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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 Free Loudoun County drive-thru COVID-19 test site reaches capacity hours before closing 05/20/2020 09:31pm • A volunteer helps line up cars at Loudoun County's drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Bolen Memorial Park. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) There were dozens of cars in line an hour before Loudoun County, Virginia, began free drive-thru coronavirus testing Wednesday morning at Philip A. Bolen Memorial Pa Northam: COVID-19 crisis shouldn't overshadow Va.'s growing overdose numbers 05/20/2020 05:45pm • A woman wearing a face mask walks past a sign advertising a Memorial Day sale amid the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, May 18, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Olivier Douleiry/AFP via Getty Images) As Virginia sees a downward trend in the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positi DC Pride organizers announce reworked series of Pride Month events 05/20/2020 11:52am • The traditional Pride Month celebrations set for June in D.C. may be off because of the public health emergency, but organizers have unveiled a schedule of revamped events. The theme for the month’s events is #StillWe, and it’s woven through the reimagined celebrations. The Capital Pride A Protesters at Annapolis rally call for an end to 'tyranny' 05/16/2020 08:34am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. “Tyranny” was the word around State Circle in Annapolis Friday afternoon as the group Reopen Maryland held another rally in protest of Community Spotlight: Take the Virtual Spring 5K Challenge 05/14/2020 02:27pm • This content is sponsored by United Bank. Looking for something to get into ahead of Memorial Day weekend? Join Girls on the Run DC and come together virtually to support the unstoppable strength, resilience, and power of every girl by registering for the Virtual Spring 5K Challenge! Girls on