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Outbreak at Loudoun high school linked to cheerleading competition 03/17/2021 06:38am • At least a dozen students at Independence High School in Loudoun County, Virginia, have tested positive for COVID-19, after many had recently returned from a club cheerleading competition in Richmond, according to NBC Washington. Club sports, which often involve travel, are not school-based activ Mattress store with yoga classes and kombucha tea opens in Georgetown 03/01/2021 11:40am • Avocado Green Mattress has opened its first retail store in D.C. (Courtesy Avocado Green Mattress) Organic mattress maker Avocado Green Mattress this summer will open its first retail store in D.C. in Georgetown, which is only its fifth brick-and-mortar store in the U.S. The Avocado Green Mat Is your posture causing issues as you work from home during the pandemic? 02/23/2021 03:50am • The combination of less-than-perfect posture practices and more sedentary work-from-home conditions is prompting more people than usual to seek help, according to a Maryland physical therapist. "We're seeing postural issues; we're seeing a lot of low back and neck pain and a lot of deconditioning Gift Shop, new retailer of Black-owned brands, to open in Union Market area 02/16/2021 01:28pm • Creative Theory Agency co-founders Gary Williams Jr. and Tamon George launch Gift Shop near Union Market in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Creative Theory Agency) D.C. is about to get a vibrant new retailer for Black-owned brands. Gift Shop opens Wednesday in the Union Market area of Northeas Union Market’s new The Gift Shop features Black-owned brands and designs 02/09/2021 08:57am • The Gift Shop's 1,700-square-foot space also doubles as the headquarters for Creative Theory Agency in D.C.'s Union Market. (Courtesy Creative Theory Agency) D.C.-based marketing firm Creative Theory Agency has opened The Gift Shop at Union Market, exclusively featuring brands and products from 7 ways hotels are changing because of coronavirus 02/02/2021 12:00am • In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, hotels were forced to adapt their policies to keep both guests and employees safe. While some of these new practices -- like extending benefits for hotel rewards programs -- are short-term solutions to an emergency, several adjustments are part of the hotel i 50 best hotels in US 02/02/2021 12:00am • From seaside resorts to glamorous urban hotels, these unique properties are the best in the country. With such a wide array of luxurious urban hotels, boutique lodges and beachfront resorts to choose from, it can be difficult to decide where to travel. That's why U.S. News did the work for you. U `Noon Year’s Eve': toasting the new year before midnight 12/28/2020 10:46am • Don’t want to stay up till midnight on the last day of the year? Families, early sleepers and those wanting to social distance might consider a midday celebration for December 31. It's easy to bring the festive feeling of a nighttime soiree into the daylight hours at home. Setting the mood Fi 'SNL' returns with 'Rudy Giuliani' and his witnesses contesting the election 12/06/2020 12:23am • In its first episode since the 2020 presidential election, "Saturday Night Live" returned with Kate McKinnon playing Rudy Giuliani as he tried to overturn the election results. The opening sketch of the NBC variety show had McKinnon's Giuliani at a hearing in Michigan, presenting witnesses with t 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 Evidence suggests COVID-19 has longer-term effect on survivors' hearts 09/18/2020 03:45am • Doctors learning about COVID-19’s effects on the body are seeing signs of lasting damage in the heart that does not appear to be impacting overall wellness. A study published in JAMA Cardiology found inflammation on the hearts of coronavirus survivors detectable many weeks after apparent full r From a stable job to a tent: A waiter's homeless struggle 09/12/2020 08:42am • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Lello has never been rich, but the 42-year-old could pocket $100 cash most weekend nights at the steakhouse chain where he waited tables. He always had enough money for groceries, his car and the modest Orlando apartment he rented with roommates. But when he re Lithium-ion battery caused Loudoun Co. house fire, nearly $1M in damages 08/23/2020 08:24am • The Loudoun County fire marshal determined a faulty lithium-ion battery in a remote-control car started a fire Friday in Aldie, Virginia, that displaced a family and caused nearly a million dollars in damages. (Courtesy Loudoun County Fire Department) The Loudoun County fire marshal determined a Community Spotlight: Maryland based puzzle company sees growth during pandemic 08/19/2020 01:29pm • This content is sponsored by United Bank. Howard University alumni Matt Goins tells the story like this: He enjoyed putting puzzles together with his three children but realized none of them were of African Americans. So he went to a local craft store to attempt to make his own. After complet Md. mother charged with starving toddler, dumping her is found not competent to stand trial 07/16/2020 06:00pm • Following a psychiatric evaluation, a judge has ruled that a Maryland woman accused of starving her toddler to death for more than three weeks and throwing her body in a dumpster, is not competent to stand trial. Dr. Julie Smith also found that Kierra Tolson, of Silver Spring, was a danger to her