Don’t expect any deals this summer on rental properties

It’s one of the big questions being asked — what will your summer vacation plans look like this year? According to the CDC, cruise lines will be sidelined until late July or if the coronavirus subsides enough to relax restrictions. Meanwhile, what people are flocking to are beach communities.

McDonald's details new measures to safely reopen dining rooms

McDonald’s is preparing to welcome customers back into their dining rooms — but only after their new safety standards have been met.

Tyson Foods temporarily cutting prices on beef products amid spike in grocery prices

Tyson Foods, one of the largest meat-processing companies in the world, announced this week that the company will be cutting prices on select beef products amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Shoppers see largest jump in grocery prices since 1974

It's not your imagination. The overall price of groceries has gone up according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows a 2.6% increase in prices.

Grocery store prices rose last month amid COVID-19 pandemic

The price index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs increased the most, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Can community pools safely open during the coronavirus pandemic?

We're less than two weeks away from Memorial Day. Typically, that would mean the kick-off to pool season, but this isn’t going to be your average summer. Will you be able to hit the pool and, if so, when?

Video shows how quickly COVID-19 can spread in buffet-style restaurant setting

An experiment filmed by Japan’s public broadcasting organization NHK shows how easy it is for a virus like COVID-19 to spread on a cruise ship or in buffet-style restaurant.

51 Tyson Foods workers positive for coronavirus in Maine

Fifty-one workers at a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Portland, Maine, tested positive for coronavirus after facility-wide testing, and 31 were not showing any symptoms, the company said.

DC bars, restaurants hope to expand outdoor seating when the city begins to reopen

D.C. bars and restaurants at risk of going under said business may improve if they’re allowed to take more of it outside once it’s safe for the District to begin reopening.

FedEx driver surprises 6-year-old girl with cupcakes on quarantine birthday

A kindhearted FedEx driver in Indiana left a little something special when he spontaneously dropped off cupcakes for a little girl’s sixth birthday, after bringing a package to the family’s home and realizing that the coronavirus crisis likely dampened the youngster’s celebrations.

Coronavirus pandemic leads to drop in traffic and pollution along I-95

Maryland’s Secretary of the Environment says that the coronavirus pandemic has reinforced the need to transform transportation in the state.