Elle Meyers

This is part two in a series of Q+As with Virginians on how their lives have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Read part one with a Fairfax restaurant manager here. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought hundreds of industries to a grinding halt as communities stay home and practice social distancing to avoid further spread of…

One good thing? Figuring out a seamless online ordering system. Dolce Vita Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar has been open for business for 25 years in Fairfax, and they weren’t going to let a global pandemic fully shut them down. Dolce is one of many local restaurants that has shifted to contactless takeout or delivery…

Even though schools have closed their doors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers in Dinwiddie, Virginia are still trying to engage and excite their students remotely.  In mid-March Virginia Governor Ralph Northam ordered all K-12 schools in the Commonwealth to close for the rest of the academic year to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The…

The Arlington-based volunteer group has never met, but has amassed thousands of volunteers and N95-respirator mask covers in a matter of days The novel coronavirus pandemic has led to a critical shortage of face masks, respirators and other “person protective equipment” that doctors, nurse and other healthcare professionals need to maintain basic safety around the…

Pharmacies throughout the Commonwealth say they are having a tough time coming across the drug chloroquine, which is commonly used to fight malaria. It was recently mentioned by President Donald Trump as a potential “game changer” to treat the novel coronavirus, despite only anecdotal evidence backing that claim up. After Trump’s comments, the Wall Street…

The laws are awaiting the governor’s signature, with a deadline of April 11. In addition to emptying shelves of toilet paper and canned goods to hunker down during the coronavirus pandemic, Virginians are also stocking up on firearms, just weeks after the General Assembly passed historic gun safety legislation in the state. There has been…

As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to spread across throughout Virginia, we decided to take a look at how some of the state’s biggest hospitals performed in government quality ratings, especially when it comes to infectious diseases. Below we have compiled detailed information from Medicare’s Hospital Compare website, including the number of clostridium difficile…

The city of Norfolk, Virginia has introduced a new loan program for businesses in the area that have seen their revenue reduced by the coronavirus and foreign supply chain disruptions. Starting in late March, the city’s Department of Economic Development will begin accepting applications from businesses that need extra support as the coronavirus continues to…

As the novel coronavirus continues to disrupt normal life, Gov. Ralph Northam wants to make it easier for people who have lost their jobs or hours to pay their bills. Northam announced three major changes to the state’s unemployment program at a press conference on Tuesday. First, workers filing for unemployment will not have to…

Restaurants and businesses in Richmond are voluntarily closing their doors in the hope of slowing down the spread of the novel coronavirus. Although restaurants are not on the list of Governor Ralph Northam’s ban on public gatherings of 100 or more people, many have decided on their own to either switch to take-out only or…