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Wine of the Week: Stepping up the ladder of Cabernet Sauvignon 05/29/2020 10:20am • Self-quarantining has some interesting side effects. Like so many of us in lockdown, I have reached out to many friends, past and present — either through social media or via digital shoutout — for a long overdue reconnection. And it works both ways. I was recently invited by a former coll What the Phase One reopening looks like in 3 Maryland counties 05/28/2020 07:26pm • When Maryland completes Phase One of its reopening on Friday, hair salons, barbershops and other nonessential businesses in Frederick, Anne Arundel and Charles counties will be able to provide services again, but with limitations. Here's what it would look like. REOPENING PLANS AROUND THE 'An important first step': Montgomery Co. to enter Phase 1 of reopening June 1 05/28/2020 03:10pm • People gather in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to hear Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich announce easing COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday, May 28, 2020. (WTOP/Matt Mills) Montgomery County, Maryland, will enter Phase One of its reopening plan on June 1, County Executive Marc Elrich announced Th Northern Virginia prepares for cautious reopening 05/27/2020 10:36pm • The Neiman Marcus store is seen at Tysons Galleria, a luxury retail shopping center, in McLean, Va., a suburb of Washington, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Monday, May 11, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Looking for more information? Get the latest on D.C. and Maryland's reopening plans. Loudoun County Public Schools will hold in-person graduations 05/27/2020 02:50pm • Graduations ceremonies are on hold for students across the D.C. area, but Loudoun County school officials have agreed to allow in-person graduations with safety measures in place starting in June. After a petition was signed by hundreds of parents and supporters, the county school board agreed to Megabus to resume some DC service June 1 05/27/2020 12:05pm • Megabus will reopen routes between New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and D.C. on a limited schedule starting on June 1. The company laid out its plans to restart routes that connect D.C. with New York after canceling trips in and out of the state in March. “We are committed to providing Potomac Mills mall plans to reopen Friday, but with big changes 05/27/2020 04:10am • This article was written Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Potomac Mills plans to reopen Friday, but your shopping experience at the sprawling outlet mall will look a lot different. Simon Prope In age of coronavirus, bikes becoming increasingly popular 05/27/2020 04:00am • Whether they're used as an alternative transportation method or for exercise, bikes have become increasingly popular during the coronavirus pandemic. The reason for the spike in bike riders is multifaceted, said Ralph Buehler, an associate professor and chair of urban affairs and planning in the Sc Some DC-area restaurants will operate differently upon reopening 05/26/2020 11:58pm • As the D.C. area inches closer to reopening, some restaurants are taking major steps to keep customers safe. When you walk into Tony and Joe's, Nick's Riverside Grill or Ivy City Smokehouse in D.C. when they reopen, you will have the option to sign-up to be notified if someone dining or working a Retail shops, hair salons in Howard, Charles counties to reopen Friday 05/26/2020 10:22pm • All retailers, barbershops and hair salons in Howard County, Maryland, can reopen at 50% occupancy starting later this week as part of a plan to gradually lift coronavirus restrictions, County Executive Calvin Ball announced Tuesday. An executive order from Ball laying out the county’s reopenin Ocean City council votes to remove barriers to boardwalk benches 05/26/2020 09:15pm • A boardwalk bench is closed to enforce social distancing measures amid the coronavirus pandemic during the Memorial Day holiday weekend on May 23, 2020 in Ocean City Maryland. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images) The council in Ocean City, Maryland, voted Tuesday to remove the tape a 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 'New way of acting': Local health leaders discuss DC-area reopening 05/26/2020 03:57pm • Working together across borders is crucial in controlling the coronavirus pandemic in the D.C. area, according to a group of local health experts. Five local health experts from D.C., Maryland and Virginia discussed on a video panel Tuesday reopening the D.C. area and what that means for controll Northam: Face coverings required in public in Va. starting Friday 05/26/2020 03:12pm • A line of hundreds of people forms outside of Annandale High School, along with a separate line for drive through testing, Saturday, May 23, 2020, for COVID-19 testing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Face coverings will be required inside public establishments starting Friday, Virginia Gov. Ralph N What coronavirus Phase 1 reopening looks like around the DC area 05/26/2020 02:55pm • People wearing face masks walk past a mural in front of a store displaying a hopeful message amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 13, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images) Some parts of Maryland and Virginia began relaxing coronavirus restrictions on May 1