|||{{headline}}As D.C. remains in Phase One of its reopening plan, nightclubs and concert venues are seeking financial help to get by until they can open their doors again.As D.C. remains in Phase One of its reopening plan, nightclubs and concert venues are seeking financial help to get by until they can open their doors again.“While we’re idle, you know, bills keep piling up,” said Farid Nouri, owner of Eighteenth Street Lounge.He is one of more than a dozen nightclub and concert venue owners to sign a letter to local leaders asking for financial help during the coronavirus pandemic.“Based...…|||{{headline}}As D.C. remains in Phase One of its reopening plan, nightclubs and concert venues are seeking financial help to get by until they can open their doors again.As D.C. remains in Phase One of its reopening plan, nightclubs and concert venues are seeking financial help to get by until they can open their doors again.“While we’re idle, you know, bills keep piling up,” said Farid Nouri, owner of Eighteenth Street Lounge.He is one of more than a dozen nightclub and concert venue owners to sign a letter to local leaders asking for financial help during the coronavirus pandemic.“Based...WW…

|||{{headline}}Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Oxon Hill, Maryland, gave back to veterans, current military members and their families ahead of Memorial Day.The community at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington, Maryland, has been giving back to those in need throughout the coronavirus pandemic.On Sunday, community members focused on veterans, current military members and their families for Memorial Day.They raised enough money to hand out 600 food gift cards, worth $50 each, during a drive-through giveaway adhering to social distancing rules.It took...…|||{{headline}}Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Oxon Hill, Maryland, gave back to veterans, current military members and their families ahead of Memorial Day.The community at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington, Maryland, has been giving back to those in need throughout the coronavirus pandemic.On Sunday, community members focused on veterans, current military members and their families for Memorial Day.They raised enough money to hand out 600 food gift cards, worth $50 each, during a drive-through giveaway adhering to social distancing rules.It took...WW…

|||{{headline}}The first spotted lanternfly hatch of 2020 was reported in Maryland and the state's Department of Agriculture is working to control the spread of the bug quickly. If a certain spotted little black bug is seen in the backyard, the Maryland Department of Agriculture is asking residents to snap a picture, report it, then smash it.The first of 2020 has been reported in Maryland, and the department is working to control the spread of the bug quickly.The bug was first “spotted” this season by a department employee while surveying for the pest in the upper northeast corner of...…|||{{headline}}The first spotted lanternfly hatch of 2020 was reported in Maryland and the state's Department of Agriculture is working to control the spread of the bug quickly. If a certain spotted little black bug is seen in the backyard, the Maryland Department of Agriculture is asking residents to snap a picture, report it, then smash it.The first of 2020 has been reported in Maryland, and the department is working to control the spread of the bug quickly.The bug was first “spotted” this season by a department employee while surveying for the pest in the upper northeast corner of...WW…

|||{{headline}}Europe Day usually brings lines and crowds to D.C. as the European embassies open their doors to the public. This year, their doors are closed but the visits are continuing online.Europe Day usually brings lines and crowds to D.C. as the European embassies open their doors to the public. This year, their doors are closed but the visits are continuing online.Learn how to cook a traditional Danish open-faced fish sandwich, attend a Swedish circus, learn a contemporary Finnish dance and listen to a Croatian concert all in the same day and from home.On Europe Day each year,...…|||{{headline}}Europe Day usually brings lines and crowds to D.C. as the European embassies open their doors to the public. This year, their doors are closed but the visits are continuing online.Europe Day usually brings lines and crowds to D.C. as the European embassies open their doors to the public. This year, their doors are closed but the visits are continuing online.Learn how to cook a traditional Danish open-faced fish sandwich, attend a Swedish circus, learn a contemporary Finnish dance and listen to a Croatian concert all in the same day and from home.On Europe Day each year,...WW…

D.C. area rivers and creeks are seeing an increase in bacteria after Tropical Storm Isaias swept through the region earlier this week.Combined sewer levels have overflowed in D.C. following Isaias, causing E. Coli levels to spike.show some unsafe E. Coli levels in the Anacostia River near the National Arboretum, Hickey Run, Yards Park, Anacostia Park and Buzzard Point., including the Washington Canoe Club, Fletcher’s Cove and Columbia Island.In Rock Creek, seven testing sites came back as high, including the areas of Pinehurst Branch, Broad Branch and P Street Beach., four of six areas in...…D.C. area rivers and creeks are seeing an increase in bacteria after Tropical Storm Isaias swept through the region earlier this week.Combined sewer levels have overflowed in D.C. following Isaias, causing E. Coli levels to spike.show some unsafe E. Coli levels in the Anacostia River near the National Arboretum, Hickey Run, Yards Park, Anacostia Park and Buzzard Point., including the Washington Canoe Club, Fletcher’s Cove and Columbia Island.In Rock Creek, seven testing sites came back as high, including the areas of Pinehurst Branch, Broad Branch and P Street Beach., four of six areas in...WW…

