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Rental Report: Rent it Faster With Perks 05/15/2014 02:30pm • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. Not so lo First lady praises own mom at Mother's Day event 05/12/2014 05:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Extending the Mother's Day celebration by a day, Michelle Obama on Monday saluted military mothers for the sacrifices they make both for their families and their country, and honored her own mother as the person who keeps her "standing up straight on my feet."The first lady joked 2 in 5 carry less than $20 cash every day, survey finds 05/12/2014 09:42am • WASHINGTON -- The days of carrying cash in your wallet appear to be disappearing. A new Bankrate.com survey finds eight of out 10 people carry less than $50 with them every day, and two in five carry less than $20. About 9 percent say they don't carry cash at all. People use cash to buy things Resell jeans? Resale value goes beyond used cars 05/10/2014 07:34am • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Jenna Broems shops for clothes the same way she hunts for a new car: She considers resale value.Broems, who lives in Stamford, Connecticut, only buys brands like Abercrombie & Fitch and 7 For All Mankind because she believes they will fetch the Village plans fundraisers for slain state troopers 05/09/2014 06:40pm • TANANA, Alaska (AP) -- Residents of the small village where two Alaska State Troopers were gunned down are coping with the unwanted attention but trying to move forward."A lot of people have a lot of feelings about what has happened," said Therese Achton, school superintendent and principal of the M Weddings can be pricey, even for guests 05/07/2014 02:50pm • JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Weddings are expensive, even if you're not the one walking down the aisle.Chantay Bridges expects to spend more than $4,000 to attend the weddings of three close friends this summer.That tidy sum is going to dresses, shoes and gifts, as well as tu AWLA’s Walk for the Animals Set for Saturday 05/07/2014 01:30pm • The Animal Welfare League of Arlington’s biggest fundraiser of the year, its annual Walk for the Animals, will be held this Saturday at Bluemont Park (329 N. Manchester Street). The event begins with registration at 9:30 a.m. and there will be a 3-mile walk or a 1-mile stroll for participants, Easter egg hunt promotes Silver Spring businesses 04/19/2014 03:17pm • SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Hundreds of kids scoured Silver Spring's small businesses on Saturday as part of a citywide Easter egg hunt. With a map of the city in one hand and a purple bag in the other, 12-year-old Evan Litofsky had a loose strategy of how he planned to collect the most eggs. "We're j Honest Tea to reward recyclers with goods for empty bottles 04/10/2014 02:25pm • Bethesda-based Honest Tea will be at the Giant Food store in Westbard on Friday to exchange free gifts for your empty recyclable containers. As part of its Great Recycle Tour, the company will set up a 12-foot-tall blue recycling bin Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 5400 Westbard Ave. Dependin Morning Notes 04/07/2014 08:10am • Marijuana Decriminalization, Minimum Wage Set To Pass Monday – Monday is the last day of the state’s 2014 legislative session and is expected to bring final votes on two measures that got hammered out over the weekend. The State Senate passed a minimum wage law that will increase t Police Sponsoring HS, MS T-Shirt Design Contest 03/28/2014 10:15am • The Arlington Police Beneficiary Association is asking Arlington middle- and high-schoolers to design a T-shirt for Police Week in May. Students are asked to submit designs for the theme “Honoring the Fallen By Remembering Their Sacrifice,” by Friday, April 4 at 3:00 p.m. Designs are ask Morning Notes 02/26/2014 08:15am • Outlook Doesn’t Look Good For School Construction Bill — Montgomery County’s push for more school construction funding from Annapolis will likely have to wait at least until next legislative session. Key Montgomery County political leaders are saying they aren’t expecti Safeway may put itself up for sale 02/19/2014 06:06pm • Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc., the second-largest grocery store operator in the Washington area, may be sold. Safeway says it is in discussions about a possible sale of the company, though it didn’t identify any potential buyer or buyers and said it would have no further comment until Valentine's Day at the office 02/12/2014 06:42pm • Rohan Williamson, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - Brace yourselves: Valentine's Day is coming up, and while it is supposed to be a celebration of love you have for your significant other, you may want to tone it down at the office. Parade offers a few pointers to help make Valentine's Day fun bu Rental Report: Tips For A Happy Landlord-Tenant Relationship 01/28/2014 10:35am • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. Whether y