Bethany Beach and
Ocean City were all rented by January this year and that you’re out of luck if you procrastinated.
That’s only partly true.
What is the case: Since last summer, when families realized they could work and study from anywhere yet couldn’t escape, say, to Europe the beach rental market has thrived. “We’ve never had rentals like this,” says the owner of a seven-bedroom house one block from the beach in the
Outer Banks. “We had November rentals, December rentals, lots of January rentals, February rentals.”
While houses within walking distance to the beach may be leased, Sharon Palmer-Stauffer of RE/MAX Realty Group Rehoboth says rentals are still to be had, especially in big, new communities that have sprouted in recent years on the outskirts of
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Take your new pandemic bike for a historic ride on the Virginia Capital Trail.
Photograph courtesy of Virginia Department of Transportation
26 miles, out and back
This 10-foot-wide, 13-mile paved trail in Southern Maryland passes through wetlands and the Mattawoman Creek stream valley, so you may spot bald eagles, turtles, deer, and other wildlife.
Covered Bridges Ride
39.8-mile loop
This ride in the countryside of Maryland’s Frederick County features a slew of water crossings including on three covered wooden bridges. For directions, download the Heritage Bicycle Tours brochure, then scroll to the North County Bridge Sampler.
52 miles, one way
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Carfax, a 2019 Great Places to Work winner, has a work-hard/play-hard culture that includes allowing dogs in the office. Photograph by Dan Chung.
Has your company treated employees well during the Covid-19 pandemic? Think your company could be one of Washington’s best places to work?
Washingtonian publishes its Great Places to Work feature every other year; the next list is scheduled to be published in our October 2021 issue.
The Great Places to Work contest is open to any company or nonprofit as long as it has an office in the greater Washington area. There is no cost to participate.
Nationals Ballpark last season. Photo by Evy Mages
After a 2020 season during which Major League Baseball games were played in fan-less stadiums, it’s great that about 10,000 spectators (25 percent of the park’s capacity) are now allowed into Nationals Park for each home game with the hope that capacity may increase as conditions allow.
Reopening to fans, of course, took a lot of planning and the implementation of new safety protocols. Before the season started, the Nats announced all the changes fans would see not just having to wear masks and sit in socially distanced pods, but also adjustments in the way visitors order and pay for food, and new restrictions on bags.