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Ruthie’s All-Day brings 'meat and 3' to South Arlington 08/04/2020 11:35am • Two restaurant industry veterans are opening a new restaurant in South Arlington with smokers, a wood-burning hearth and what sounds like a lot of meat — all in a former historic chocolate factory. Ruthie’s All-Day will open this fall at 3411 Fifth St. S. in the Arlington Heights neighborhood Giant Food significantly expands Maryland distribution center 08/04/2020 09:45am • The expanded Jessup, Maryland, facility serves all 163 Giant Food stores throughout D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. (Courtesy Giant Food) Grocery stores are doing more business, including more home delivery, and Giant Food is growing to keep up. The grocery chain is expanding its big w Why you should show your kids your household bills 08/03/2020 09:00am • Online resources for parents to educate children about finances are available for free from Junior Achievement of Greater Washington. (Getty Images/Cultura RF/Zero Creatives) It is never too early to start teaching children about money and finances, and Junior Achievement of Greater Washington s 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 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 Face coverings required at BWI Marshall Airport 07/31/2020 03:20pm • All BWI Marshall Airport passengers and workers have to wear face masks or coverings at all times, starting 5 p.m. Friday, the airport announced. The airport said the move was in keeping with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order that anyone age 5 or older wear a face covering indoors “ Business owners fight to bring back Adams Morgan 'streatery' 07/31/2020 02:48pm • There are growing calls to bring back a popular pedestrian zone in D.C.'s Adams Morgan neighborhood. Over a weekend in late June, 18th Street Northwest between Kalorama and Columbia roads was closed down to cars and trucks, allowing expanded outdoor seating for restaurants and cafes, and more roo Leesburg to close block in historic downtown, create weekend outdoor dining areas 07/30/2020 07:59am • Starting July 31, South King Street, between Loudoun and East Market Streets in Leesburg will be closed to traffic, and local restaurants will create temporary weekend outdoor dining areas. This will expand seating capacity for restaurants affected by COVID-19 restrictions. (Neal Augenstein/WTOP) Maryland mask use order expanded; travel to high-risk states discouraged 07/30/2020 02:36am • Maryland will be implementing a stricter face mask requirement and issuing a travel advisory for states that are seeing surges in cases of the novel coronavirus, Gov. Larry Hogan said in an update Wednesday. At 5 p.m. Friday, face masks will be required inside public buildings and at outdoor even Barkada, U Street's newest wine bar, offers natural wines, tinned fish 07/29/2020 08:55am • It’s a tough time to open a restaurant, but a new D.C. wine bar is opening its doors for business Wednesday evening. Barkada, which is at 12th and U streets in Northwest, is a joint venture between D.C. sommelier and restaurateur Sebastian Zutant; friends Anthony Aligo and Nick Guglietta; and N Call Your Mother opens Georgetown location 07/28/2020 02:00pm • The 1,100 square foot spot is at 3428 O St. Northwest, in the former GreenWork Florals shop. (Courtesy Call Your Mother) Call Your Mother, which calls itself a “Jew-ish” deli and is popular for its wood-fired bagels, opens its fourth D.C.-area location on Wednesday. The 1,100 square foot Coronavirus may give you an opportunity to buy a cheaper car 07/28/2020 01:20pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union. After seeing auto sales plummet recently, automakers are starting to report higher sales as states continue to reopen from the coronavirus pandemic. While the market is showing signs of rebounding, automakers are still trying to move cars off t Northern Virginia's 1st self-driving shuttle starts testing on Fairfax Co. streets 07/28/2020 11:40am • The first electric autonomous shuttle to run on public streets in Northern Virginia is being programmed and tested in the Mosaic District of Fairfax County. The Relay vehicle will carry a dozen passengers — riding for free — on a loop between the Dunn Loring Metro station to the popular shopp Guided Potomac River boat tours begin from National Harbor 07/28/2020 11:17am • Float Boat 360 includes an onboard guide with room for six guests. Passengers can bring their own drinks, including alcohol. (Courtesy Float Boat 360) There are two new ways to spend a little time touring along the Potomac River from National Harbor this summer: Sleek little two-seaters and larg Va. Route 7 interchange project removes Battlefield Parkway traffic light 07/27/2020 09:28am • One of the last traffic lights slowing drivers between historic Leesburg and Sterling in Loudoun County has gone dark for the start of an interchange overhaul to speed commutes on Virginia Route 7. The Virginia Department of Transportation closed Battlefield Parkway at Va. Route 7/East Market Str