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Best ways to make your trip to Shenandoah National Park safe & easy 10/09/2020 10:52pm • Thornton Gap entrance of Shenandoah National Park. (Courtesy Claire Comer) Even though the mountain is still mostly green, October is a big month for Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, which is already seeing 10% more business than usual. Here are some tips for a smooth visit. “You know Startup custom clothing company Tailor on Tap chooses Tysons for first brick-and-mortar store 10/07/2020 10:49am • Tailor on Tap has a six-month lease for its Tysons location that could be extended. (Courtesy Tailor on Tap) Pittsburgh-based Tailor on Tap, which launched a bespoke clothing business in 2018 with in-home and in-office custom apparel tailoring services, has opened its first brick-and-mortar stor Taste & Shop Georgetown offers outdoor dining, carryout specials and retail deals 10/05/2020 12:20am • How can you support local businesses while snagging a meal deal? Taste & Shop Georgetown kicks off Monday and runs through Oct. 25. "This would have been our 26th annual Taste of Georgetown," Georgetown BID Events Director Debbie Young told WTOP. "Usually the last weekend in Septembe Target won't be left out of this year's Prime Day 09/29/2020 07:54am • Target isn't letting Amazon hog the sales spotlight during Prime Day. The big-box store is once again bringing back its own version of the event. On October 13 and 14, Target is holding Deal Days (the same days as Amazon's Prime Day event). The retailer promises that this year's sales extravaganz Restaurant workers receive online training on handling angry customers 09/27/2020 09:34pm • Restaurant workers are now training on how to avoid a fight or confrontations with customers during the coronavirus pandemic. The National Restaurant Association released a series of free online videos to restaurant and hospitality workers on how to de-escalate conflicts with customers. Servic No Taste of Georgetown this fall, but there’s a replacement 09/25/2020 11:42am • The streatery at Thunder Burger. (Georgetown BID/Sam Kittner) Taste of Georgetown, a one-day event that draws crowds to Georgetown for big restaurant deals, will not be held this fall, for the first time in 27 years. But it’s being replaced by a more pandemic-conscious event called Taste and S Commuter Connections wants you to commit to a car free Tuesday 09/21/2020 10:52pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Commuter Connections, a regional network of transportation organizations, is hosting its annual "Car Free Day" Tuesday, and is urging the 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 PayPal reaches out to minority-owned businesses 09/20/2020 10:00pm • "PayPal has been amazing." PayPal is helping a wide array of small businesses that are dealing with challenges during the pandemic, including minority-owned firms that are often under-served by financial institutions. The company has for years provided a financial lifeline to many of these How a Hong Kong teenager's death became a magnet for conspiracies 09/19/2020 07:45pm • The crowd recoiled as tear gas canisters rained down on them and riot police advanced up the street, carrying shields and batons. It was August 10, 2019. Protesters had gathered outside a police station on Nathan Road, a busy shopping street in Hong Kong that had become the latest battleground in Poll finds majority of holiday shoppers plan to buy most gifts online this year 09/17/2020 12:25pm • Online shopping has become more popular in recent years, but with the coronavirus pandemic, a recent poll finds a majority of shoppers are planning on buying most, if not all, of their holiday gifts online. A new CreditCards.com survey shows more than two out of three of holiday shoppers — 71% National Portrait Gallery reopens Friday with 2 new exhibits 09/17/2020 12:19am • toggle audio on and off change volume 4 Smithsonian museums to reopen in DC with conditions 09/14/2020 03:18pm • FILE — This Sept. 14, 2016, photo, shows the exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, before the museum opened. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Four Smithsonian museums in D.C. will reopen to the public on Friday for the first time since closing due t DC Shorts presents virtual film festival 09/10/2020 12:20am • The D.C. Shorts International Film Festival has become such an annual tradition that even a global pandemic can't stop it from showcasing the world's best short films. The 17th annual event will be presented virtually this year from Sept. 10-23. "We're excited to have the festival, albeit Jobs in these industries won't come back even after the pandemic is over 09/04/2020 09:50am • The pandemic has shaken up the US workforce. Between February and April, more than 22 million jobs were lost. Including the 1,371,000 gain in August reported this morning, only 48% of those were recovered since April. And unfortunately, the pace of the rapid jobs recovery will not be sustained. The