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Where to go tonight? New ‘mobile concierge’ Ouli gives choices 02/16/2016 06:00pm • A long-time Arlington technology firm has a new solution for those times when you can’t decide where to have dinner — or get your nails done or have a prescription refilled or find unique gifts, among other activities that require decisiveness. Ouli is a free app that helps narrow your select History of the Cherry Blossom Festival 02/15/2016 02:13pm • WASHINGTON — In 1912, Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo gifted 3,000 cherry trees to the nation's capital. More than 100 years later, this act of kindness is still celebrated. And even though the trees arrived in 1912, the process of bringing them to D.C. took years -- and it all started with the req 7 things you don't have to pay taxes on 02/15/2016 09:00am • Uncle Sam may act like the greediest relative ever, but he won't take every dollar that comes your way. It only seems like it. So if you're starting your taxes soon or are in the midst of it and feeling full of despair, take a little heart. Here are some items you don't have to pay taxes on. P A good scents of smell: Picking perfume for yourself and others 02/11/2016 02:59am • FAIRFAX, Va. — Thinking about buying someone a scented gift this Valentine’s Day? It’s a popular present, and a common mistake, says Arielle Weinberg, owner of Arielle Shoshana, a boutique fragrance store in Fairfax, Virginia. Weinberg began on the chemistry side of the perfume industry, i Super Bowl 50 Wrap: Old school wins in more ways than one 02/08/2016 11:57pm • WASHINGTON — Because of the Super Bowl-record 13-year age difference between starting QBs, Super Bowl 50 was billed as "Old School vs. New School." It was cute, it was cliché — but not all the way correct. While Peyton Manning and Cam Newton were polar opposites, the teams overall were not 8 surprising things that are taxable 02/03/2016 07:00pm • On the list of things you hate, somewhere in there is probably learning that something you didn't think you had to pay tax on, you do. Any money that comes into your life can be taxable, says San Diego-based tax attorney Sam Brotman. "Technically, under Internal Revenue Code Section 62, the IR How to Finance Living Until 100 01/21/2016 07:00pm • Americans are increasingly living past age 100. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the number of Americans age 100 and older has increased by nearly 44 percent from 50,281 in 2000 to 72,197 in 2014.One of the most difficult aspects of living a long life is pa How to Navigate Post-Holiday Sales 01/18/2016 07:00pm • After a month of holiday excess, hitting stores to do even more shopping pretty much falls on the bottom of everyone's "to-do" lists. But according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis price index, general retail prices were 2.9 percent lower in October 2015 compared to prices a year earlier. They con Keep an Eye on These College Savings Trends in 2016 01/12/2016 07:00pm • Beth Halbach wanted her friends and family to be able to give college savings as a gift for her 1-year-old daughter's birthday, but she found the gift-giving process available through her college savings plan in Minnesota to be cumbersome. She ended up using Gift of College, a third-party gift reg The Smart Way to Return Gifts 01/03/2016 07:00pm • The holiday rush is behind us, but a new type of rush is about to begin: the race to return gifts. Close to $60 billion in merchandise will be returned after December 26 according to logistics provider, Optoro. What's more, the National Retail Federation estimates that nearly 50 percent of those sho How to Teach Your Teenager to Invest 01/03/2016 07:00pm • Tim Olsen bought his first stock when he was 8. His parents set up custodial accounts for both of their children, believing that outside of a savings account, investing in stocks was the best way for their children to start building wealth. Olsen started with PepsiCo (ticker: PEP) because it was rel 5 Ways to Maintain Your Vacation Happiness 01/03/2016 07:00pm • After returning from a great trip -- be it a quick coastal getaway or a more far-flung retreat -- it's easy to reminisce about our most remarkable travel moments. Whether you're daydreaming about the fun you had sinking your toes in the sand, gliding down a snow-covered mountain or stumbling upon a 8 dairy-free desserts 12/30/2015 09:00am • Dairy-free is easy. Don't deny your sweet tooth. If you or someone you know has a dairy allergy or sensitivity, you can still milk the baking cabinet for all it's worth -- without so much as a slither of butter. "It's very easy. The key is to not think in terms of substitutions but in terms of wh A Guide to Hassle-Free Holiday Returns 12/28/2015 07:00pm • A book you've already read. A toy missing its parts. A poncho made of bright purple faux-rabbit fur. We've all received a holiday gift that, for whatever reason, we didn't want. Every year on the days following Christmas, stores and malls flood with customers seeking to return or exchange undesired Survivor of Va. TV shooting ready to return to work 12/28/2015 01:29pm • WASHINGTON — Vicki Gardner, who survived a shooting on live TV in August, is looking forward to to returning to work now that her final surgery is behind her. WDBJ TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward died when they were gunned down by a former co-worker of the Roanoke news station