|||{{headline}}A Maryland cellist is spreading cheer through music by playing daily concerts on her front porch during the pandemic.For half-an-hour every day, Jodi Beder goes out on her porch, picks up her cello, and tries to spread a little cheer in her neighborhood through music.Beder is a professional cellist who has played with the Princeton Symphony, the Palm Beach Opera and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and plays in Arcovoce.She started the concerts a month ago every day at 1 p.m. at 34th and Tilden streets in Mount Rainier, Maryland.Her husband, former state delegate Jimmy...…|||{{headline}}A Maryland cellist is spreading cheer through music by playing daily concerts on her front porch during the pandemic.For half-an-hour every day, Jodi Beder goes out on her porch, picks up her cello, and tries to spread a little cheer in her neighborhood through music.Beder is a professional cellist who has played with the Princeton Symphony, the Palm Beach Opera and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and plays in Arcovoce.She started the concerts a month ago every day at 1 p.m. at 34th and Tilden streets in Mount Rainier, Maryland.Her husband, former state delegate Jimmy...WW…

|||{{headline}}Postal service delays have hit a D.C. neighborhood with some residents saying it has been more than a month since they've gotten important mail like medications and stimulus checks.A Northeast D.C. neighborhood is dealing with significant postal service delays, with some residents saying more than a month has gone by since they’ve gotten important mail like medications and stimulus checks.“This has just been an ongoing, uphill battle,” said Latoya Moore, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for the Carver-Langston area. She said many residents are getting confirmation emails...…|||{{headline}}Postal service delays have hit a D.C. neighborhood with some residents saying it has been more than a month since they've gotten important mail like medications and stimulus checks.A Northeast D.C. neighborhood is dealing with significant postal service delays, with some residents saying more than a month has gone by since they’ve gotten important mail like medications and stimulus checks.“This has just been an ongoing, uphill battle,” said Latoya Moore, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for the Carver-Langston area. She said many residents are getting confirmation emails...WW…

|||{{headline}}A property developer looking to remove a pond in D.C. discovered dozens of goldfish from a previous owner, and now those fish are all looking for a new home.A property developer looking to remove a pond in Northwest D.C. discovered dozens of goldfish from a previous owner.So they called the Humane Rescue Alliance for help.It took them about 12 hours over two days to wade through the pond, scooping out 143 goldfish.“It was a decorative pond and so they were basically like pets, just pets that lived outside in this pond,” said Lauren Crossed, Humane Rescue Alliance’s wildlife...…|||{{headline}}A property developer looking to remove a pond in D.C. discovered dozens of goldfish from a previous owner, and now those fish are all looking for a new home.A property developer looking to remove a pond in Northwest D.C. discovered dozens of goldfish from a previous owner.So they called the Humane Rescue Alliance for help.It took them about 12 hours over two days to wade through the pond, scooping out 143 goldfish.“It was a decorative pond and so they were basically like pets, just pets that lived outside in this pond,” said Lauren Crossed, Humane Rescue Alliance’s wildlife...WW…

|||{{headline}}Tens of thousands of people are expected in D.C. this Memorial Day for a massive motorcycle demonstration to raise awareness of issues facing veterans nationwide.Tens of thousands of people are expected in D.C. this Memorial Day for a massive motorcycle demonstration to raise awareness of issues facing veterans nationwide.The annual Rolling Thunder ride ended two years ago and American Veterans, or AMVETS, swept it up, creating the new .The first date for the event .“It’s really just too important in veterans advocacy not to continue,” said AMVETS National Executive Director...…|||{{headline}}Tens of thousands of people are expected in D.C. this Memorial Day for a massive motorcycle demonstration to raise awareness of issues facing veterans nationwide.Tens of thousands of people are expected in D.C. this Memorial Day for a massive motorcycle demonstration to raise awareness of issues facing veterans nationwide.The annual Rolling Thunder ride ended two years ago and American Veterans, or AMVETS, swept it up, creating the new .The first date for the event .“It’s really just too important in veterans advocacy not to continue,” said AMVETS National Executive Director...WW…

|||{{headline}}The percentage of Maryland students receiving a high school diploma in four years remains consistently high, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education. The four-year graduation rate was 86.8% in 2020,The percentage of Maryland students receiving a high school diploma in four years remains consistently high, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education.The four-year graduation rate was 86.8% in 2020, according to the data. This is four points better than the 82.8% rate registered a decade ago in 2011, and similar to...…|||{{headline}}The percentage of Maryland students receiving a high school diploma in four years remains consistently high, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education. The four-year graduation rate was 86.8% in 2020,The percentage of Maryland students receiving a high school diploma in four years remains consistently high, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education.The four-year graduation rate was 86.8% in 2020, according to the data. This is four points better than the 82.8% rate registered a decade ago in 2011, and similar to...WW…