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Georgetown will temporarily widen sidewalks, but it's complicated 06/04/2020 01:28pm • In the past, Georgetown has temporarily widened M Street and Wisconsin Avenue sidewalks several times for weekend events. (Credit: Google Street View) Georgetown is working on giving pedestrians more socially-distanced breathing room by taking away some street parking to widen sidewalks, but it Some clarity a day after reports of tear gas in Lafayette Square, but questions remain 06/02/2020 09:30pm • Authorities have admitted to deploying smoke canisters and PepperBalls. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Lafayette Square, across the street from the White House, has been the local epicenter of the last five days of protests in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody last w Local church leaders call for compassion after violent protests 05/31/2020 10:58am • Local religious leaders are calling for prayer, anger management and compassion amid a weekend of nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd. In a message to his congregation, the Rev. Kenneth E. Rioland Jr. of Paramount Baptist Church in D.C., said people need to be careful when responde Weekend road and rail: Changes continue for I-66 and Purple Line amid Metro summer shutdown 05/28/2020 11:49am • Roadwork In Fairfax, Virginia, after the Memorial Day holiday pause, demolition work on the Cedar Lane bridge spanning I-66 continues with overnight lanes closures scheduled. Old Cedar Lane Bridge demolition progress to date. (Courtesy VDOT) The westbound closures on I-66 are required to DC-area members of Congress urge cancellation of July 4 military parade 05/26/2020 05:10pm • A National Guard vehicle sits parked at a security perimeter near the National Mall in Washington before Independence Day celebrations, Thursday, July 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Congressional leaders who represent the national capital region are urging the Trump administration to cance Events at RFK Stadium, DC Armory canceled indefinitely 05/25/2020 05:04pm • Events that would have been held at the RFK Campus starting June 8 — including at the stadium and D.C. Armory — have been postponed until further notice. Events DC, which operates the venue, said in a statement Monday, that it has determined the closure to be in the "best interest of all our Coronavirus hospitalizations across Virginia fall to lowest level in a month 05/24/2020 08:32am • 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. The number of patients currently hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19 in Virginia fell to the lowest level in a month Saturday, and Missing the beach? Ballston Beach Projection may make up for it Sunday and Monday 05/24/2020 07:57am • A rendering of the Ballston Beach projection. (Courtesy Robin Bell) If the coronavirus pandemic skunked your plans to get to the beach this weekend, for the next two days, you can take a stroll through Arlington, Virginia's Ballston neighborhood to get a reminder of what the beach might have loo Coronavirus can't stop virtual gathering for family members of fallen military 05/24/2020 05:36am • The coronavirus pandemic has prohibited the annual gathering of family members of fallen military in D.C. this Memorial Day weekend, so the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, that's been running for 26 years, has moved its program online. "We're really missing that personal connection," Bo Be sure to plan ahead if you head out to a National Park Memorial Day weekend 05/23/2020 08:53pm • Fort McHenry in Baltimore. As the National Park Service follows guidance from the White House, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as state and local public health authorities on a phased reopening of some trails and monuments that were closed in the early days of the coronavi Fairfax Co. coronavirus testing reached capacity early Saturday 05/23/2020 04:38pm • Testing Saturday at Annandale High School. One of two free coronavirus testing events organized by Fairfax County's health department and the Virginia Department of Health this weekend closed early Saturday after capacity was reached by 12:45 p.m. The event at Annandale High School was schedu Canceled? Not everything — check out these Memorial Day weekend events 05/23/2020 05:06am • While many Memorial Day weekend events around our region have been canceled because of the coronavirus, others are going forward in new ways. D.C.'s annual parade will be replaced with a celebrity-packed TV special, several wreath-laying ceremonies are going virtual, and the Washington Nationals Your Memorial Day BBQ will look a little different this year — here's how to make the most of it 05/23/2020 04:00am • Ahhh, the joys of gathering around the grill with your closest friends, knocking back a few drinks as you enjoy the extra day off from work on a day that finally feels like summer. The traditions of your Memorial Day barbecues may be tried and true, but in the times of a Pelosi on how to spend holiday weekend: Wear a mask, no double-dipping 05/22/2020 03:34pm • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she understands that many Americans want to get out over the Memorial Day weekend, and she believes families can safely and responsibly get together. "I would just say people have to be very careful," she said, noting she believes everyone should still wear masks a DreamWorks creator of 'Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts' hosts virtual GW event 05/21/2020 12:19am • A scene from the new Netflix animated series "Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts." (YouTube) George Washington University graphic design students are in for a real virtual treat. DreamWorks animator Radford Sechrist will give a remote lecture on Tuesday at 7 p.m. for Corcoran School of the