Hunkered Down to Opening Up in Virginia
Northern Virginia leaders urge regional approach to reopening state.
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Northern Virginia Reopening Should Occur When Metrics Met
Regional mayors and chairs send letter to Gov. Northam.
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Mount Vernon Farmers Market To Open in May
It could pave the way for more as the county could gradually reopen.
Some Farmers Markets to open in May
Reston, Mount Vernon and Burke Farmers Markets to Open in May
It could pave the way for more as county gradually reopens.
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Kicking Off National Nurses Week and Hospital Week 2020 in Reston
A ground and air salute to healthcare workers at Reston Hospital Center.
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Opinion: Commentary: Hazard Pay in Honor of Frontline Workers in Fairfax County
We are putting our lives on the line; Hazard pay honors our sacrifices.
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Loan Sharks in the Water
Lawmakers crack down on predatory lending, although reform won’t happen for eight months.
The LoanMax on Mount Vernon Avenue in Arlandria is open for business during the pandemic, and colorful signs in the windows announce in English and Spanish that the car-title lender remains open during a stay-at-home order — offering loans at 200 percent annual interest during a time when unemployment claims in Alexandria are skyrocketing. Those kinds of interest rates will be illegal under the Fairness in Lending Act, which Gov. Ralph Northam signed last week after lawmakers signed off on some last-minute changes. But the ban on such high-interest lending won’t take effect until New Years Day 2021, which means high-interest lenders have eight months to engage in an unprecedented lending spree during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.