|||{{headline}}The median price of a home that sold in the Washington region in July was $530,000, easily surpassing the previous 10-year high of $507,000 set in April.The median price of a home that sold in the Washington region in July was $530,000, easily surpassing the previous 10-year high of $507,000 set in April.It was also the highest year-over-year price increase in nearly eight years, up 12.8% from a year ago.The usually busy but muted spring housing market this year has shifted to summer.Listing service says sales volume and new pending sales reached new highs in July. And the...…|||{{headline}}The median price of a home that sold in the Washington region in July was $530,000, easily surpassing the previous 10-year high of $507,000 set in April.The median price of a home that sold in the Washington region in July was $530,000, easily surpassing the previous 10-year high of $507,000 set in April.It was also the highest year-over-year price increase in nearly eight years, up 12.8% from a year ago.The usually busy but muted spring housing market this year has shifted to summer.Listing service says sales volume and new pending sales reached new highs in July. And the...WW…

|||{{headline}}D.C. Central Kitchen has partnered with Maryland’s Flying Dog Brewery and enlisted top local chefs for a digital cookbook that will raise funds for the Kitchen’s COVID-19 response work.D.C. Central Kitchen has partnered with Maryland’s Flying Dog Brewery and enlisted top local chefs for a digital cookbook that will raise funds for the Kitchen’s COVID-19 response work.The cookbook, called , costs $20 to download, though the two are encouraging additional donations.There will be a raffle for donations over $100 for a Flying Dog gift basket.All funds go to D.C. Central Kitchen’s...…|||{{headline}}D.C. Central Kitchen has partnered with Maryland’s Flying Dog Brewery and enlisted top local chefs for a digital cookbook that will raise funds for the Kitchen’s COVID-19 response work.D.C. Central Kitchen has partnered with Maryland’s Flying Dog Brewery and enlisted top local chefs for a digital cookbook that will raise funds for the Kitchen’s COVID-19 response work.The cookbook, called , costs $20 to download, though the two are encouraging additional donations.There will be a raffle for donations over $100 for a Flying Dog gift basket.All funds go to D.C. Central Kitchen’s...WW…

|||{{headline}}But one of the biggest challenges will be how to social distance at the bar. After all, a bar is, by nature, the antithesis of social distancing.D.C.-area restaurants are scrambling to come up with social distancing plans for when restrictions allow them to reopen.There will be fewer tables available, or spaced farther apart. There will be limits on the number of patrons at any given time. Servers will be wearing masks. Menus will be disposable, or downloadable to your phone.But one of the biggest challenges will be how to social distance at the bar. After all, a bar is, by...…|||{{headline}}But one of the biggest challenges will be how to social distance at the bar. After all, a bar is, by nature, the antithesis of social distancing.D.C.-area restaurants are scrambling to come up with social distancing plans for when restrictions allow them to reopen.There will be fewer tables available, or spaced farther apart. There will be limits on the number of patrons at any given time. Servers will be wearing masks. Menus will be disposable, or downloadable to your phone.But one of the biggest challenges will be how to social distance at the bar. After all, a bar is, by...WW…

|||{{headline}}AMC theaters in Alexandria, Tysons and Potomac Mills will reopen with limited seating and social distancing Aug. 20, and opening day tickets will be 15 cents.AMC theaters in Alexandria, Tysons, and Potomac Mills will reopen with limited seating and social distancing Aug. 20, and opening-day tickets will be 15 cents.It is a promotion called “Movies in 2020 at 1920 Prices,” a nod to the theater chain’s 100th anniversary. Fifteen cents is what it cost to watch a movie in 1920, when AMC opened its first movie theater in Kansas City, Missouri.See the full list of reopening...…|||{{headline}}AMC theaters in Alexandria, Tysons and Potomac Mills will reopen with limited seating and social distancing Aug. 20, and opening day tickets will be 15 cents.AMC theaters in Alexandria, Tysons, and Potomac Mills will reopen with limited seating and social distancing Aug. 20, and opening-day tickets will be 15 cents.It is a promotion called “Movies in 2020 at 1920 Prices,” a nod to the theater chain’s 100th anniversary. Fifteen cents is what it cost to watch a movie in 1920, when AMC opened its first movie theater in Kansas City, Missouri.See the full list of reopening...WW…

|||{{headline}}Virginia ABC’s latest lottery for rare spirits opens March 23 and runs through March 27. Up for grabs are a few hundred bottles of Old Van Winkle Distillery bourbons.Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control’s latest lottery for rare spirits opens March 23 and runs through March 27. This time, a few hundred bottles of Old Van Winkle Distillery bourbons will be made available.Up for grabs are 1,207 bottles of Van Winkle Special Reserve Bourbon 12 (241 bottles of which are reserved for commercial license holders such as bars and restaurants) at $89.99, and 361 bottles of Old Rip Van...…|||{{headline}}Virginia ABC’s latest lottery for rare spirits opens March 23 and runs through March 27. Up for grabs are a few hundred bottles of Old Van Winkle Distillery bourbons.Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control’s latest lottery for rare spirits opens March 23 and runs through March 27. This time, a few hundred bottles of Old Van Winkle Distillery bourbons will be made available.Up for grabs are 1,207 bottles of Van Winkle Special Reserve Bourbon 12 (241 bottles of which are reserved for commercial license holders such as bars and restaurants) at $89.99, and 361 bottles of Old Rip Van...WW…

