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Anne Arundel County to impose new COVID-19 restrictions 07/24/2020 07:23am • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, will have new COVID-19 restrictions starting Friday afternoon in response to a recent surge in key health metrics. The new order limits "late-evening indoor hours at bars and restaurants, re-establishes gathering limits for indoor and outdoor social events, closes s Fenwick Island women's clothing retailer Indigo Octopus to open Bethesda store 07/22/2020 08:47am • Indigo Octopus, a popular women's retailer in Fenwick Island, plans to expand to Bethesda. (Courtesy Indigo Octopus) High-end women’s apparel and accessories store Indigo Octopus, popular with shoppers in Fenwick Island, Delaware, and nearby Ocean City, Maryland, is opening a store in Bethesda Lidl opens its 9th Northern Virginia store in Fairfax 07/21/2020 10:28am • Discount grocer Lidl is continuing to expand its presence in the D.C. region, with its ninth store in Northern Virginia slated to open on July 29. The new Fairfax store, located at 11179 Lee Highway, is about halfway between an Aldi grocery store and a Wegmans store. Lidl now has a total of 15 Prince George's County assembles coronavirus compliance team 07/18/2020 09:31am • Prince George’s County, Maryland, has assembled a coronavirus compliance team after seeing increasing numbers in some of their recent data. The COVID-19 Ambassador Compliance Team was created to ensure that establishments follow the county's coronavirus protocols, such as facial covering requir Have a scoop: National Ice Cream Day deals and freebies 07/17/2020 01:44pm • Looking to cool off this summer with a tasty treat? Then National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, July 19 is just in time. Going along with the popularity of ice cream, the National Today data science team found that 40% of Americans say they have eaten an entire pint of ice cream. Here are some deal Fairfax Co. business leader calls new virus regulations 'PR move' 07/17/2020 10:00am • A business leader in Fairfax County, Virginia, said state officials were passing the buck with new regulations that threaten hefty fines if businesses do not follow rules related to the coronavirus pandemic. The regulations, which were approved Wednesday by the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Bo Warehouse Cinemas hopes to restore moviegoing on Frederick's Golden Mile 07/16/2020 01:20am • A rendering of the new movie theater Warehouse Cinemas on Rt. 40 in Frederick, Maryland. (Courtesy Warehouse Cinemas) In the 1990s, the "Golden Mile" of Route 40 in Frederick, Maryland, boasted three movie theaters with the Hoyts Cinemas 10 in Frederick Towne Mall, the Westridge Cinema 6 in Affordable wedding gift Ideas 07/16/2020 12:00am • Though wedding season looks quite a bit different this year, you can still show your love to the couples in your life who are committing to each other forever. Check out these affordable wedding gifts you can send to the happy newlyweds. Gifts for brides: -- Drunk Elephant skin care set. -- Arlington man rebels against Goya protests, starts GoFundMe to buy food for needy 07/14/2020 09:06pm • Casey Harper, a journalist in Arlington, Virginia, did not like the July 10 news that many people decided to boycott Goya Foods due to its CEO's support of President Donald Trump. He started a GoFundMe page in an effort to raise money to buy foods produced by Goya and donate the items to food pan What could team memorabilia be worth after Washington's name change? 07/13/2020 06:40pm • FILE — Washington Redskins super fans, from left, Tony Brooks, Sinclair Wilhoit, Theodore Brooks and T. Wiz Brooks all from D.C., display their game tickets outside RFK Stadium for the NFC Championship Game between the Skins and the Minnesota Vikings, Jan. 11, 1988. (AP Photo/Doug Mills) From Still not sure about hitting the raw bar for your seafood fix? Here's how to do it from home 07/13/2020 10:14am • Wondering how you can get your traditional summertime seafood fix during the coronavirus pandemic if you're not quite ready for that beach vacation or restaurant seafood tower? How about ordering a few dozen oysters, plus a shucking kit, from a local pickle company? Or getting live crabs from the Smithsonian offers summer of virtual activities during coronavirus 07/13/2020 12:43am • The Smithsonian museums have been physically closed due to the coronavirus. But that doesn't mean you can't experience plenty of fun events this summer. Smithsonian Associates is launching 91 virtual programs from July through September, including book talks, guided tours and wine tastings Silver Spring man feeds thousands of neighbors during the pandemic 07/10/2020 02:53pm • A Maryland man is spending his time off from work making his house a place where those in need to can get food they can't afford. Rufino Fuentes started grocery shopping and handing out food for those in need about 10 years ago. But during the pandemic, the Silver Spring man realized that more pe Anne Arundel Co. to require masks outdoors, aims to increase testing 07/09/2020 10:08pm • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, is increasing its efforts against the spread of COVID-19, detailing plans to expand its list of places where residents are required to wear masks. County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman signed an order requiring people to wear masks in outdoor public spaces w What a year of lost minor league baseball means for DC region's teams 07/09/2020 05:29am • The 2020 season was supposed to be a celebration for the Fredericksburg Nationals. After 35 years, the team had moved from Woodbridge, Virginia. They built a new ballpark, but unlike in "Field of Dreams," no one came. The minor league baseball season was canceled. "We’ve been trying to build a n