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Ways to avoid retailers' tricks while holiday shopping 12/05/2013 01:41am • WASHINGTON - As the holiday shopping season rolls along, you may find yourself spending more than you intended. But it's not all your fault -- retailers employ tricks to get you to increase the amount you spend. Some ways to combat those tricks are to try some tricks of your own. Marketwatch wri Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 12/04/2013 05:24pm • 3:10 p.m. - Janet Bodnar, Editor of Kiplinger Personal Finance Download Come out of the holidays with your credit intact Read more from Kiplinger Personal Finance: 3 Simple Steps to Break Out of Credit Card Debt 9:20 p.m. - Mark Y. Rosenberg, senior Africa analyst Ready, set, click! It's time for Cyber Monday 12/02/2013 02:36am • WASHINGTON -- It's Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year when there are plenty of bargains out there, if you know where to look. And there is no need to get dressed and go out and brave the lines and crowds like on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. You can do this ro Swirl & Sip wine shop opens in Mosaic District 11/26/2013 08:08am • Food- and beverage-based retail continues to grow in Merrifield's Mosaic District as wine shop Swirl & Sip opened last week. The 1,500-square-foot store carries more than 600 bottles and more than 100 craft beers in addition to cheeses, charcuterie and other gourmet accompaniments. The retailer has Pastry Chef Quits Restaurant Job to Launch Pie Company 11/25/2013 11:45am • Editor’s Note: Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow.com, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups and their founders. The Ground Floor, Monday’s office space for young companies in Rosslyn, is now open. The Me Apple's iBeacon in stores for holiday shopping 11/24/2013 06:38am • WASHINGTON - Think of it as shopping with a friend who knows what you like and is aware of all the ongoing sales. Apple's iBeacon, which provides precise, GPS-like location services indoors, is being used in three Macy's stores, and will likely be in shopping malls this holiday season. For shop Sip while you shop at blinged-out Giant at O Street Market 11/22/2013 08:03am • The Giant at O Street Market in Shaw combines traditional grocery shopping with the ever-growing prepared foods market in a destination complete with a bar, free Wi-Fi and online order pickup. The store, which opened Thursday, is the first part of the CityMarket at O development to open. When comple Christmas tree shopping goes digital 11/20/2013 05:58pm • WASHINGTON -- Sometimes buying a Christmas tree can be stressful. First, you have to find a good tree lot. Then you have to schlep there with a car big enough to carry a tree. And when you get to the lot, the perfect fir might already be gone. This holiday season, some lots are offering an alt Bethesda Events This Month 11/18/2013 03:15pm • Here are a few of the Bethesda events planned for the remainder of November and one in early December. If you’d like to see your event featured, fill out our event submission form. Also, please check out the event calendar to see what is going on in the area. Thursday B-CC Chamb Online Stationery Store Starts From an Arlington Basement 11/18/2013 10:30am • Editor’s Note: Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow.com, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups and their founders. The Ground Floor, Monday’s office space for young companies in Rosslyn, is now open. The Me Google opens showroom to show off gadgets in Annapolis 11/18/2013 07:48am • WASHINGTON - Google is trying to take a bigger bite out of Apple and Microsoft's holiday sales in retail stores by opening gadget showrooms in six locations, including in the Washington, D.C area. Called Winter Wonderlabs, the stores will feature gadgets including Chromebook computers, Nexus 7 An 8-step guide to a stress-free Thanksgiving 11/14/2013 01:50pm • It's hard to believe Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. If that realization strikes panic in your core, take a breath. We've got you covered with a step-by-step and day-by-day plan to make sure your Thanksgiving goes off without a hitch. #1: Saturday, Nov. 16: 12 days to Thanksgivin Pop-Up Shop to Feature Home and Online Businesses on Small Business Saturday 11/13/2013 10:00am • On Saturday, November 30, shoppers in Ballston will be able to browse offerings of home- and online-based businesses in person at a pop-up shop. Sponsored by the Ballston Business Improvement District, the shop will be in the Ballston BID Launchpad space, next to the mall entrance at 4238 Wilson Blv Morning Notes 11/13/2013 09:00am • Victim, Witnesses Testify During Krusinski Trial — The 23-year-old woman accusing the Air Force’s former sexual assault prevention chief of groping her in May testified about the incident yesterday during the first day of Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski’s assault and battery trial. The Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 11/13/2013 08:27am • Kissing plays an important role in selecting relationships Download Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic Read the Oxford University study: Kissing helps us find the right partner - and keep them 9:10 p.m. - Jessica Patel, personal finance analyst at Bankrate Download