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May 28, 2021

D.C. Pools To Open This Weekend, Including A New One In Ward 7

Starting this weekend, outdoor pools are reopening for those who want to take a dip, after more than a year of restrictions in aquatic spaces.

Feb 05, 2021

Gov. Ralph Northam Says Virginia Schools Must Begin Reopening By March 15

Meanwhile, the state’s vaccination campaign is in “a race” with newer, far more contagious variants of the coronavirus, Northam said.

Nov 16, 2020

Fairfax County Public Schools Delay A Return To In-Person Learning For Nearly 7,000 Students

As coronavirus cases surge, nearly 7,000 Fairfax students who were slated to return tomorrow will not go back for at least two more weeks.

Oct 23, 2020

Doubtful Councilmembers Press D.C. Public Schools Chancellor On School Reopening Plan

21,000 elementary school students are set to return to classrooms in November.

Oct 07, 2020

Mayor Bowser Extends District State Of Emergency To Dec. 31

The city’s state of emergency was originally set to expire Oct. 9.

Sep 28, 2020

Washington Monument To Reopen Oct. 1

Anyone up for a socially-distant 500-ft. elevator ride?

Sep 02, 2020

Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Prince George’s Counties Will Not Move To Phase 3 As Maryland Presses Ahead

County executives say the coronavirus metrics in their jurisdictions aren’t at a place to move forward yet.

Sep 01, 2020

Maryland Will Move Into Phase Three This Friday, Gov. Larry Hogan Announces

Hogan said local jurisdictions can once more decide whether they want to move into Phase Three of reopening.

Jul 22, 2020

(Some Of) Your COVID-19 Data Questions, Answered

How is the lag in test results affecting public health data? What’s going on with contact tracing? And what, once again, is “community spread?”

Jul 02, 2020

D.C. Universities Plan For An Unpredictable Fall As Coronavirus Cases Surge Nationwide

“You should assume everywhere you go, every room you’re in, every surface you touch, is infectious,” a public health expert says of students’ return to campus.

 
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