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$380 million project proposed for North Woodbridge 12/21/2020 08:18pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A new mixed-use development featuring dining, stores and 900 apartments is on its way to North Woodbridge, according to developer IDI New traffic pattern in Howard County for Route 32 widening project 12/21/2020 04:00pm • New travel lanes open Tuesday morning in Howard County, along Maryland Route 32 in Dayton, to allow construction crews to install drainage as part of an ongoing road widening project. The new lanes were scheduled to be moved Monday, but the construction was delayed until Tuesday because of area f Throw the Christmas menu out the window and have a snackapalooza 12/21/2020 11:00am • Crown roast of pork? Pass. Beef Wellington? Boring. Clam dip? Well ... maybe we'll keep the clam dip on the menu. In a year that's been upside down and inside out, why stick with the same old dishes for Christmas dinner? This season, it's time to lighten up a bit and bend the rules on what's appr Dolle's Candyland bids farewell to Rehoboth boardwalk after nearly 100 years 12/21/2020 09:42am • An iconic candy shop along the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk in Delaware will soon relocate from the beachside property from which it served treats to generations of beachgoers. Dolle's Candyland will move from its current location at 1 Rehoboth Ave. after the current lease expires on Jan. 31, the Cap Car Review: Acura transforms the 2021 TLX into a real compact sedan challenger 12/21/2020 12:57am • When you fancy a compact luxury sedan, Acura might not be at the top of the shopping list. But that could change with the redesigned 2021 TLX. With a new muscular look, the TLX has a wider stance, making for a more-aggressive style than before. Check out the front end, which looks rather racy, with Legal challenges filed against indoor dining bans in Baltimore, 2 Md. counties 12/18/2020 03:20pm • RAM said the restaurant and food industry in Maryland has lost $1.4 billion since the COVID-19 pandemic started, with establishments having to lay off or furlough 150,000 workers. (WTOP/Ken Duffy) A group that represents restaurants across Maryland is asking local judges to block indoor dining b Seeing Santa safely: A salve at the end of a tumultuous year 12/17/2020 09:00am • Seeing Santa is for many families a holiday tradition that goes back generations. It’s the annual snapshot that year-after-year marks the passage of time, and a reminder that children believe in magic, and that a jolly bearded man can make their wishes come true. But it’s Christmas in 2020, a First look at law firm's trophy new HQ at The Wharf 12/16/2020 12:30pm • When D.C. law firm Williams & Connolly LLP moves into its new headquarters at The Wharf in 2022, it will be anchoring a pair of stunning buildings on Maine Avenue Southwest. Developer Hoffman-Madison Waterfront has released renderings of its trophy office buildings at 670 and 680 Maine Ave. S Holiday playlist: WTOP staffers share favorite holiday songs 12/15/2020 04:23pm • This holiday season is different, but one tradition remains the same — listening, dancing and jamming to seasonal classics. Whether you are baking cookies, putting up the tree or wrapping gifts at midnight, the staff at WTOP has got you covered. Our WTOP staffers have hand selected the best hol Top 25 affordable Christmas gifts for 2020 12/15/2020 11:18am • Even though family gatherings will be limited this year, there is plenty to celebrate this Christmas with vaccines soon to be available and increased optimism about a closer-to-normal year ahead. With that said, there is no need to blow the budget on Christmas gifts. This affordable gift guide is Third of digital shopping now on mobile devices — but there are disadvantages 12/14/2020 09:36am • Shopping with mobile devices has its advantages, mainly convenience. But that can also be a disadvantage when it comes to consumers’ personal spending habits. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/CentralITAlliance) Shopping online via mobile devices now accounts for 33% of total digital spending, almost 'You have a 50/50 chance — fight': Rockville COVID survivor's story 12/12/2020 07:23pm • Vanessa Strunk is a self-described "boring old lady" who goes to work, shops online and heads home at the end of the day. A small business owner who runs the Rockville, Maryland-based Green Diva Designs firm, the 58-year-old said she had been taking precautions since the coronavirus pandemic hit VIDEO: Water main break floods section of Rockville Pike 12/11/2020 06:09pm • A Friday morning water main break in Montgomery County, Maryland, caused traffic headaches on Rockville Pike. Officials said the road is expected to be closed through Friday night. As of 6 p.m., all southbound lanes on the stretch of Rockville Pike/MD-355 between Nicholson and Edson lanes were Woodley Park businesses light up for the holidays 12/11/2020 08:59am • More than 30 businesses are participating in Woodley Park Main Street Holiday Lights. (Courtesy Jennifer Kuiper/Woodley Park Main Street) Woodley Park restaurants and bars, retailers and other businesses have seen some of their biggest streams of revenue dry up this year, with the coronavirus pa As virus surges, Anne Arundel Co. enforces stronger restrictions 12/10/2020 02:55pm • As the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen in Maryland and across the country, Anne Arundel County has announced it will restrict indoor dining for the next month and take other measures aimed at limiting the spread of the virus. The county recorded 341 coronavirus cases Thursday and has a s