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Summer seem all booked up? How vaccinated Americans can still plan a memorable getaway 05/16/2021 10:10am • The wait-and-see approach to travel right now is prudent from a health perspective. From a booking perspective, maybe not so much. US airfares are on the rise, rental cars are in short supply and sifting through vacation home rental sites for gems in popular destinations Some Montgomery Co. small businesses are about to get a break on their rent 05/13/2021 08:46pm • A million dollars in rental help is coming available to some Montgomery County, Maryland, small businesses. The Small Business Rental Assistance Program is geared towards businesses that made $500,000 or less a year before the pandemic, have lost revenue because of it and have a small number of e Local leaders join call for temporary statewide eviction moratorium 05/07/2021 11:53pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Democratic leaders from some of Maryland’s largest jurisdictions joined calls for a temporary statewide eviction moratorium in a letter se AAA travel experts: Vacation situations are fluid so plan early, check back often 05/06/2021 06:20pm • Some people beginning to break out of COVID-19 pandemic bubbles are thinking about taking vacations, and travel experts at AAA warn that situations are fluid, so people should plan early and check back often. "This is not the year of spontaneity. This is the year of planning and being aware and r DC Council lays out plans for developing affordable housing 05/05/2021 05:43am • With an eye toward advancing racial equity in housing and becoming more inclusive, the D.C. Council voted Tuesday to approve changes to the city's Comprehensive Plan, a massive document that guides future growth and development in the District. The proposed changes to the plan come as the city's Advocates petition Hogan to temporarily halt evictions 05/01/2021 11:09pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. After tenant relief efforts failed to pass in the Maryland General Assembly, a broad coalition of fair housing advocates, faith organizati Judge: Kushner's apartment company violated Md. consumer laws 04/30/2021 10:46am • BALTIMORE (AP) — A judge in Maryland has ruled that an apartment company co-owned by Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump's son-in-law, repeatedly violated state consumer protection laws by collecting debts without required licenses, charging tenants improper fees and misrepresenting the c Former director of DC-based Delta Sigma Theta pleads guilty to embezzlement 04/29/2021 05:39am • A Loudoun County, Virginia, couple are facing prison time after admitting to embezzling money from one of the most prominent historically Black sororities in the country. Jeanine Henderson Arnett, 43, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $150,000 from the D.C.-based Delta Sigma Theta sorority, DC-region apartment rents have risen for 4 months straight 04/28/2021 10:02am • After falling throughout 2020, average apartment rents in the D.C. area have risen for four straight months, though they remain well below year-ago levels. In the past month alone, average apartment rents in the District have risen by 1.4%. The median rent in the District now stands at $1,633 a m Meals, rent, distance learning: Loudoun Co. offers resources for those struggling with coronavirus economic impact 04/25/2021 02:27pm • Loudoun County, Virginia, is urging residents to take advantage of programs set up to help with the economic impact of the coronavirus. The help ranges from rent and utility bill assistance to childcare and meal support. In addition to county-administered programs, the Loudoun County Board of Alexandria tenants fear they'll be displaced by Amazon workers 04/24/2021 09:21am • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Southern Towers apartment complex is a census tract unto itself, with more than 2,600 units, and a huge bastion of affordable housing in the inner suburbs of northern Virginia. But longtime residents — many of whom have had to rely on a federal moratorium on evictio Tray tables up: As vaccinations surge, so do airfares 04/22/2021 12:19pm • Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance easing coronavirus-related recommendations on travel throughout the U.S., saying fully-vaccinated Americans could safely travel again without needing to be tested or having to quarantine afterward. After more t $1.4B Arlington Co. budget keeps property taxes steady, increases stormwater tax 04/22/2021 05:40am • Arlington County, Virginia, unanimously adopted a new budget Tuesday that includes more money for schools and mental health responders, as well as more funding for the county's COVID-19 response. The real estate tax rate will stay the same at $1.013 per $100 of assessed property value, as asse Montgomery Co. on graduations, rent relief; bad news on vaccine doses 04/19/2021 05:31pm • Leadership of the Montgomery County Council in Maryland spoke about new rental assistance and coronavirus-related rules for graduations at a briefing Monday. Council President Tom Hucker announced the third phase of the county’s COVID Rent Relief program, thanks to money from the American Rescu $59 million available to low-income renters hurt by COVID-19 in Montgomery Co. 04/16/2021 11:00pm • More money is now available for Montgomery County, Maryland, renters hit hard in the wallet by the COVID-19 crisis. In its first two phases, the county's COVID-19 Rent Relief program provided more than $16 million to more than 4,000 low-income households. Now, the program has received a ca