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Cruise packing list: 25 best things to pack on a cruise 12/13/2021 10:45am • Packing for any trip takes some planning, but cruise vacations present a unique challenge. For starters, ship staterooms are typically smaller than most hotel rooms, so storage space may be limited. On top of that, you may be unable to purchase accidently forgotten items once your voyage begins; som Shopping for stargazers in 2021 12/07/2021 10:30am • It’s nearing the end of 2021, and COVID-19 is still with us, but we can still shop for Christmas and the holiday season. Once again, it’s that time of year to shop for your favorite stargazer. More Holiday News WTOP’s annual gifts for stargazers recommendations will help The Tesla 'Cyberquad' ATV still isn't on sale, but a kid version is 12/03/2021 01:58pm • As Elon Musk wrapped up his presentation of the Tesla Cybertruck back in November 2019, he had one more thing he still wanted to show off. "Oh, yeah. We also made an ATV," he said, as if he had nearly forgotten about it. A rider came out in an electric four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle and rode Maryland Attorney General Frosh: Keep guard against holiday shopping scams 12/02/2021 04:00am • It's the holiday shopping season, which is also a time when scammers are busy trying to separate consumers from their money. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh led an hourlong online forum Wednesday aimed at helping consumers avoid being scammed. "The folks who are trying to steal your money a DC business owners hard at work for Small Business Saturday 11/27/2021 05:37pm • As the nation celebrates Small Business Saturday, D.C. business owners say, for them, the day is a chance for people to support businesses in the community, and not the usual big box stores. Amaya Smith, co-founder of The Brown Beauty Co-op in Dupont circle, says she's happy that Small Business S Going to the store may be your smartest bet to navigate the supply chain crisis this holiday 11/27/2021 03:05pm • The supply chain crisis means last-minute gift buyers may have little choice but to go shopping the old-fashioned way this holiday season. High demand, combined with supply chain delays, materials' shortages and troubles hiring workers, are shrinking the availability of items both online and at s Shoppers return to DC-area malls in droves 11/26/2021 09:34pm • At shopping malls around the D.C. region, people were shopping like it was Black Friday 2019 — before the coronavirus and its impact figured into the everyday lives of Americans. At Tysons Corner Center in Tysons, Virginia, people inched through blocks of car traffic to reach the garages. Meanw Hypothermia alert issued for Montgomery Co. as Black Friday temps dip in DC area 11/26/2021 12:03am • Meteorologists said that Thanksgiving Day would see temperatures fall into the 40s in the D.C. area, and those sliding temperatures led to a hypothermia alert in Maryland hours before any in-person Black Friday shopping could begin. Here's what you need to know. Officials with Montgomery County E Small Business Saturday: Guide to shopping small in the DC area 11/25/2021 04:38pm • The turkey and pumpkin pie have been gobbled up, and your focus has shifted to that holiday shopping list. Before grabbing your phone and loading up your online shopping cart or heading for the big-box retailer, D.C.-area small businesses hope you give a thought to shopping local. Small Business 2021 Thanksgiving DC-area grocery store hours 11/22/2021 07:20am • You forgot the cranberry sauce again, didn't you? Well, that's OK. Every year, there seems to be at least one item on our Thanksgiving shopping list that gets forgotten. So here are the grocery stores that will and won't be open for those last-minute buys. More Thanksgiving News Virginia Tech cybersecurity expert on how to avoid online shopping scams this holiday season 11/22/2021 04:04am • The holiday shopping season is now well underway, and watchdogs want to help people avoid, detect and report online shopping scams. “Reports about online shopping issues aren't new for the Federal Trade Commission, but the supply chain issues related to the pandemic have made matters much, much 24 gift ideas for nursing home residents 11/21/2021 11:00am • Gifts that keep on giving Your time and attention during nursing home visits are wonderful gifts in themselves. But when there's a holiday or birthday on the way, or you just want to pamper someone you care about, you have plenty of gift-giving options. Just keep a few guidelines in mind: - Data Doctors: 2021 Online shopping tips 11/19/2021 04:30pm • Q: What are the latest online shopping safety tips? A: The holiday season always drives online purchase volume to the highest levels of the year, which also means that those with malicious intent step up their tactics as well. Elaborate phishing scams One of the more sophisticated scams incorpo DC's Downtown Holiday Market starts Friday 11/16/2021 12:36pm • This is the 17th year for the Downtown Holiday Market, which focuses on boosting small and minority-owed business and local retailers, with more than 70 businesses from across the D.C. region. (Courtesy Downtown DC Business Improvement District) The Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District’ Shopping online for the holidays? 3 words you’ll see a lot 11/15/2021 10:00am • It is always disappointing when you find what you want online, and the screen says, “Out of Stock.” You’ll be seeing a lot of that as you shop for the holidays this year. Adobe Digital Insights, which tracks e-commerce throughout the year, notes the prevalence of out-of-stock messages was u