains closed, this new s Survey: Working parents anxious over career, child care balance in pandemic 07/30/2020 03:05pm • 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. Parenting through the COVID-19 pandemic has been hard, and if you're a working parent, a new survey suggests you don't Where can Americans travel now amid bans in many destinations? 07/30/2020 02:45pm • Americans looking for a summer vacation destination have a dilemma on their hands as they ask, "Where am I allowed to travel right now?" The Department of State issued a warning in March to all U.S. citizens against international travel, saying "your travel plans may be severely disrupted, and yo 'Check by check': Salons face grim outlook despite Maryland reopening 07/30/2020 02:26pm • Though salons are allowed to be open under Maryland's phased reopening plans, some are on shaky financial ground. Continued COVID-19 restrictions mean fewer customers are allowed in, and many older customers are staying away. “We have been able to maintain ourselves, but it’s, like, check