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One of DC’s largest roof decks is open to guests (and neighbors who pay) 06/23/2021 11:07am • Capitol Hill hotel property Yotel has opened its completely redesigned 8,000-square-foot roof deck, named Deck 11, and both hotel guests and the public can use it, though there is an admission charge for non-hotel guests. Yotel, at 415 New Jersey Ave. NW, named its roof deck Deck 11 because it is Maryland could see record-breaking number of Independence Day travelers 06/22/2021 11:15am • Maryland could see a record-breaking number of July 4 holiday travelers this year, fueled by a surge in people taking road trips, according to AAA. AAA in Maryland said it's predicting the largest number of Independence Day travelers since the group started issuing its travel predictions 20 years Public gets chance to weigh in on police bodycam transparency bill in Montgomery Co. 06/21/2021 03:20pm • Lawmakers in Montgomery County, Maryland, are outlining the next steps in a body-camera transparency bill sparked by the treatment of a 5-year-old boy who was briefly handcuffed and berated by county police officers last year. Members of the public are set to weigh in Tuesday afternoon on a bill Virginia couple loses truck, trailer in Missouri while on cross-country trip 06/19/2021 04:47pm • BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KCTV) — Tim and Beverly Nyden stopped in Kansas City on Tuesday to get some much needed rest after leaving Lynchburg, Virginia the night before. The retired coupled packed up decades of memories in their truck and trailer to start a new beginning in Bend, Oregon with the Teams keep up door-to-door effort in Prince George's Co. to boost lagging vaccination rates 06/18/2021 01:46am • Door-to-door canvassers in Prince George's County, Maryland, have completed the first phase of a countywide outreach effort, having knocked on more than 95,000 doors to provide information about COVID-19 vaccines and sign residents up for appointments. The outreach effort, which began April 22, w As end of eviction protections loom in Maryland, housing advocates urge changes to court procedures 06/17/2021 05:41pm • State and federal eviction protections will soon expire in Maryland, and fair housing advocates say many tenants could lose their homes as courts work through lengthy eviction backlogs. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) announced Tuesday that Maryland’s state of emergency will end July 1st — and Right now in Iceland: Hot lava and a warm welcome 06/17/2021 05:03am • Just a 25-minute car ride from Iceland's Keflavik International Airport, a hiking trail winds over two miles to a view of what's quite possibly the greatest show on Earth right now. Iceland's newest active volcano, Geldingadalur, rumbles up -- at regular intervals for the moment -- into a fountai Montgomery Co. leaders urge renters to respond to eviction orders in court 06/14/2021 06:13pm • Thousands of Montgomery County residents face possible eviction, and county officials as well as housing advocates are urging renters to answer a legal summons if they face an eviction order. The advice comes as housing advocates worry that time may be running out, since the federally funded rent DC metro one of few where new home growth is keeping up with demand 06/14/2021 08:44am • New homebuilders have been underproducing for years, a problem now exacerbated by record homebuyer demand. But new housing growth varies drastically across different parts of the country, and the D.C. metro is only one of four of the 25 largest metros where housing growth has kept up job growth a Understanding senior housing options as America grays 06/11/2021 01:45pm • This content is sponsored by Watermark Communities. America’s population is graying. By 2040, approximately one in five Americans will be age 65 or older, a marked increase from one in eight in 2000, according to the Urban Institute. As baby boomers enter their retirement years, there is a grow Rent a scooter in DC that you don’t have to share 06/10/2021 10:52am • Unagi, founded in 2018, lets individuals pay a monthly fee for unlimited scooter use, and keep it in their own possession. (Courtesy Unagi Scooters) Oakland, California-based electric scooter maker Unagi has brought its e-scooter rental program to the D.C. area, which lets individuals pay a mont How to beat the post-pandemic travel boom and find last-minute deals 06/10/2021 04:19am • Restrictions are lifting, fears are easing, summer is here and pandemic cabin fever is breaking. That means travel is back. But it also means that places are booking up fast, and prices for flights are soaring. So is there any hope for finding a good last-minute travel deal? Yes, but you have 'Ezechiel's Law' signed: Montgomery Co. landlords will have to add window guards 06/08/2021 01:10pm • Landlords in Montgomery County, Maryland, will soon have to take extra steps to help prevent children from falling out of building windows. County Executive Marc Elrich signed a bill on the matter Tuesday. "This was a tragedy and it's heartbreaking but it's also avoidable," Elrich said during Woman impaled by rogue Ocean City beach umbrella sues town, rental business 06/05/2021 01:03pm • A woman impaled by a rogue Ocean City, Maryland, umbrella almost three years ago has sued the town and the beach rental business for negligence. Jill Mendygral, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, was on the beach on vacation when she was hit by someone else's rental umbrella near 54th Street. The umbr Md. AG Frosh issues guidance for tenants facing eviction 05/28/2021 07:57pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters and republished with permission. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With Maryland courts working through a backlog of eviction cases filed throughout the pandemic, Attorney General Brian E. Fro