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Here's where you can score free and cheap tacos for Taco Day 10/04/2020 01:00am • There is no such thing as too many tacos. And since it's National Taco Day, now's the perfect time to fulfill your intense but not-at-all extreme taco cravings. Here's where you can indulge the gluttonous glory of free and budget-friendly tacos on this fine day. Del Taco Score! From Saturday, O Exactly 25 years later, Cal Ripken Jr.'s '2131' is transcendent 'Moment in Time' 09/06/2020 10:04am • Celebrities. Presidents. Flashbulbs exploding across the night sky. Legends. Teammates. Banners unfurling with pomp and circumstance. Exactly 25 years ago, on Sept. 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak by playing No. 2,131 at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Labor Day 2020 freebies, events and discounts in the DC area 09/01/2020 11:31am • Looking for free things and events around the D.C. area for Labor Day weekend? Here are some freebies and discounts to celebrate the weekend. Alexandria Virginia's Restaurant Week has been extended through Labor Day. More than 50 restaurants are offering a $49 takeout dinner for two during the ex 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 6 ways small businesses can save during the pandemic 08/19/2020 12:17pm • This content is provided by Washington Gas. As a small business owner, you’ve likely made a lot of changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you’re an office that has closed, a restaurant that has moved to take-out, or a retail store that offers a mixture of options, you’ve had to make Smithsonian director on what it takes to reopen, transform during COVID-19 pandemic 08/05/2020 08:31pm • The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled the Smithsonian Institution to consider how its museums and facilities in the D.C. area can be more effective and nimble in the 21st century when they reopen. Lonnie Bunch, the Secretary of the Smithsonian, told Tom Temin of WTOP's sister station, Federal News Where the pandemic is exacerbated by a housing crisis — and vice versa 06/25/2020 08:41am • In front of CASA's Langley Park headquarters, children from the neighborhood express their views on housing issues. (Courtesy CASA) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Th Unique local gifts for dad this Father's Day 06/18/2020 08:58am • Don't forget dad this Father's Day. Check out these D.C.-area gift ideas and avoid getting stumped. So many local artisans, chefs, restaurants and spirit makers have really creative promotions that any dad would love, especially a picky one. Needless to say, there is a growing list of offering Review: 'Defending Jacob' is gripping mystery miniseries on Apple TV+ 06/09/2020 12:24am • This image released by Apple TV+ shows Chris Evans, from left, Jaeden Martell and Michelle Dockery in a scene from "Defending Jacob." The six-part Apple TV+ drama series adapted from the 2012 New York Times best-selling novel by William Landay, premieres April 24. (Apple TV+ via AP) With so Want a restaurant-level experience at home? 'Save DC Eats' is here to help 05/28/2020 01:50pm • When the coronavirus pandemic struck and shut down D.C. restaurants, chef Chris Morgan was just two weeks away from opening his new restaurant, Bammy's, in the Navy Yard neighborhood. With a health inspection yet to be performed, and other final details also in need of finishing, everything was s Prince George's Co. church gives away 600 food gift cards for Memorial Day 05/24/2020 07:19pm • The community at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington, Maryland, has been giving back to those in need throughout the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, community members focused on veterans, current military members and their families for Memorial Day. They raised enou Wolf Trap cancels summer concert season over coronavirus pandemic concerns 05/22/2020 10:44am • Wolf Trap has canceled its summer concert season due to coronavirus pandemic concerns, the venue announced Friday. “For the first time in Wolf Trap's nearly 50-year history, our summer concert season will not come to fruition,” president and CEO Arvind Manocha said in a statement. “P 'These patients are not alone’: Md. hospital chaplain calls pandemic 'difficult time' 05/19/2020 04:12am • Stephanie Grant is the managing chaplain for Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, in Rockville, Maryland, and the pandemic has meant that she and her staff are performing tasks they’ve never had to do before. (Courtesy Adventist HealthCare) Stephanie Grant usually works a 12-hour d Md. businesses open to limited customers as coronavirus restrictions are relaxed 05/15/2020 10:38pm • On Friday, some areas of Maryland began to relax coronavirus restrictions after nearly two months, but with limitations. Ridia Dearie had people calling her immediately after Gov. Larry Hogan's announcement saying some businesses could reopen after lifting the stay-at-home order for the coronavir 'Giving Tuesday Now' means sharing a little kindness during the pandemic 05/05/2020 04:10am • Giving Tuesday always takes place in December, but this year, an additional day has been added on May 5, called Giving Tuesday Now. It's all about being generous with your time, attention or money to help others during the coronavirus pandemic. For instance, you can hang a sign in a window tha