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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 20 Creative Ways to Save Money 11/21/2021 07:00pm • Saving money is such a simple concept: Don't spend as much and put the excess funds in a savings account.And yet saving money can be maddeningly difficult. After all, there are so many distractions vying for our attention and wallet. Streaming services promise enlightening entertainment. Favorite re 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 9 Best Retail Stocks to Buy This Holiday Season 11/18/2021 07:00pm • These retail stocks could have a big holiday season.Analysts and investors anticipate a strong holiday shopping season in 2021, and retail stocks could be big winners. Bank of America projects U.S. fourth-quarter retail sales growth of 4.9% in 2021. That growth is down from 11.2% in 2020 but up from 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 What to Consider Before Starting a Layaway Plan 11/17/2021 12:00am • When times are tough, layaway plans tend to thrive. This was the case during the Great Depression, when cost-conscious shoppers needed easier ways to make purchases. So they purchased items in installments, periodically giving the store money until they paid the total. Layaway fell somewhat out of f 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 7 Things to Buy Early This Holiday Season 11/10/2021 12:00am • It might not be the best idea to wait for Black Friday sales to roll out before you start your holiday shopping. Supply chain bottlenecks and shipping delays mean that the longer you wait to do your shopping, the more likely you will run into limited inventories, longer shipping times and fewer disc 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 DC's biggest COVID-19 challenges? Vaccine misinformation, hesitancy 11/05/2021 02:11pm • The biggest challenges facing D.C.'s response to COVID-19 isn't access to the vaccine or availability — it's combating misinformation and vaccine hesitancy, city officials said during calls this week. "The District's biggest challenge is not going to be access to the pediatric vaccine. There's