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Britches not burned: Classic Georgetown-based clothing store reborn in Warrenton 08/03/2020 05:01am • If you visited D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood in the 1980s or 1990s, you probably can visualize a favorite nightclub, restaurant or record store. And while most have faded into memory, a then-popular clothing store ��� Britches Great Outdoors ��� has come back to life 45 miles west of Wisconsin A Australian state declares 'disaster,' locking down Melbourne as virus cases soar 08/02/2020 07:08am • The premier of Victoria plunged the region into a "state of disaster" on Sunday, announcing even stricter lockdown measures, introducing a nightly curfew and banning virtually all trips outdoors after Australia's second largest state recorded 671 new infections in a single day. Daniel Andrews tol Tie-dye on the rise as a pandemic pastime 08/02/2020 07:02am • For Danielle Somers, tie-dye has taken on ritual status during the pandemic. Like all good rituals, it's a mix of order and chaos; the process is deeply familiar while the outcomes remain mysterious. When tie-dying, she takes her time preparing and setting up the different colors, placing the rub Montgomery Co. private schools ordered to remain closed for in-person instruction 08/01/2020 09:15pm • Nonpublic schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, are ordered to remain closed for in-person instruction through Oct. 1. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles announced the health directive to be effective immediately, citing the need to protect the safety of parents, students and teachers amid Tips for parents whose kids are going to be learning virtually 07/31/2020 10:06pm • This story is part of ���Parenting in a Pandemic,��� WTOP���s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with childcare, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. Parenting during a pandemic for many means overseeing virtual learning, and a Northern Virginia child psychiatrist has Alexandria public schools plan virtual-only classes 07/31/2020 10:51am • Alexandria City Public Schools plans to begin the school year with virtual classes under a proposal released by the school system Friday. The "Virtual+" plan announced by Superintendent Gregory C. Hutchings Jr. in a news release Friday calls for 100% virtual learning and will provide all students Netflix's 'Love on the Spectrum' is great, even if you hate reality dating shows 07/31/2020 12:31am • Dating shows like "The Bachelor" have always sought trashy ratings more than reality. They ill-prepare young viewers for the dating world with superficial themes and unrealistic expectations for relationships that often end right after the cameras cut. However, Netflix just released a wond Meeting virtual learning challenges for at-risk DC students in Southeast 07/30/2020 07:59pm • The challenges for D.C. students who now know they will be attending school entirely online in the fall are compounded for children and families who do not have enough devices or adequate internet access to succeed in learning virtually. A nonprofit serving at-risk kids in Barry Farm area of Sout 2-year-old dies after falling from window in Northwest DC 07/30/2020 06:00pm • A 2-year-old boy fell to his death from a sixth-floor window in Northwest D.C., the police said Thursday. Firefighters were called to a building on Connecticut Avenue Northwest in D.C.'s Van Ness area at about 1 p.m., where they found the boy. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. It���s not k Busch Gardens Williamsburg to reopen in August for special event 07/30/2020 03:11pm • WILLIAMSBURG, Va. ��� The Virginia amusement park Busch Gardens Williamsburg says it plans to reopen in early August for a limited-capacity event. The park plans to reopen next week, from Aug. 6 to Aug. 16, for the Coasters and Craft Brews event. "While the general park remains closed, this new s Survey: Working parents anxious over career, child care balance in pandemic 07/30/2020 03:05pm • This story is part of ���Parenting in a Pandemic,��� WTOP���s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with childcare, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. Parenting through the COVID-19 pandemic has been hard, and if you're a working parent, a new survey suggests you don't DC Public Schools will have all-virtual start 07/30/2020 12:35pm • D.C. Public Schools will have an all-virtual start to the school year, officials said during an update Thursday. "Our top priority and planning for this school year is, of course, the health and well-being of our students, staff, families and community," Deputy Mayor of Education Paul Kihn said. Prince George���s County releases more details about distance learning plan 07/30/2020 05:41am • Students in Prince George���s County���s Public Schools will be back in virtual classrooms in just about a month, and school leaders are vowing distance learning in the Maryland school system will be more rigorous and demanding than last spring. The county���s plan for this school year checks in 'They don't care' ��� Rodents, crowding, maintenance problems in a Montgomery County school 07/30/2020 04:01am • South Lake Elementary School, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (WTOP/Ken Duffy) One of the elementary schools with one of the highest minority populations in Maryland's Montgomery County has been plagued with overcrowding, collapsing ceilings, overheating and other problems for years, say parents, act Child care facilities could fill needs for parents amid virtual classes 07/30/2020 03:45am • With an increasing number of D.C.-area school systems starting the year virtually, early learning schools and child care facilities could step up and fill a big need for parents. Places that normally offer daylong care for younger kids, and before- and after-school care for older kids, could beco