Morning Roundup: Montgomery County Is Allowing More Businesses To Reopen With Amended Executive Order

Aug 25, 2020

An executive order in Montgomery County is allowing businesses like bowling alleys and museums to reopen. [WJLA]
A 29-year-old’s experience with a COVID-19 coma that nearly ended his life. [Washingtonian]
Is Jerry Falwell Jr. stepping down as president of Liberty University? Who knows. [Post]
A Zoom outage made for a complicated first day of virtual class for several schools. [Post]
The Indian restaurant Punjab Grill has been feeding people experiencing homelessness for months. [Eater]
A Woodley Park children’s center is turning into a “study hub” for students to take virtual classes. [NBC 4]
The vice chair of D.C.’s housing authority was removed after asking questions about a whistleblower lawsuit. [WCP]
Uber and Lyft have a new dedicated pick-up area at Dulles International Airport. [Post]
One person was killed and two others were injured in a Prince George’s County triple shooting. [NBC 4]
How losing classmates to gun violence affects D.C. students’ academics. [Post]
Washington Sports Club says that the recent lawsuit filed by D.C. is “targeted and biased.” [WBJ]
A teen was fatally struck by two cars on a highway in Prince George’s County. [NBC 4]
Two more DMV offices in Fairfax and Loudoun counties will reopen next week. [WTOP]
ICYMI: Many D.C. area residents still haven’t received their unemployment benefits.
ICYMI: Nationals Park will be used as a polling center this November.
This Day in DCist: Ward 4 residents discovered bigoted flyers.