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Cocktails-to-go aim to stir-up business for Va. restaurants shaken by coronavirus 04/10/2020 10:01am • Friday night happy hours in bars and restaurants are on hold, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, but Virginia has given the temporary OK to restaurants and distilleries to serve cocktails-to-go — with restrictions. Under the COVID-19 restrictions, distilleries can sell two mixed drinks p Maryland boy spends savings to make care packages for seniors staying home 04/09/2020 08:26pm • (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: '59478a05-1daa-4f29-ac36-b3e1bfa21c88' }).render("564615362caa1596");}); Would you spend your life savings to help Community Spotlight: Local bar helps families in need 04/08/2020 08:07am • This content is sponsored by United Bank. A stay-at-home order has been issued in the District due to the increase in coronavirus cases, and as businesses and individuals navigate its intense impact on industry, one restaurant has been looking into how they can help. Hook Hall, situated in th Coronavirus update: Hogan says local health boards can close 'unsafe' Md. businesses; Baltimore-DC area an 'emerging hot spot' 04/07/2020 06:00pm • Visitors walk on the Lincoln Memorial steps near a sign encouraging coronavirus protection measures in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Officials have urged Washington residents to stay home to contain the spread of the coronavirus. AP/Patrick Semansky The latest Maryland Gov. Larry Hog DC Council passes COVID-19 relief bill with rent freeze, consumer protections 04/07/2020 01:27pm • D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson ran the council's first-ever remote meeting. (Courtesy D.C. Council) Meeting remotely for the first time in its 45-year history, the D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously passed its second emergency COVID-19 relief bill, a measure that establishes a rent freeze As coronavirus spreads, organizations across the region seek volunteers 04/07/2020 11:20am • The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington has volunteer opportunities. (Courtesy YMCA of Metropolitan Washington) As the number of coronavirus cases in the D.C. area continues to increase, several organizations are looking for volunteers to ensure vulnerable people throughout local communities are abl Virginia lawmaker wants unemployment benefits extended to Peace Corps volunteers 04/07/2020 05:57am • A prominent Virginia Democratic congresswoman is urging labor officials to make Americorp and Peace Corps volunteers eligible for unemployment benefits under the latest coronavirus relief package. In a letter to Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, Virginia 10th district representative Jennifer Wext DC Council to vote on coronavirus bill that imposes citywide rent freeze 04/06/2020 02:57pm • The D.C. Council is set to vote Tuesday on a major coronavirus relief package that extends Mayor Muriel Bowser's authority to declare a health emergency through mid-June and imposes a citywide rent freeze, among other measures. Details of a draft version of the bill were unveiled Monday morning b Car Review: Updated RAV4 makes its case for top of the class in the compact crossover market 04/06/2020 04:13am • Compact crossovers are big sellers, and the RAV4 is one of the most popular rides on the market. Last year, the not-so-small crossover saw a big makeover. Now, the RAV4 has more compelling style with a lot of curves and creased body work that will get you noticed. The interior is also updated with m Chef Geoff starts neighborhood pantry to help staff and community 04/05/2020 08:00pm • Well-known D.C. chef Geoff Tracy has come up with an idea to support his employees and help the community while keeping the kitchens going at Chef Geoff's in Northwest D.C. and Lia's in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It's just one strategy small businesses and restaurants are adopting in order to try to Campaigning amid coronavirus: Candidates look for new ways to connect 04/04/2020 07:00pm • In Colorado, a pediatrician running for office is serving as a health resource for constituents and advocating for more protective gear; in Montana, a candidate running for statewide office has started holding story time for children online to give parents a break, and in a Senate race where the inc USPS employees are demanding hazard pay 04/04/2020 04:48pm • Despite all the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, mail delivery has remained one of the most steady parts of society. But as the number of coronavirus cases increases, United States Postal Workers are saying it's time they receive hazard pay. A petition on change.org explains the These DC area restaurants are offering carryout Passover meals 04/03/2020 10:01pm • The Passover Seder table might have fewer people this year because of the coronavirus, but several local restaurants are still offering meals that can be carried out. Here's where you can find meals to go for Passover dinner next week. ANXO Anxo has created a limited-release cider, called D Metro Board OKs fare hikes, service changes but coronavirus could change budget 04/03/2020 04:50am • Normally, the Metro Board’s unanimous approval of the first rush-hour fare increases in three years, the restoration of some rail service hours and a number of other service cuts or additions would be a huge deal. This year though, even the eight members who voted for the transit system's budg Top chefs offer recipes for quarantine comfort foods 04/03/2020 03:10am • You may be getting sick of your home cooking – so we’ve been asking top chefs how to spice things up while home during the coronavirus outbreak. One local chef explained how to make a new type of mac and cheese. “I always love to have smokiness, almost like a bacon aspect to it,” said