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COVID-19 crisis blows a hole in DC's revenue, budget projections 04/24/2020 09:52pm • A cyclist wearing a face mask rides along Pennsylvania Avenue as the U.S. Capitol stands in the background amid the novel coronavirus outbreak on April 16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images) The COVID-19 health crisis is doing a number on D.C.'s 2 studies show many who tested positive for COVID-19 had no symptoms 04/24/2020 08:45pm • Two coronavirus studies released Friday -- one involving almost 2,000 people from Florida and the other from a Washington state nursing home -- came to the same conclusion: Many of the people who tested positive for the virus didn't know they had it because they showed no symptoms. The findings a Interested in a college campus tour? No road trip required 04/24/2020 08:27pm • Students having to make road trips to explore colleges they may want to attend is a thing of the past. All you need now, in many cases, is an internet connection. "Welcome to the University of Maryland," the virtual tour guide states from the university's website, before making helpful suggestion Maryland unemployment benefits system was not ready for volume 04/24/2020 06:50pm • Maryland created a new website to make it easier for people to file for unemployment. It was overwhelmed within minutes of launching. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said that he shared the frustration of thousands of people who tried to log on to a new website to help residents Georgetown's popular French Market goes virtual this year 04/24/2020 06:40pm • Shoppers look at products at the 2019 Georgetown French Market. (Courtesy Georgetown BID)       Georgetown’s annual French Market, an open-air market staged each year between P Street and Reservoir Road on Wisconsin Avenue in the Book Hill corridor of D.C., will instead Maryland Gov. Hogan unveils coronavirus recovery plan 04/24/2020 04:45pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wears a mask with a pattern of the state flag of Maryland during a news conference on Friday, April 24, 2020 in Annapolis, Md., where he discussed plans to gradually ease restrictions on businesses and activities that have been in place because of the coronavirus. (AP Phot Farms to destroy 2M chickens due to plant staffing shortages 04/24/2020 09:33am • BALTIMORE (AP) — Coronavirus-related staffing shortages at chicken processing plants will lead farms in Maryland and Delaware to destroy nearly 2 million chickens. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that the plants are unable to keep pace with the number of birds that are ready for harvest. They Wine of the week: Wine tastings in the age of coronavirus 04/24/2020 07:34am • A lot of business, large and small, are feeling the unprecedented sting of the pandemic, and wineries across the country are no exception. In mid-March, out of an abundance of caution, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the closure of all winery tasting rooms, and tour and winery restaurants sh Coronavirus updates: Several Va. measures extended; free meals to be distributed in Md. 04/24/2020 03:27am • Medical personnel from Montgomery County, Md., check patients arriving for a COVID-19 drive-in testing in Silver Spring, Md., Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Maryland has dramatically boosted its testing capacity for the new coronavirus with a shipment of 500,000 tests from a South Korean company. (AP Pho Frontline Heroes: Howard Co. firefighter puts in overtime after coming out of quarantine 04/23/2020 10:40pm • First responders never know what they will find when they answer a call. That has been especially true since the arrival of the novel coronavirus. Here's what it was like for a Howard County, Maryland, first responder. John McConnell faced that new unknown in March during his job as a firefighter Montgomery County puts a cap on rent increases during pandemic 04/23/2020 09:57pm • If you're a residential renter in Montgomery County, Maryland, there are new limits on how much your landlord can increase your rent during the coronavirus pandemic. The council has enacted the COVID-19 Renter Relief Act, which applies to renters with leases up for renewal. It means your landl Chef Geoff reacts to DC's effort to support hourly workers, small business 04/23/2020 09:25pm • D.C. is rolling out a new program to help small businesses and workers who could previously not have applied for unemployment get access to funds to ease their financial stress. The city is also reminding small businesses about a program that lets them access shared support and avoid layoffs. In-nose filters from Resprana claim extra coronavirus protection 04/23/2020 04:00pm • As people look for protection from the coronavirus, some interesting products are getting new attention: filters that can be shoved right into the nose. Nasal filters claim to reduce the amount of pollutants, allergens and, in some cases, viruses that get breathed in. Certain filters can give Study suggests coronavirus impact on travel will be 9 times worse than 9/11 04/23/2020 03:22pm • Nearly all segments of the U.S. economy seem to be shrinking, if not collapsing, but one of the hardest hit will be the travel industry. After all, how soon do you plan to hop on an airplane or head to a bustling theme park? A new study from the U.S. Travel Association suggests many people won Crime in Baltimore is falling during the virus pandemic 04/23/2020 10:43am • BALTIMORE — Crime in Baltimore is continuing to fall during the coronavirus pandemic. The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday that property crime was already on a steep decline. Violent crime is falling as well, although not as much. Police reported 71 total violent crimes for the week ending Ap