|||{{headline}}Columbia-based W.R. Grace, one of the oldest specialty chemical makers in the country, has agreed to be acquired by New York-based Standard Industries HoldingsColumbia, Maryland-based W.R. Grace, one of the oldest specialty chemical makers in the country, has agreed to be acquired by New York-based Standard Industries Holdings in a deal valued at $7 billion, including Grace’s pending acquisition of Albemarle Corp.’s fine chemistry services business.Standard Industries’ all-cash acquisition of Grace is being made through its investment platform, 40 North Management LLC, one of...…|||{{headline}}Columbia-based W.R. Grace, one of the oldest specialty chemical makers in the country, has agreed to be acquired by New York-based Standard Industries HoldingsColumbia, Maryland-based W.R. Grace, one of the oldest specialty chemical makers in the country, has agreed to be acquired by New York-based Standard Industries Holdings in a deal valued at $7 billion, including Grace’s pending acquisition of Albemarle Corp.’s fine chemistry services business.Standard Industries’ all-cash acquisition of Grace is being made through its investment platform, 40 North Management LLC, one of...WW…

|||{{headline}}DC Brau Brewing Co., the first packaging brewery to open inside District since the Christian Heurich Brewery closed in 1956, marks its 10th anniversary this week., the first packaging brewery to open inside D.C. since the Christian Heurich Brewery closed in 1956, marks its 10th anniversary this week.DC Brau tapped its inaugural keg on April 15, 2011, though founders Jeff Hancock and Brandon Skall teamed up to form their brewery partnership two years earlier.DC Brau’s inaugural keg of The Public pale ale was not tapped at its Northeast brewery on Bladensburg Road, but instead...…|||{{headline}}DC Brau Brewing Co., the first packaging brewery to open inside District since the Christian Heurich Brewery closed in 1956, marks its 10th anniversary this week., the first packaging brewery to open inside D.C. since the Christian Heurich Brewery closed in 1956, marks its 10th anniversary this week.DC Brau tapped its inaugural keg on April 15, 2011, though founders Jeff Hancock and Brandon Skall teamed up to form their brewery partnership two years earlier.DC Brau’s inaugural keg of The Public pale ale was not tapped at its Northeast brewery on Bladensburg Road, but instead...WW…

|||{{headline}}Simple math explains why the Northern Virginia housing market is so competitive for potential buyers.Simple math explains why the Northern Virginia housing market is so competitive for potential buyers: In February, there were 1.41 pending home sales for every one home for sale.That measures the number of active listings as of the end of February against contracts signed to buy a home, but sales not yet closed, over the course of the previous several weeks, and demonstrates there is not enough on the market in Northern Virginia to keep up with demand.That is especially true...…|||{{headline}}Simple math explains why the Northern Virginia housing market is so competitive for potential buyers.Simple math explains why the Northern Virginia housing market is so competitive for potential buyers: In February, there were 1.41 pending home sales for every one home for sale.That measures the number of active listings as of the end of February against contracts signed to buy a home, but sales not yet closed, over the course of the previous several weeks, and demonstrates there is not enough on the market in Northern Virginia to keep up with demand.That is especially true...WW…

|||{{headline}}The Station at Riverdale Park, in Riverdale Park, Maryland, which opened as a mixed-use development with Prince George’s County’s first Whole Foods in 2017, is getting a large food court and ghost kitchen addition.The Station at Riverdale Park, in Riverdale Park, Maryland, which opened with Prince George’s County’s first Whole Foods in 2017, is getting a large food court and ghost kitchen addition.Riverdale Park Station developer Calvin Cafritz Enterprises brought on to operate the new food hall and ghost kitchens, set to open this summer. The 8,500-square-foot addition, at...…|||{{headline}}The Station at Riverdale Park, in Riverdale Park, Maryland, which opened as a mixed-use development with Prince George’s County’s first Whole Foods in 2017, is getting a large food court and ghost kitchen addition.The Station at Riverdale Park, in Riverdale Park, Maryland, which opened with Prince George’s County’s first Whole Foods in 2017, is getting a large food court and ghost kitchen addition.Riverdale Park Station developer Calvin Cafritz Enterprises brought on to operate the new food hall and ghost kitchens, set to open this summer. The 8,500-square-foot addition, at...WW…

|||{{headline}}According to D.C.-based IT industry trade group CompTIA, the Washington region ranked first among metro areas, with more than 13,400 tech jobs available at area companies.Information technology job growth was among standouts in an otherwise disappointing December jobs report.U.S. information technology companies increased employment by a net 22,200 workers in December, and hiring for IT-related jobs across all industries posted the largest monthly gain in 2020.Many of those new jobs are being added in the D.C. region.Virginia ranked third among states for tech job postings in...…|||{{headline}}According to D.C.-based IT industry trade group CompTIA, the Washington region ranked first among metro areas, with more than 13,400 tech jobs available at area companies.Information technology job growth was among standouts in an otherwise disappointing December jobs report.U.S. information technology companies increased employment by a net 22,200 workers in December, and hiring for IT-related jobs across all industries posted the largest monthly gain in 2020.Many of those new jobs are being added in the D.C. region.Virginia ranked third among states for tech job postings in...WW…