Breakfast links: Baltimore is shutting down restaurant dining. Is Montgomery County next?
Outdoor dining in Bethesda by International Monetary Fund licensed under Creative Commons.
Dinners out are back to dinners on the couch
Baltimore’s new mayor, Brandon Scott, ordered both indoor and outdoor dining to close in Baltimore starting Friday to slow the spread of COVID-19. Meanwhile, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich proposed closing indoor dining starting on Tuesday, a move subject to approval by the County Council. (Emily Opilo and Christina Tkacic / Baltimore Sun, Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Beat)
Central Maryland’s transportation network receives a “D” rating
The Central Maryland Transportation Alliance has rated the transportation network in the Baltimore region a “D” for the third time in a row. The rating does not reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Colin Campbell / Baltimore Sun)
Small landlords say DC’s eviction moratorium is hurting them
DC’s small landlords say they are struggling to pay their mortgages during the District’s eviction moratorium put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyle Swenson / Post)
Dulles Toll Road is going permanently cashless
Dulles Toll Road will move to electronic-only tolling and eliminate cash in 2021. The road temporarily stopped manual cash exchange in the spring because of the pandemic, and officials now say tollbooth change baskets will be removed. (Fatimah Waseem / RestonNow)
DC’s attorney general halts a DoorDash commission fee hike
DoorDash planned to raise commission fees for restaurants on its premium service DashPass, until DC’s Office of the Attorney General sent a cease and desist letter warning them that charging commissions over 15% would violate DC law. (Laura Hayes / City Paper)
University benefactor Johns Hopkins was an enslaver
Efforts at Johns Hopkins University to examine its institutional history led to the discovery that its namesake and benefactor Johns Hopkins, widely admired as an abolitionist, enslaved at least four people before the Civil War. (Post)
DC is expected to cut homeless services funding
Local nonprofits that provide services to residents experiencing homelessness could lose some of their funding if the District finalizes its plan to reduce the city’s budget due to the pandemic. (Andrew Giambrone / DCist)
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