WASHINGTON – Starting Friday, a tiny slice of pre-pandemic normality starts returning to the nation's capital as a three-month old coronavirus stay-home order is replaced by the first phase of a reopening plan.
Barbers and hair salons will begin welcoming back clients grown haggard from months of self-maintenance. Non-essential businesses, shuttered since late March, will be able to start offering curbside pickup.
And restaurants that have operating solely on takeout will start limited outdoor seating. It's a major turning point in the District of Columbia's road to recovery after three solid months of economic and social lock down.