95. Bw parkway, 295 an option for folks heading out of baltimore. Northbound lanes are open. Other big deal now, a crash on the beltway in Silver Spring. Thats going to be on the outer loop of the beltway near georgia avenue. Were told initially the right half of the roadway is blocked. A tractortrailer is involved and may be jackknifed. Outer loop jammed into Silver Spring headed toward georgia avenue, 395 north of duke street, your volume lineup but lanes are open to the 14th street bridge. Mike, andrea, back to you. Two people are being treated at Virginia Hospital Center after an overnight fire in arlington. The scary morning for them a scary morning for them. Delia goncalves is more from the scene. Do we know the cause yet . Reporter we dont know the cause. We do know the fire was pretty extensive, even though the house at this point looks okay. Were told most of the damage is in the back and there was fire in the basement first and second floors. Good news here, captain gregg kar
Weather advisory top our now. Howard bernstein is standing by with all the details. We can see the snow on the brim of your hat. Reporter it was a pretty scene out there. If youre driving, anywhere from a trace to 3isms across the region. Were looking at the system. The back edge trying to get into the shenandoah valley. Weve seen snow break out in the last 50 to 90 minutes in d. C. Metro. South of town, this is snow. Im getting reports as far south as waldorf of snow mixing in. This should be white down here but its a little warmer. Northwest seeing it melt more than stick. North and west of town, i want to show you the temperatures. You can see why it is sticking. 30 in gaithersburg, 32 leesburg. 38 at reagan national. So we have to watch this. I want to take you out to some of the locations on our Traffic Cameras here. Were going to go to winchester first. Theyre doing a good job out on the roads. The roads are wet but were seeing the buildup on the grassy areas. Haymarket, virginia
December 16, 2020 at 11:45am
The County Board has granted restaurant and bar owners more leeway as to where they can set up and winterize outdoor seating.
Owners will now be able to set up temporary outdoor seating areas or TOSAs in common areas, such as plazas, following a vote during the recessed County Board meeting on Tuesday.
In May, when the County first established a program to allow TOSAs to respond to the pandemic, the seating on sidewalks and patios had to be associated with specific restaurants and bars.
The decision to give restaurants more space and flexibility is partly in response to a request from representatives of a plaza in Shirlington to open the space to outdoor seating for several nearby restaurants.