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Still not back at your DC office? BIDs want you to see what you’re missing 05/16/2022 09:24am • Foot traffic and the share of office workers throughout the District is still hovering below 40% of pre-pandemic levels, slightly lower than the overall D.C. metro. The 11 Business Improvement Districts in D.C. have just launched an online initiative called Return to DC to get more people back. â WTOP Fuel Your Summer Sweepstakes 05/16/2022 08:41am • PLEASE NOTE THESE OFFICIAL RULES WERE REVISED ON 6/28/2022 DUE TO A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.   WTOP Free Gas Giveaway Official Rules   NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.   BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTR Apps to Make Taxes Easier Next Year 05/11/2022 08:00pm • Taxpayers gave a collective sigh of relief after the April tax deadline passed. Another year of scrambling to gather receipts and calculate expenses is over. 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