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There’s no better way to kick off in-person sports betting than placing a bet while seated next to your favorite Washington Football Team (WFT) figures including Brian Mitchell, Fred Smoot or Rick ‘Doc’ Walker. These are just a few of the local sports legends that helped kick-off in-person sports betting at several small businesses in

Montgomery County isn’t following suit on neighboring D.C.’s reinstatement of a mask mandate amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases — at least for now. County Executive Marc Elrich told WTTG-TV (Channel 5) Thursday that he may revert to an indoor mask mandate if Montgomery reaches a “substantial” transmission rate. The county considers a substantial transmission

A new way for people who love to watch movies or exchange them is being offered by the innovative Bluetape Movies service, a free library based on the old Blockbuster setup. Ryan Daley, owner of the Arlington, Virginia-based movie exchange, which also has an outlet on Capitol Hill in D.C., presented the idea during the

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday she will issue a directive for people ages 2 and older to wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status to curb rising COVID-19 infections. The directive will go into effect at 5 a.m. Saturday, and complies with new guidance issued this week by …

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursday that masks will be required indoors in the city for everyone older than 2, whether or not the person has been vaccinated. The new mask order goes into effect Saturday at 5 a.m. This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed its mask guidance, recommending that fully

Gordon-Andrew Fletcher, a Ward 5A08 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and chair of the Ward 5 Democrats, said he wants the party’s nomination for Kenyan McDuffie’s Ward 5 council seat in 2022. “This has been a dream of mine, a passion of mine,” Fletcher told the Informer after declaring his candidacy on July 22. “I have wanted

The coronavirus pandemic had an adverse effect on many Black entrepreneurs but a program designed to mentor small business firms with the help of a seasoned business executive has helped some survive and even thrive. SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors targeting small businesses, uses its 501(c)(3) nonprofit status to partner

The D.C. Council’s deliberation over increasing income taxes on wealthy residents for the fiscal year 2021-2022 budget is generating spirited discussion among city leaders. On July 20, the council voted 8-5 to hike income taxes on District residents making $250,000 a year or more to fund early childhood education for up to three-year-olds, pay for

Vice President Kamala Harris, who is becoming the spear-carrier in the Biden administration’s battle over voting rights, recently encouraged some front-line poll workers to embrace their role in protecting voters’ rights. So far she has met elected officials of both major parties, and stands at the vanguard of a multimillion-dollar voting rights campaign launched by

Virginia on Wednesday reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, surpassing that daily total for the first time since late April. The state logged 1,087 cases, while its positivity rate sits at 4.7% after falling as low as 1.3% late last month, according to health department data. Seven related deaths