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How to Survive as a Retiree in a Down Market 07/29/2020 12:00am • With the coronavirus pandemic causing fluctuations in the stock market, many people fear an extended economic downturn. It can be especially nerve-wracking if your portfolio valuations are down, or your retirement income is less than you planned for. Follow these financial to-dos to get through a m Smart Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund 07/28/2020 12:00am • Don't spend it all at once.Eagerly awaiting your tax refund? Before you start an online shopping spree or earmark the money for something really big, like an 85-inch TV, stop and think for a moment. These are economically challenging times. Yes, you deserve to treat yourself, but this may be the tim Money Saving Challenges 07/15/2020 12:00am • If you find saving money a challenge, maybe the problem is that you're not actually challenging yourself. In other words, maybe you should do a money-saving challenge. As in, play a sort of game to inspire you to save money. Money-saving challenges are a trend that have become popular online and ar Where the pandemic is exacerbated by a housing crisis — and vice versa 06/25/2020 08:41am • In front of CASA's Langley Park headquarters, children from the neighborhood express their views on housing issues. (Courtesy CASA) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Th Unique local gifts for dad this Father's Day 06/18/2020 08:58am • Don't forget dad this Father's Day. Check out these D.C.-area gift ideas and avoid getting stumped. So many local artisans, chefs, restaurants and spirit makers have really creative promotions that any dad would love, especially a picky one. Needless to say, there is a growing list of offering Review: 'Defending Jacob' is gripping mystery miniseries on Apple TV+ 06/09/2020 12:24am • This image released by Apple TV+ shows Chris Evans, from left, Jaeden Martell and Michelle Dockery in a scene from "Defending Jacob." The six-part Apple TV+ drama series adapted from the 2012 New York Times best-selling novel by William Landay, premieres April 24. (Apple TV+ via AP) With so Want a restaurant-level experience at home? 'Save DC Eats' is here to help 05/28/2020 01:50pm • When the coronavirus pandemic struck and shut down D.C. restaurants, chef Chris Morgan was just two weeks away from opening his new restaurant, Bammy's, in the Navy Yard neighborhood. With a health inspection yet to be performed, and other final details also in need of finishing, everything was s Prince George's Co. church gives away 600 food gift cards for Memorial Day 05/24/2020 07:19pm • The community at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington, Maryland, has been giving back to those in need throughout the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, community members focused on veterans, current military members and their families for Memorial Day. They raised enou Wolf Trap cancels summer concert season over coronavirus pandemic concerns 05/22/2020 10:44am • Wolf Trap has canceled its summer concert season due to coronavirus pandemic concerns, the venue announced Friday. “For the first time in Wolf Trap's nearly 50-year history, our summer concert season will not come to fruition,” president and CEO Arvind Manocha said in a statement. “P 'These patients are not alone’: Md. hospital chaplain calls pandemic 'difficult time' 05/19/2020 04:12am • Stephanie Grant is the managing chaplain for Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, in Rockville, Maryland, and the pandemic has meant that she and her staff are performing tasks they’ve never had to do before. (Courtesy Adventist HealthCare) Stephanie Grant usually works a 12-hour d Md. businesses open to limited customers as coronavirus restrictions are relaxed 05/15/2020 10:38pm • On Friday, some areas of Maryland began to relax coronavirus restrictions after nearly two months, but with limitations. Ridia Dearie had people calling her immediately after Gov. Larry Hogan's announcement saying some businesses could reopen after lifting the stay-at-home order for the coronavir 'Giving Tuesday Now' means sharing a little kindness during the pandemic 05/05/2020 04:10am • Giving Tuesday always takes place in December, but this year, an additional day has been added on May 5, called Giving Tuesday Now. It's all about being generous with your time, attention or money to help others during the coronavirus pandemic. For instance, you can hang a sign in a window tha Maryland group brings community together to support frontline workers, local restaurants 04/29/2020 01:20pm • There's a group in Maryland determined to thank workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic for their efforts while also supporting local restaurants. The group is called FLAG, or the Front Line Appreciation Group, and its mission is to use donations from the community to buy lunches. U Street's Ben's Chili Bowl approved for coronavirus relief loan 04/28/2020 11:44pm • The coronavirus public health emergency has come close to succeeding where civil unrest, a recession and gentrification failed when it comes to beloved D.C. eatery Ben's Chili Bowl: force it to close. But a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program means the U Street institution will get to feed How DC landmark Ben's Chili Bowl is responding to the pandemic 04/22/2020 05:04pm • Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street is seen on April 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the D.C. region, local landmark Ben's Chili Bowl is fighting through it and adapting. "In the past, whenever there was a di