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Why a DC-area organization says giving back is even more important this year 12/23/2020 09:29pm • A D.C.-area hat, boot, coat blanket and food drive brought much needed supplies to those in need, especially during this year. Pep Rally for Peace in the Streets, along with Ben’s Chili Bowl and Randall Methodist Church, held their ninth annual drive. The organization was created 15 years ago b Suitland Kwanzaa Festival will go virtual Saturday 12/23/2020 08:39pm • The weeklong Kwanzaa festival will begin Saturday, and at the Creative Suitland Arts Center in Prince George's County, Maryland, the celebration will happen online. The Creative Suitland Arts Center was just a month old in March, when the coronavirus pandemic closed the space and forced programs Appeals made for Md. governor to release rainy day funds for COVID-19 relief 12/23/2020 08:17pm • Maryland has a rainy-day fund, so why not use it? Community members and state and local leaders made that appeal Wednesday to help failing businesses, people behind on rents and families short on food. At a virtual event sponsored by the Montgomery County Council, President Tom Hucker and several How to help teens experiencing greater levels of depression amid pandemic 12/23/2020 07:21pm • The social isolation that comes with pandemic-related lockdowns has been a struggle for everyone, but a D.C.-area doctor said that it has led to an increase in the number of teenagers reporting symptoms of depression. "Teenagers are social creatures — teens and adolescences thrive on face-to-fa DC-area music venues could see much-needed funding if relief bill becomes law 12/23/2020 05:48pm • (EDITOR'S NOTE: The article has been corrected and updated with the proper naming of the Small Business Administration.) The Save Our Stages Act has passed through Congress as part of the latest coronavirus relief package, giving some local music venues hope. The $15 billion of funding for ind Montgomery County receives first round of COVID-19 vaccine 12/23/2020 04:50pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '65aab6b1-deaf-4e33-a69f-fd08b44a3ffc' }).render("631615363a50af8c");}); Montgomery County, Maryland, received its Free meals for struggling DC restaurant workers are back 12/23/2020 10:27am • Hook Hall is distributing free meals and supply kits. Struggling restaurant workers being furloughed receive a variety of family meals to last three to four days. (Courtesy Hook Hall) D.C. beer hall and event space Hook Hall has revived its Hook Hall Helps program, which fed hundreds of restaura People head out of town for holidays 12/23/2020 09:30am • Though it might be muted compared to previous years, holiday travel is in full swing throughout the D.C. region and elsewhere with pre-Christmas screening at the nation's airports surpassing Thanksgiving numbers, despite official health guidance to stay home. Lines were growing early Wednesday at COVID pandemic leaves fishing industry casting for customers 12/23/2020 08:29am • KENT ISLAND, Maryland — Workers inside of Harris Seafood Co. cleaning the oysters and preparing them to be shucked. (Hannah Smith/Capital News Service) KENT ISLAND, Maryland — The coronavirus pandemic has created a windfall for Maryland farmers as families, stuck at home, load up on local pr DC ban on indoor dining, other restrictions go into effect Wednesday night 12/23/2020 06:57am • New closures go into effect Wednesday night amid the coronavirus surge in D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's newest coronavirus restrictions go into effect at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, two days before Christmas. The newest order bans all indoor dining. Restaurants can continue outdoor dining and carryout Virginia's 140,000 doses of new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed 12/23/2020 03:56am • Less than a week after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, Virginia health officials said that tens of thousands of its doses would soon be distributed statewide. Virginia had placed an order for 140,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine â Montgomery Co. officials on vaccines, holiday travel and indoor dining lawsuit 12/23/2020 03:02am • The Silver Spring Red Line Metrorail station in Silver Spring, Maryland, is pictured on Dec. 1, 2020. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Montgomery County, Maryland's health officer said it would likely be months before the general public has access to the COVID-19 v What to Know About Subsidized Student Loan Interest and Repayment 12/23/2020 12:00am • If you've borrowed federal student loans to pay for college, you likely already know that there's a lot of complicated terminology that comes with borrowing. But even though it can be confusing, it's important to know whether your student loans are subsidized or unsubsidized -- and what that means f Virginia May Not Recover From Pandemic for Years, Report Says 12/23/2020 12:00am • Although the year is nearing a close, the coronavirus pandemic and the related economic turmoil are far from over. According to a recent report by Old Dominion University, the coronavirus pandemic's impact on Virginia will persist for years to come. The State of the Commonwealth Report, which just 6 Predictions for Banking in 2021 12/23/2020 12:00am • The coronavirus pandemic turned the world on its head, and some aspects of the way consumers conduct their financial lives will likely be changed forever. If there's any silver lining to it all, though, some of those changes will be positive as we head into the next year. From policy improvements t