DC Council approves alcohol delivery, takeout during COVID-19 closings

The DC Council has passed emergency legislation to offer relief to businesses during the coronavirus outbreak. Restaurants and bars in the District can now offer alcohol in take-out and delivery orders.

Compass Coffee closes all downtown DC-based locations

The coronavirus pandemic and social distancing are impacting small businesses across the area, including D.C.-based Compass Coffee. This story was first seen on Popville.

Some Virginia restaurants and bars stay open without closure order from state

Some restaurants and bars are staying open, including dining rooms, without a state-wide directive from the Virginia governor to close Monday amid the global coronavirus outbreak.

Starbucks will be temporarily switching to a 'to go' mode due to COVID-19 concerns

Starbucks has announced that beginning on Sunday all of its North American stores will switch to a `to go' model for at least two weeks because of the coronavirus.

Enjoy the warm weather with Ice Cream Jubilee
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Victoria Lai, owner of Ice Cream Jubilee, joined us with cool treats for the warm weather!

Wine pours from faucets in Italian homes

A technical fault at an Italian winery caused water to displace the water supply of a nearby village.

Olive Garden customer demanded and got white server, worker says

Olive Garden has fired the manager of one of its restaurants in southwestern Indiana who was accused of complying with a white customer's demand to replace her table's black server with one who wasn't black.

Additional H-2B visas to be released to help Maryland's seafood industry ahead of blue crab season

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced it will release 35,000 additional visas through the H-2B Nonimmigrant Temporary Worker Program, which will help protect Maryland's $355 million seafood industry and supply chain. 

Cooking with Como: A Taste of Delaware!
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You don't have to go far to have a foodie experience! that's because the travel & adventure show is Coming to town this weekend! Delaware Tourism Director Elizabeth Keller and Rehoboth's SoDel Concepts chef Doug Ruley joined us with a taste of Delaware!

Vegan runner asks neighbors to close windows when cooking meat with 'offensive' odor

A self-proclaimed "vegan runner" from Berkeley, California received backlash on Saturday after asking neighbors to close their windows when cooking meat because the smells were 'overpowering and offensive.'

A taste of Montgomery County with the Travel and Adventure Show
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You don't have to go far to have a foodie experience with the Travel and Adventure show coming to town this weekend! Montgomery County marketing director Cory Van Horn stopped by with a taste from the big event!

Joe Coulombe, founder of popular Trader Joe’s markets, dies

Joe Coulombe envisioned a new generation of young grocery shoppers emerging in the 1960s, one that wanted healthy, tasty, high-quality food they couldn’t find in most supermarkets and couldn’t afford to buy in the few high-end gourmet outlets.