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DC Black business owner 'spices' up career with new shop 02/02/2022 11:18pm • This report is part of WTOP's coverage of Black History Month. Read more stories on WTOP. More than six years ago, Angel Gregorio was walking past an empty storefront on Fourth Street in Northwest D.C. and had a thought. "I decided to randomly just call the number just to see how much the rent Need Washington Commanders merchandise? Here's where to look 02/02/2022 10:19am • The Washington Football Team has a new name and a new look — and if you're a fan, you won't have to wait long to update your wardrobe. The burgundy and gold color scheme remains in tact for the newly-minted Washington Commanders. Washington Football Team reveals new name: Washington What to research when choosing an online university in US 01/25/2022 12:00am • For many prospective international students, deciding to attend a U.S.-based online university is the first step in the path toward completing an undergraduate or graduate degree. But choosing to pursue an online degree can often lead to questions about how to find the right fit. "International s Va. ABC stores to adjust opening hours as employees impacted by COVID-19 01/20/2022 05:19pm • The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) will be adjusting opening hours to noon at the 395 stores around the commonwealth, as exposures among employees makes operations more difficult, the authority said Thursday. Virginia ABC said the change will allow its reduced workforce to be Afghan refugees resettling in N. Virginia describe challenges, needs 01/11/2022 04:59pm • One of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service’s employees is Muzghan Azizy, who immigrated from Kabul in July just ahead of the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan. She spoke during a ribbon-cutting for LIRS’ new site in Alexandria, which opened last month. (Courtesy LIRS) Hundreds Best jobs in America in 2022 01/11/2022 09:00am • The right job for you The pandemic continued to influence the extreme fluctuations of the job market and the way we worked in 2021. Many workers who were able to remain remote did so, as concerns over the coronavirus persisted in spite of access to vaccines; others returned to a workplace that lo Despite many choices, most don’t change banks 01/10/2022 08:49am • A key part of personal finances is relationships with financial institutions, and with big national banks competing with credit unions and local community banks, consumers have many choices. Even so, we tend to stick with the bank we have instead of shopping around. More Business News DC police investigate possible 5th victim of suspected 'shopping cart killer' 01/07/2022 09:25pm • D.C. police are investigating whether a woman found in a shopping cart covered by a blanket in the District may be the fifth victim of suspected serial killer Anthony Eugene Robinson. First reported on WTOP, the unidentified woman's body was found in the 200 block of F Street NE, a few blocks fro Virginia Tire & Auto wants more women, and it’s offering signing bonuses 01/07/2022 10:10am • Virginia Tire & Auto employee Sarah Price, a warehouse manager at the Sterling location. (Courtesy Jim Folliard / Virginia Tire & Auto) McLean, Virginia-based Virginia Tire & Auto is recruiting, and it wants to attract more women to an automotive repair career. The 46-year-old com Fairfax Co. police comb motel receipts, seek more victims of suspected 'shopping cart killer' 01/04/2022 04:28pm • Fairfax County police in Virginia are searching through motel receipts, seeking other possible victims of the man suspected of killing at least four people whose remains were found in Alexandria and Harrisonburg. Anthony Eugene Robinson was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and dispo What grocery stores are open on Christmas? 12/20/2021 03:56am • We all try to avoid it, but sometimes while prepping our holiday meals, you realize you forgot that one essential thing that pulls the whole dish together. So where can you grocery shop on Christmas Eve and Christmas? More Local News More Holiday News Christmas Eve The follow Stafford Co. police searching for $100 'Hamburglar' 12/19/2021 07:35am • Police in Stafford County, Virginia, announced that a fraud call revealed a hungry "Hamburglar" made five identical orders for seven Big Macs on someone else's credit card Friday. The department said they responded at 7:04 p.m. to the McDonald's on Garrisonville Road. The purchases totaled $107.9 Minority-run small businesses in Montgomery Co. get boost at 'Shop and Drops' 12/18/2021 08:15pm • COVID-19 has made things hard on some small businesses. In Montgomery County, Maryland, budding minority-owned businesses have been given a boost by government-organized meetups, called Shop and Drop's, at community centers. The gatherings give business people a chance to swap ideas and the oppor 'Shopping Cart Killer' identified in 4 Virginia deaths 12/17/2021 02:13pm • Police on Friday identified a suspected serial killer in the deaths of at least four people whose remains have been found in Fairfax County and Harrisonburg, Virginia. Anthony Robinson, 35, has been in custody at the Rockingham County Jail, more than 100 miles from Fairfax, since late November, pol Fantastic experience gifts to give 12/13/2021 10:50am • 'Tis the season for gift-giving, but that's easier said than done. There are plenty of people who would rather skip the "stuff" in exchange for experiences to give as gifts. Not only do experience gifts save you valuable space, but experiences can result in longer-lasting happiness than material pos