Hogan says he wants all counties to move into Phase Three of reopening.

The celebrity D.C. chef says it will be weeks “until everybody goes back to whatever ‘normal’ means,” in Lebanon.

There are a number of restaurant and community-led initiatives to support relief efforts for the Lebanese capital city.

President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration that allows the District of Columbia to receive federal aid for clean-up costs incurred during February’s historic snow storms. The declaration covers the period of Feb. 5-11, 2010, according to a White House press release. This is the second disaster declaration the president has signed to assist the District from this winter. The first covered the snow storm of Dec. 18-20….

President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration that allows the District of Columbia to receive federal aid for cleanup costs incurred from December’s winter storm. That storm dumped more than 23 inches of snow on the city between Dec. 18 and 20. The money will go to the District government and should cover most of what the city spent on snow removal for that storm. The declaration also allows D.C. and a number of…

Photo by RehanB In a letter today, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster relief assistance for Metro in the wake of this month’s historic snow storms. The transit agency announced Thursday that February’s massive snowfall cost Metro at least an estimated $18 million — $8 million worth of snow removal efforts, and $9.7 million in lost revenue. Metro could receive federal assistance through each of the three…