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Weekend road and rail: Metro to add more service, Suitland Pkwy closures and I-66 stoppages 08/13/2020 03:25pm • What should drivers, air travelers or Metro riders in the D.C. area expect this weekend? Big changes are coming for Metro with the Silver Line set to resume service after a long summer shutdown and pre-COVID service transitions beginning Sunday, Aug. 16. And there are full stops and road repai On 3rd anniversary, effects of deadly Charlottesville rally still being felt 08/12/2020 10:01am • Three years after the Unite the Right rally brought thousands of white nationalists to historic Charlottesville, Virginia, culminating in James Alex Fields, Jr. purposely driving his car into a group of counter-protesters, the effects of the deadly day are still being felt. Fields has been senten How a viral tweet helped a Prince George's Co. baker's business soar 08/10/2020 04:20am • Taylor Hampton doesn’t yet have a website for her baking business Simply Sweet Treats, but the Largo, Maryland, baker has seen her business soar after one of her recent tweets went viral. Hampton turned to social media about a year ago to advertise a "Moana"-themed cake she crafted, hoping to gai Chris Daughtry dishes on 'Live from Home Tour' to benefit The Birchmere 08/10/2020 12:39am • He's one of the most successful "American Idol" alumni to rock out on his own terms. Next week, Chris Daughtry presents his virtual "Live from Home Tour" on Aug. 18 to benefit 19 venues across the country, including The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. "We're all itching to get back out NZ marks 100 days of no new reported local coronavirus cases 08/09/2020 06:53pm • ▶ Watch Video: New Zealand says it has eradicated coronavirus, at least for now There have been no new cases of the coronavirus due to community transmission in New Zealand in 100 days, the country's Ministry of Health reported on Sunday. The news came the same weekend the United Stat Permanent sportsbook at DC's Capital One Arena moves closer to completion 08/08/2020 11:55am • While there is a sportsbook of sorts open at Capital One Arena in the District now, work is still underway to build a much bigger, permanent venue in the space that was once occupied by the Greene Turtle at 6th and F Streets. The renovation of that space is complete and now work continues toward Georgetown music treasure Blues Alley barely holding on during pandemic 08/06/2020 12:22am • Blues Alley Jazz & Supper Club has stood for 50 years in Georgetown. (YouTube) UPDATE: Feb. 16, 2021: Former operations director Kris Ross confirms that the Blues Alley building is up for sale. He holds out hope that the music venue could remain at the same historic address, but it all Driver killed from felled tree in Md.; tornadoes, flooding reported as Isaias departs DC region 08/04/2020 05:30pm • Isaias has passed out of the D.C. area, but high water and possible flooding, as well as the damage from heavy rain and winds, remain in the region. The storm damage was worst in southern Maryland, particularly in St. Mary's County. A driver was killed in Mechanicsville when a tree fell on the Weekend road and rail: Road work to bring slowdowns in Md., Va.; track work will impact Red Line 07/24/2020 05:49pm • Here are the road and rail projects in the D.C. region that are likely to impact your weekend commute. Road Maryland There will be intermittent single- and multiple-lane closures on Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) Outer Loop between Md. 650 (New Hampshire Avenue) and Md. 193 (University Boulevar Miss live music? Country star Sara Evans performs Sunday at Birchmere 07/22/2020 12:28am • Sara Evans arrives at the CMT Music Awards on June 10, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Sanford Myers/Invision/AP) If you've been starving for live music, The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, is open. The venue has over a dozen live events coming up through early September, though se Marine Corps Marathon weekend will be virtual-only 07/20/2020 07:57pm • The 2020 Marine Corps Marathon weekend is shifting to online-only due to public health concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. The race and its related events were scheduled for Oct. 23 through Oct. 25 in Arlington, Virginia, and D.C. The virtual MCM weekend events, including the MCM, MCM10K, MCM Weekend road and rail: I-66 projects, road construction and Metro work 07/17/2020 04:42am • Metro’s 24/7 track work project for this summer continues on the Green, Yellow and now incorporates the Red Line this weekend. Stops are scheduled for Interstate 66 inside of the Capital Beltway, and a transformation of the Nutley Street interchange is set for overnight. Here's what to know hea Broccoli City partners with Events DC for drive-in movies at RFK Stadium 07/14/2020 12:28am • Broccoli City had to cancel its annual music festival due to the coronavirus pandemic. So, it quickly went to work to give D.C. audiences something fun to do this summer. "We tried to push it back to October," Broccoli City founder Brandon McEachern told WTOP. "Then from what we saw in the Annual Virginia Beach festival canceled for first time 07/09/2020 02:45pm • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Organizers of an annual festival on the Virginia coast have announced that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the three-day event scheduled for September has been canceled. An announcement on its web page said the Neptune Festival Boardwalk weekend, set for Sept. 25-2 WATCH: DC's Independence Day fireworks celebration 07/04/2020 10:00pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'c0091f3e-e259-4a2b-b7b5-15dadb44d23c' }).render("925615368bfa1d95");}); D.C. is the focal point of celebrations