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Coronavirus 2020 - Washingtonian https://dev.w-cm.com The website that Washington lives by. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:45:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://dev.w-cm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Coronavirus 2020 - Washingtonian https://dev.w-cm.com 32 32 Forbidden Peak Bloom: Remembering the 2020 Cherry Blossoms https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/03/29/forbidden-peak-bloom-remembering-the-2020-cherry-blossoms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forbidden-peak-bloom-remembering-the-2020-cherry-blossoms Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:15:52 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1630891 Peak bloom occurred on March 20, 2020, a week after the coronavirus pandemic caused normal life in Washington to jolt to a halt. Despite pleas from DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and local health officials, people nonetheless spent the previous weekend crowding into bars and restaurants. Bowser closed nightclubs and announced restrictions on bar seating that Sunday. […]

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The Week Covid Changed Washington https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/03/07/the-week-covid-changed-washington/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-week-covid-changed-washington Mon, 08 Mar 2021 01:00:22 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1453579 Italy was about to enter lockdown as the second week of March 2020 opened for business, and lots of us had started washing our hands more frequently, but how many Washingtonians could have foreseen that many people in the area were about to work from home for more than a year? We took a look […]

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Virginia’s Tightened Covid Restrictions Will Extend Through February https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/01/27/virginias-tightened-covid-restrictions-will-extend-through-february/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virginias-tightened-covid-restrictions-will-extend-through-february Wed, 27 Jan 2021 20:11:06 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1419496 Virginia governor Ralph Northam is extending the executive order that tightens the state’s Covid-19 restrictions. It will now be in place through the end of February. Northam made the announcement today during a press conference held in Richmond. The original set of restrictions went into effect December 14, and they were set to expire January […]

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These DC-Area Bars and Restaurants Have Temporarily Closed During the Pandemic https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/01/06/dc-area-bars-and-restaurants-temporarily-closed-during-the-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dc-area-bars-and-restaurants-temporarily-closed-during-the-pandemic Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:02:35 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1387388 Since the pandemic began in March, a number of DC-area businesses have decided to hit pause for weeks, months, or longer in hopes health and business conditions will improve. Winter has brought on the biggest hibernation thus far as Covid numbers are rising, temperatures dropping, and new restrictions on indoor dining are enacted. (This list […]

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Photos: 2020, in Masks https://dev.w-cm.com/2020/12/31/photos-2020-in-masks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photos-2020-in-masks Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:29:41 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1379380          

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Here Are Some of the Local Fitness and Wellness Spots We Said Goodbye to in 2020 https://dev.w-cm.com/2020/12/28/here-are-some-of-the-local-fitness-and-wellness-spots-we-said-goodbye-to-in-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=here-are-some-of-the-local-fitness-and-wellness-spots-we-said-goodbye-to-in-2020 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:00:52 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1372246 2020 has been an incredibly tough year for a swath of industries, one of them being the world of fitness studios. With Covid numbers on the rise, many longtime studio devotees no longer feel safe going to class. Or perhaps they can’t even go to class: Last month, DC restricted indoor group fitness. Several local […]

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DC Apartment Buildings Are Giving Away Pelotons, TVs, Furniture, and Other Swag to Lure New Residents https://dev.w-cm.com/2020/12/18/dc-apartment-buildings-are-giving-away-pelotons-tvs-furniture-and-other-swag-to-lure-new-residents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dc-apartment-buildings-are-giving-away-pelotons-tvs-furniture-and-other-swag-to-lure-new-residents Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:29:02 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1368508 Luxury apartment buildings, with their rooftop pools, fitness centers full of Pelotons, and tricked-out dog washing stations, have lost some of their luster during the coronavirus pandemic. After all, what good are fancy communal amenities when you can’t, you know, commune? In its 2020 third-quarter report, Delta Associates, an authority on local commercial real estate, […]

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This Group Is Giving Out-of-Work Fitness Instructors a Way to Host Safe Workout Classes Outdoors https://dev.w-cm.com/2020/12/17/this-group-is-giving-out-of-work-fitness-instructors-a-way-to-host-safe-workout-classes-outdoors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-group-is-giving-out-of-work-fitness-instructors-a-way-to-host-safe-workout-classes-outdoors Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:30:20 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1367717 When the pandemic hit, Kara Holinski, 23, and Justin Hunter, 22, realized they really, really missed going to group fitness classes. The Foggy Bottom couple played sports in college—basketball for Holinski at MIT, and football for Hunter at Harvard. Post-graduation, they turned to guided classes like Orangetheory, Barry’s, or Flywheel to help them find a […]

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Yes, Some DC Companies Are Still Having Holiday Parties https://dev.w-cm.com/2020/12/17/yes-some-dc-companies-are-still-having-holiday-parties/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yes-some-dc-companies-are-still-having-holiday-parties Thu, 17 Dec 2020 15:53:02 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1366373 Among the many things cancelled by the Covid-19 pandemic this year: the office holiday party. According to the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, just 23 percent of companies they surveyed in October planned to hold a year-end celebration; of those, 74 percent would be virtual. The number of firms planning parties may have dropped even […]

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DC Sued Urban Athletic Club for Violating Covid-19 Restrictions. Now the Club Has Agreed to Abide by Them. https://dev.w-cm.com/2020/12/15/dc-sued-urban-athletic-club-for-violating-covid-19-restrictions-now-the-club-has-agreed-to-abide-by-them/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dc-sued-urban-athletic-club-for-violating-covid-19-restrictions-now-the-club-has-agreed-to-abide-by-them Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:53:40 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1365967 A DC fitness group that had been sued by DC’s attorney general for repeated Covid-19 safety violations—many of them documented on the group’s own social media accounts—has agreed to adhere to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s emergency orders, according to a press release from the attorney general’s office. A lawsuit filed earlier this month states that Urban […]

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