Dan Friedell

When schools closed in March during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, many D.C.-area parents added two more “slashes” — teacher/chef — to the ways they described themselves.
In addition to taking care of their home and children, going to work (sometimes from home) and maintaining their relationships with their partner and friends, they became responsible for both keeping their kids on task as schools moved to remote instruction and planning every meal at home.
It’s no surprise paren...

When the pandemic pushed schools online last March, it also put many high school sports careers on hold.
While some Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and travel teams for high school-age athletes held practices and games over the summer, most school teams — even deep into the fall semester — have been on an extended break.
Public schools in Virginia recently started practicing, and the first games since last spring are set to tip off this week. But in D.C. and Maryland, most high school sports hav...

A Montgomery County, Maryland, nightlife institution made a comeback on Friday night after burning down in 2018 and postponing its reopening due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Fans of one of the oldest bars in the area came out to dance to the songs of King Soul, a brass-heavy band that took the stage decked out in red suits.
Rockville’s oldest bar opened in 1916 and then closed for over three years after burning in an early-morning fire on Valentine’s Day 2018. The owner of the bar at the time...

The operator of White’s Ferry, the historic Potomac River crossing in Poolesville, Maryland, announced Monday it would close up shop immediately following a judge’s decision in a decade-long court case brought by a Virginia property owner.
As a result, the ferry operator, which has docked on the Virginia side of the river for over two centuries, announced its closure via a Facebook post at 10 a.m. Monday.
The ferry operators cited a Loudoun County Circuit Court ruling in November.
The Nov. 23...

When the coronavirus pandemic swept across North America in March, it closed schools, businesses, restaurants and fitness centers, forcing many people to work from home and limit their mixing in society.
There was one silver lining: the weather, while brisk and blustery some of the time, was generally good, and getting better. It made exercising outside tolerable, and even appealing most days.
While many people continued their fitness programs over the last seven months with Zoom classes or d...

Concerning images of large crowds posted on social media last weekend prompted the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to shut down the Municipal Fish Market at the Wharf along Maine Avenue in Southwest D.C.
After making the case that they could operate safely with new social distancing measures in place — including fencing, yellow caution tape and the support of the D.C. National Guard and local police — the historic market reopened on Saturday.
While the gauntlet of fencing may ha...

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The Orioles' David Lough talks his diet, training and what it takes to be one of the best outfielders in the AL east....

Sustainability eludes the fishing industry