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Md. stadium capacity limits are easing, but don’t expect big crowds right away 05/19/2021 03:08pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. If your idea of a perfect evening is to take in a ballgame with a large crowd of hometown fans, last week’s headlines brought a wave of go PGA Championship preview: Who's in the field? 05/19/2021 05:12am • Golf’s four majors have their own hierarchy. While there are those who bleed Masters green above all else, those who rightly consider the U.S. Open the national championship and those who feel the British Open goes back to the birthplace of the game, nobody clamors for the PGA Championship as t Michael Jordan to present Kobe Bryant at Hall of Fame induction 05/15/2021 02:06am • From gravity-defying dunks and in-air acrobatics to an unquenchable thirst for dominance and an overt disdain for anything shy of excellence, Kobe Bryant spent much of his life following in the footsteps left by Michael Jordan's iconic Nike sneakers. This weekend that path winds its way into New Gas shortage continues as Colonial restarts pipeline operations 05/13/2021 06:04pm • For older Americans, the gasoline lines that popped up Wednesday were shades of the 1970s. For others, a true need for gas, fear or a mistrust of what they were being told prompted them to get in line to fill up their tanks. Now that Colonial has restarted its pipeline operations after a cybe Where the DC area stands on COVID-19 vaccinations for kids 12 and up 05/13/2021 11:35am • Several Maryland and Virginia jurisdictions and D.C. will start vaccinating children 12 and up for COVID-19, as federal agencies approve the use of a coronavirus vaccine on younger kids. Here's what you need to know. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week cleared the use of the P Motorcycle rally gets staging area, up to 100K bikes expected 05/12/2021 11:22am • Things are coming together for a major Memorial Day weekend motorcycle rally. It now has an official starting area and it looks like more bikers could be coming. “At the very last minute, the mayor came through for us,” said Joe Chenelly, executive director of AMVETS. The veterans service org Silver Spring events-based plant business finds success expanding to retail during pandemic 05/09/2021 04:47pm • The coronavirus pandemic shut down events last year, leaving a Silver Spring, Maryland, event-based plant business scrambling. Jeff Kushner's business Plants Alive! has provided designer plants for presidential inaugurations and for the dressing rooms of singers like Elton John and Paul McCartney Rolling to Remember will move ahead without dedicated staging area 05/07/2021 06:25pm • The Rolling to Remember event in D.C. planned for Memorial Day weekend may attract 50,000 bikers, but for now it's moving ahead without a dedicated staging area. Organizers first asked to use a Pentagon parking lot as a staging area, but were denied due to COVID-19 concerns. The event's predecess Weekend Road and Rail: Beltway work, I-66 closures and Metro shutdowns 05/07/2021 05:25am • With rain in the forecast, most road projects will likely move forward, but be sure to stay tuned. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has a planned ramp closure off the Capital Beltway and work at the Northwest Branch, the Virginia Department of Tran Bowser, DC officials address confusion over mask guidance; launch new portal for vaccine records 05/03/2021 04:22pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declined to address confusion Monday over the latest mask mandate to come out of her office over the weekend. The updated order, initially released Friday night and then updated Saturday, left some business owners trying to figure out what to do next. Asked at a Monday Heir of Rolling Thunder legacy continues search for Memorial Day site 05/01/2021 03:58pm • Rolling to Remember is looking for a spot in D.C. where it can carry on the motorcycle demonstrations for veterans that started 34 years ago. Back then, it was Rolling Thunder riders who annually flocked to D.C. in order to honor war veterans who were either taken prisoner or are still Missing in Weekend Road and Rail: Stops on the Beltway and I-66, Greenway closes for race 04/30/2021 08:40am • The weather this weekend will be work-friendly and most projects are expected to be going forward. This means the overnight stops on the Beltway and Interstate 66 in Virginia, 9th Street Tunnel closures in D.C. and of course Beltway work on the Northwest Branch Bridge. But Saturday, there will be a DC Funk Parade Festival celebrates Black Broadway 04/30/2021 02:56am • After canceling last year, the DC Funk Parade Festival is back this weekend. It is presented by the nonprofit organization The MusicianShip from May 1-8. "Last year's cancelation was devastating," Jessica Teachey of The MusicianShip told WTOP. "Thankfully, the 2020 Funk Parade was at such Should I Get a Financial Advisor? 04/29/2021 12:00am • While some experts say a good rule of thumb is to hire an advisor when you can save 20% of your annual income, others recommend obtaining one when your financial situation becomes more complicated, such as when you receive an inheritance from a parent or you want to increase your retirement funds. Summer camps prepare to operate under new CDC guidelines 04/27/2021 04:50pm • Over the weekend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance for summer camps, suggesting masks for all campers and staff, as well as social distancing and vaccinations for all adult staff members. But according to one nonprofit that operates outdoor adventure camps in V