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10 healthy holiday gift ideas 12/02/2021 07:00pm • With the holidays in full swing, I thought it might be helpful to offer up some healthy gift ideas suggested by my nutrition pals. Because if you're anything like me, gift buying can be a little stressful. You can thank me later. Apple Watch I will admit this can be a costly gift for some, but Maryland Attorney General Frosh: Keep guard against holiday shopping scams 12/02/2021 04:00am • It's the holiday shopping season, which is also a time when scammers are busy trying to separate consumers from their money. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh led an hourlong online forum Wednesday aimed at helping consumers avoid being scammed. "The folks who are trying to steal your money a Fitness gear as a holiday gift? 11/30/2021 07:00pm • Remember the controversial Peloton ad that came out around this time a couple of years ago? In it, a woman is given a Peloton by her husband for Christmas. The ad shows her getting up early to ride and coming home from work late and jumping on her Peloton. She really likes her gift and the "me time" DC-area restaurateur offers tips on what not to give during food drives 11/28/2021 06:46pm • Are you interested in making food donations to a local kitchen or pantry, but aren't sure that what you're giving will help? Local chef and restaurateur Mark Bucher has some suggestions. Bucher is no novice when it comes to feeding the areas most vulnerable. When food insecurity spiked during the Holiday shipping deadlines for USPS, UPS and FedEx 11/27/2021 07:30pm • (Photo Getty Images) If you want your holiday gift packages to reach loved ones by Christmas, here are essential shipping deadlines to keep in mind. United States Post Office For shipping through the U.S. Post Office, here are the recommended send by dates for expected delivery before Dec. 25. Annual gift guide helps you 'shop local' in DC area 11/27/2021 09:52am • Many people started holiday shopping earlier than usual amid worries supply chain issues would make it harder to get all of the presents on their lists in time; but advocates for local businesses say that’s all the more reason to "shop local." "It’s always a good job creator and by shopping ' Small Business Saturday: Guide to shopping small in the DC area 11/25/2021 04:38pm • The turkey and pumpkin pie have been gobbled up, and your focus has shifted to that holiday shopping list. Before grabbing your phone and loading up your online shopping cart or heading for the big-box retailer, D.C.-area small businesses hope you give a thought to shopping local. Small Business Volunteers distributing 4,000 boxes of food to DC and Maryland families in need 11/21/2021 11:51am • This year, volunteers will be packing and distributing 4,000 boxes to DC and Maryland families, their biggest number so far (WTOP/Shayna Estulin). Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, dozens of volunteers gathered in a Silver Hill, Maryland, warehouse to pack boxes of holiday food staples for area 24 gift ideas for nursing home residents 11/21/2021 11:00am • Gifts that keep on giving Your time and attention during nursing home visits are wonderful gifts in themselves. But when there's a holiday or birthday on the way, or you just want to pamper someone you care about, you have plenty of gift-giving options. Just keep a few guidelines in mind: - Turn in an unwanted gun for gift card in Prince George's Co. Maryland 11/20/2021 07:40am • To tackle gun violence in Prince George's County, Maryland, the police department is partnering with some of the county's notable churches to host a gun turn-in program on Saturday. The "Gift Cards for Guns" event will last from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper 2021 holiday shipping guide: Deadlines for USPS, FedEx and UPS 11/18/2021 01:04pm • Don't let this year's especially challenging hunt for holiday presents go to waste by forgetting that you still have to ship those goods to someone far away. Even for those of you who started -- and maybe even finished -- your holiday shopping back in October, timelines for shipping vary dependin Prince George's Co. executive launches gun exchange event after 16-year-old's killing 11/15/2021 08:51pm • Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, said while EMTs found a 16-year-old boy dying outside of a townhouse in Upper Marlboro, he wasn't shot there. Now, community leaders are taking action. Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said she is praying for the boy who his family ide Teen killed in Upper Marlboro identified 11/15/2021 11:33am • Police in Prince George's County have identified a teenager killed in a shooting Saturday, and said a $25,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to an arrest and indictment in the Upper Marlboro, Maryland, case. Detectives with the Prince George's County Police Department are tryi 50 ways to improve your finances in 2022 11/12/2021 10:30am • Money resolutions for 2022 Entering 2022, consumers are facing sustained high rates of inflation, possible changes to the tax code and a struggling supply chain. Amid these challenges, and taking into account the last two years of crisis, it may be more important than ever that individuals and fa Best virtual and digital gifts 11/09/2021 08:44am • From computer chip shortages to backlogged ports, a number of factors might make it difficult to find some gift items on store shelves this year. And even if you can find the gift you want, expected shipping delays may make it hard to get it to the intended recipient in time. The answer may be to