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Need a puzzle? DC offers waivers to nonessential educational and academic shops 05/17/2020 07:49pm • Music stores, bookstores, office supply stores, art supply stores, and toy stores that sell things like puzzles and games for child enrichment are examples of nonessential businesses eligible to reopen as soon as May 18 if they apply for a waiver from D.C. The Education and Academic Retail Shops Virus lockdown gives Venice a shot at reimagining tourism 05/16/2020 02:36am • VENICE, Italy (AP) — In Venice, a city famous for being visited by too many and home to too few, children’s play now fills neighborhood squares, fishermen sell their catch to home cooks, and water buses convey masked and gloved commuters to businesses preparing to reopen. At the same time, th Md. businesses open to limited customers as coronavirus restrictions are relaxed 05/15/2020 10:38pm • On Friday, some areas of Maryland began to relax coronavirus restrictions after nearly two months, but with limitations. Ridia Dearie had people calling her immediately after Gov. Larry Hogan's announcement saying some businesses could reopen after lifting the stay-at-home order for the coronavir It's not just Amazon: Why the pandemic will make Aldi and Dollar General more dominant 05/15/2020 01:03pm • The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the retail industry, with April sales plunging 16% and big names like Neiman Marcus and J.Crew filing for bankruptcy. Yet discount chains like Dollar General and Aldi stand to thrive. These budget retailers are building on strong g Several counties delay easing bans, as Md. stay-at-home order ends Friday 05/14/2020 10:24pm • The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is seen in 2015. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher) More from: Prince George's County | Montgomery County | Calvert County | Charles County | Anne Arundel County With Maryland slated to move into Phase One of its coronavirus recovery plan Friday, several counties are de What's allowed, what's not in Anne Arundel Co. as Md. aims to reopen 05/14/2020 06:30pm • St. Anne's Episcopal Church is seen in the distance from Main Street in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) More from: Prince George's County | Montgomery County | Calvert County | Charles County With Maryland looking to start easing pandemic-related restri Despite furor, Eastern Shore town approves zoning for possible immigrant detention facility 05/14/2020 07:30am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. When residents of the Town of Sudlersville joined a virtual commissioner’s meeting at 6:30 p.m. last Wednesday, they could see Town Comm Hogan: Maryland to relax stay-home order starting May 15 05/13/2020 10:31pm • Fish Taco restaurant workers talk to a customer, left, in front of the restaurant in Bethesda, Md., Monday, May 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that the stay-at-home order originally put in place to deal with the coronavirus pandemic would be lif Coronavirus update: Bowser extends DC stay-at-home order into June 05/13/2020 09:04pm • FILE -- A woman in a mask walks past a digital sign displaying groups of people walking above K Street, an area usually packed with people this time of day, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) D.C.'s stay-at-home order has been extended until June 8, Mayor Muriel B DC housing prices 'looking quite resilient' amid coronavirus crisis 05/11/2020 09:22am • Housing prices in the D.C.-area market are holding up, and there is evidence that sellers expect them to going forward, despite the coronavirus crisis. (WTOP/Mike Jakaitis) The forecast for the nation’s housing market is growing more pessimistic, with a slight drop in prices and a dramatic dro The world's best airports for 2020, according to Skytrax 05/11/2020 05:14am • While most of us yearn for the days when we can actually fly in and out of them again, the world's top aviation hubs for 2020 have been revealed at the annual Skytrax World Airport Awards. And in what will come as a surprise to virtually no one, Singapore Changi Airport has for the eighth year in Hong Kong police arrest more than 200 in renewed protests 05/11/2020 04:44am • HONG KONG (AP) — More than 200 people were arrested during anti-government protests in Hong Kong on Sunday night, police said, as authorities seek to prevent a revival of last year's massive demonstrations, including through the application of anti-social gathering regulations intended to contain Golf courses in Montgomery Co. reopen with new rules 05/10/2020 03:29pm • Golfers may once again hit the links at any of Montgomery County, Maryland's nine public golf courses. But with their reopening comes new restrictions as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The courses, which reopened at 7 a.m. Friday, have new rules aimed at maintaining safety and promoting soci Experts worry CDC is sidelined in coronavirus response 05/10/2020 02:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has repeatedly found its suggestions for fighting the coronavirus outbreak taking a backseat to other concerns within the Trump administration. That leaves public health experts outside government fearing the agency’s decades of e Frontline Heroes: How this Md. woman helps domestic abuse survivors during the pandemic 05/08/2020 03:42pm • EDITOR’S NOTE: During the coronavirus pandemic, there are people throughout the community working on the front lines. WTOP is honoring essential personnel through its Frontline Heroes campaign. Each day, WTOP chooses two nominees, awards each $100 and donates another $100 to Feed the Fight DC, a