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7 Smart Ways to Save on Festive Décor 10/21/2014 12:00am • When deciding how to spend your money on festive items for your home, carefully pick and choose where to spend your hard-earned dollars. Getting bargains after the season might score you steep discounts, but do you really need to take this approach every year? Here are seven tips for purchasing sea Health Care Costs Expected to Rise in 2015: Are You Ready? 10/21/2014 12:00am • While 2015 may seem like a long way off, decisions you make within the next few months could affect how much you pay for health care in the coming year. Health care costs are expected to grow 6.8 percent overall next year, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCooper's Health Research Institut Will Wal-Mart's New Checking Accounts Change the Game? 10/21/2014 12:00am • More than a quarter of Americans are unbanked or underbanked, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Without access to traditional banking services, many pay thousands of dollars in fees to use check-cashing services, payday loans and other alternative financial services. New player Will Apple Pay be the next iRevolution? 10/20/2014 09:04pm • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Apple's skinnier iPads and flashy big-screen iMac are sleek and stunning. But the tech giant is making a bigger strategic bet with next week's launch of Apple Pay -- the mobile pay service aimed at turning your iPhone into your wallet.The Ikea makes push for growth 10/20/2014 06:40pm • ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Ikea, whose stadium-sized furniture stores draw shoppers from miles around, is going where its shopper are: online.The CEO of Ikea Group, the world's largest furniture chain, is pushing for sales growth, while making its ready-to-assemble furniture Sears plans to raise more cash via rights offering 10/20/2014 04:38pm • HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) -- Sears is looking to raise more cash, announcing that it is planning a rights offering that may raise up to $625 million.The company, which runs Kmart and its namesake stores, also said Monday that it struck a leasing deal with European fashion retailer Primark.Its share ‘Village Sweet’ Bakery Coming to Westover 10/20/2014 02:30pm • If you have a sweet tooth, get ready to spend time hanging out at a new shop coming to Westover. “Village Sweet” bakery is preparing to move in at 5872 Washington Blvd. Owner Dawn Hart has operated a customized sugar cookie business online since 2006. She had wanted to expand her offerin Morning Notes 10/20/2014 09:00am • Plastic Surgeon Accused Of Sexual Assault – Chevy Chase plastic surgeon Dr. Hadi Rassael lost his medical license two weeks ago after being accused of sexual assault by two of his patients. The Maryland Board of Physicians suspended Rassael’s license after the two accusations and a 4 Ways to Save on Your Holiday Shopping Now 10/20/2014 12:00am • It is hard to believe, but the holiday shopping season is only a few short weeks away. If you're like most families, holiday shopping can be a strain on the budget. Many shoppers also fear looking cheap when passing out gifts, which can lead to over-spending and blowing the budget. According to the 4 Hobbies That Could Wreck Your Credit Score 10/20/2014 12:00am • In our busy and hectic world, finding a way to relax is essential. Picking a hobby you enjoy and engaging in it regularly is a great way to wind down from a tough week. But if you're not careful, there's a chance your favorite diversion could hurt your credit score. Below are four popular pastimes 7 money-saving Halloween hacks 10/19/2014 12:00am • Every year, Americans spend a ton preparing to celebrate Halloween and the costs associated with the spooky holiday continue to go up. According to the National Retail Federation's 2014 Halloween Consumer Spending Survey, the average person will spend $77.52 this Halloween, up from $75.03 last Amazon hires 80K seasonal holiday workers 10/18/2014 04:22pm • MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon is hiring 80,000 seasonal workers for its distribution centers as it looks to improve its shipping efficiency during the crucial holiday season.The figure is a 14 percent increase over last year's hiring of 70,000 workers, as Amazon has been Your Beermonger: Tuning Out the Noise 10/17/2014 02:30pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). Before we get into it today, some notes: Homebrew Update: My Brooklyn Brew Shop Everyday IPA has been in bottles carbonating for just over a week now. Bottling wasn’t s Chinese art colony's free-speech illusion shatters 10/17/2014 10:47am • JACK CHANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- Just a few weeks ago, oil painters in eastern Beijing's Songzhuang art district had welcomed foreign reporters into their studios and shown off works tackling such touchy subjects as China's prisons and Communist Party politics. Over lunch, they candidly l Apple shows off new gadgets, but Pay is bigger bet 10/17/2014 12:08am • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Apple showed off thinner iPads and a new iMac with a high-resolution display on Thursday. Sleek and stunning, yes, but not likely to spark the next iRevolution. The tech giant's bigger strategic bet is that mobile pay service Apple Pay, d