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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 Rental Report: Tips for a Happy Landlord-Tenant Relationship 01/23/2014 03:15pm • 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 Crime Report: Christmas and New Year’s Eve 01/03/2014 01:45pm • The Arlington County Police Department has issued its crime report for the two weeks ending Dec. 31. A few days before Christmas, some Grinch stole a fruit basket (and a gift card) from a Virginia Square apartment mail room. BURGLARY, 131219008, 3500 block of N. Washington Boulevard. At 7:30 am Arlington Pet of the Week: Harper T. Beast 12/26/2013 12:30pm • Our latest Arlington Pet of the Week is Harper T. Beast, a leopard gecko. Harper is named after both a young D.C. star athlete and a famous author Harper Lee. Here’s more about the lizard that’s “not the least bit wet or scaly” from his owner, Kathryn: Harper T. Beast is Local stores offer after-Christmas deals 12/25/2013 08:01pm • WASHINGTON - If you have gift cards, items to return or just a hankering to shop the day after Christmas, retailers are ready for you. Stores are opening as early as 5 a.m. and offering deals in store and online in hopes of getting shoppers back after a day of celebrating with family. Before Tips for gift card use and shopping 12/25/2013 06:45pm • WASHINGTON - Did you get a gift card this Christmas? They can be great: one size fits all and you get the excitement of selecting something you really want -- or need. But there are a few ground rules to keep in mind. You have up to four years to redeem your store-specific gift card in Maryla D.C. Jewish Community Center volunteers lend a hand for the holidays 12/25/2013 03:53pm • WASHINGTON - Christmas is a day for getting gifts. For about 1,000 local volunteers at the D.C. Jewish Community Center, Christmas Day is a time for giving back. They fed the homeless, donated blood and looked on as their children made special holiday cards and visited nursing homes. Members of Gansler, Maryland settle with AT&T over calling cards 12/24/2013 01:54am • WASHINGTON - Some military families will get a gift this season thanks to a settlement between AT&T and the state of Maryland. Between 2007 and 2013, AT&T advertised prepaid calling cards for a given number of minutes. But a minute didn't always equal a minute. "For every minute that somebody u Want to return? Here are tips to do it right 12/22/2013 11:54pm • WASHINGTON -- Reliable retailers follow a fundamental policy that the customer is always right. So, if your sweater has a hole in it, the toy is broken or the electronic device doesn't power-up, chances are most retailers want to make things right. But it helps to properly complain. The Wal