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Why did Anthem, 9:30 Club skip DC's pilot program for live music return? 10/01/2020 01:57pm • The D.C. government last week launched a pilot program to gradually bring back live music. Though six venues — City Winery, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Pearl Street Warehouse, the Kennedy Center, The Hamilton and Union Stage — will participate in the initiative, the city's biggest concert prom Benefits to Evaluate During Employee Open Enrollment 10/01/2020 12:00am • Open enrollment is the annual period, typically during the fall, when employees and other benefits recipients sign up for important employee benefits such as health insurance for the coming year. For workers, open enrollment may also be the time when they're allowed to update elections for life insu How to Retrain Your Taste Buds for a Healthier Diet 10/01/2020 12:00am • My son was a phenomenal eater as a baby. He'd slurp up his sweet potatoes and pound his peas. Apples were his favorite, and he'd down the pureed pears and plums like a champ. I'd mix veggies with bananas, wheat cereal and even a little in his milk. But when he turned two, the little tyrant started Lt. Collins' law one of several going into effect Oct. 1 in Maryland 09/30/2020 06:43pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- An update to Maryland's hate crimes law, named for slain Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, is one of several anti-discrimination measures going into effect Oct. 1. Other notable bills address crime, the environment and health care, including an infectious disease mandate named f Safeway now selling $140 COVID-19 at-home test kit 09/30/2020 12:40pm • The saliva-based tests Safeway is offering are in partnership with Phosphorus Diagnostics. This is what it looks like unboxed. (Courtesy Phosphorus Diagnostics) Safeway pharmacies throughout D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Delaware are now selling an at-home COVID-19 test kit for $139.99. The sa How Admissions Algorithms Could Affect Your College Acceptance 09/30/2020 12:00am • Data is everywhere in a connected society. Data may determine what programs a streaming service queues up, the tailored ads that appear on websites, or personalized health and fitness plans. Data may also play a factor in whether an applicant is accepted into his or her top college choice. In short Car Review: The Ford Transit Crew Van is John Aaron’s dream car. Is that weird? 09/29/2020 04:11am • No, I am not here with your Amazon package: That message is a key benefit of the optional Kapoor Red Metallic paint ($200) on this Ford Transit Crew Van, separating it from its ubiquitous blue counterparts. That sparkly ruby hue, stretched over vast swaths of full-size van real estate, also prompted Is it Safe to Travel? How to Vacation Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic 09/29/2020 12:00am • Several months into the pandemic and many of the guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop the spread of COVID-19 haven't changed much: Wear masks, socially distance, wash your hands and stay home as much as possible. However, with pandemic fatigue weighing on peop 5 of the Best Tech Stocks to Buy for October 09/28/2020 12:00am • Silicon Valley companies have been at the center of the Wall Street rebound from the March 23 stock market low. The reason for that is twofold. First, the heavy weighting of the FAANG stocks in the major indices, and second, the stellar performance of technology stocks generally, driven by their ins Cheapest Way to Ship Packages 09/28/2020 12:00am • If you can't be there in person, shipping a package gives you a tangible way to connect with loved ones. Delivery services FedEx and UPS, as well as the United States Postal Service, offer plenty of options, whether you need to ship a small package or something bulkier. Shipping can get pricey, how Olympic organizers reveal plans for scaled-down Tokyo event 09/25/2020 08:33am • Tokyo 2020 organizers are proposing to cut the number of officials at next year's Olympics by 10 to 15% as part of a wider package of cost-reduction proposals, it was announced on Friday. The Games, which were supposed to get underway in July, are now scheduled to take place from July 23 to Augus 7 Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy Amid the Pandemic 09/25/2020 12:00am • A defensive strategy with consumer durablesWith continued market volatility, investors may be seeking more certainty in their portfolios. While consumer staples stocks tend to be added with defensive investing strategies in mind, this sector has been performing well during the pandemic. "We believe Visit Alexandria details pandemic's tourism hit — and its comeback plans 09/24/2020 02:14pm • In a normal year, tourism brings in about $50 million in annual consumption taxes to the City of Alexandria, which the Virginia city uses to fund local services such as public safety, transportation, human services and education. This year, the city was on track. Then, the coronavirus pandemic en 'Continue to get creative': DC-area restaurants brace for outdoor dining drop 09/24/2020 01:35pm • The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially tough on restaurants, with indoor seating slashed and some customers still uncomfortable eating out. For customers who want to get out but feel safe doing so, outdoor dining has been the happy medium allowing that to happen. So, what happens when it ge Md. lawmakers subpeona ex-Hogan aide over severance payout 09/23/2020 06:32pm • For the first time in its 14-year history, a special review panel of Maryland lawmakers unanimously voted to issue a subpoena to force a former aide to Gov. Larry Hogan to testify. The move came after Roy McGrath refused to answer questions about a nearly quarter-million-dollar severance package