A synesthete who sees and hears the world in vivid color, Joy is all about soaking up life experiences — and then translating those experiences into words. Freckle-faced and coffee-fueled, Joy is on a personal quest to visit all 50 states in her lifetime (40 down!), see all the Broadway musicals, and eat all the tacos. For fun, she plays the piano, diagrams sentences, and solves true crime stories from her couch, along with her husband of 21 years and their teenage daughter.
Beginning in 1955, "The Enchanted Forest" was an amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland. It closed in 1990 and waited in ruin until Clark's Elioak Farm in Ellicott City began to rejuvenate its pieces in 2004.
A Black man entered Valley Brook Tea in Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Circle this week, yelling "Chinese" and "COVID-19"
at the cashier, before spraying him with pepper spray.
A viral video is being circulated showing a Black Starbucks barista being berated by a white customer who's upset that she was asked to wear a mask inside the cafe.
Jerry Falwell Jr., the president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, will take a leave of absence after an inappropriate photo of him and a girl on a yacht went viral.
On Tuesday, Governor Jared Polis ordered that bars and restaurants stop selling alcohol after 10 p.m., due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. The Colorado Tavern League then filed a lawsuit against Polis and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. A judge will hold a hearing next week.
In this update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers help for employees struggling with job stress during the coronavirus crisis.
Protestors in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, dispersed on Tuesday after local police warned them that they were violating the stay-at-home order. One protestor was arrested, and the Raleigh Police Department took to Twitter to state that "protesting is a non-essential activity."
D.C. schools and nonessential businesses will remain closed for another month, and nonessential Virginia businesses will remain closed until May 8 under updated orders by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Governor Ralph Northam.
The largest economic relief bill in U.S. history has just been signed by President Trump. The $2.2 trillion deal is poised to stimulate and boost the economy in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
Enough with perfectionism and the high-achieving Karens of the world. In her new stand-up special Weakness Is the Brand, Maria Bamford weaves together her trademark vulnerability, self-deprecation, and quirkiness into a refreshingly relatable comedy show.
