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Fall is the time to plant the seeds of a bountiful spring garden 10/07/2021 03:06pm • Fall is the best time to plant perennials, shrubs and trees. (Getty Images) Gardening is usually associated with spring and summer, but fall is actually the ideal time to take advantage of the cooler weather and plant your garden for next year. “The easiest thing, most rewarding thing, is t Arena Stage's 'Celia and Fidel' presents 2 competing visions for Cuba's future 10/07/2021 01:05pm • Arena Stage kicked off its 2021-2022 season last month after a long pandemic hiatus. Starting Friday, it presents its second show, "Celia and Fidel," now through Nov. 21. "The story is about Celia Sanchez, the mother of the revolution in Cuba," Artistic Director Molly Smith told WTOP. "It Why a hand gesture has South Korean companies on edge 10/02/2021 08:00pm • It took three years for players to notice the "offensive" hand gesture lurking in one of South Korea's most popular multiplayer games. When players made their avatars laugh, talk or give the "OK" sign in "Lost Ark," they clicked an icon featuring a gesture that might have appeared benign to many: Farm to front door: Market Wagon hub extends reach of local farmers market 09/28/2021 11:07am • The benefits of visiting a local farmers market are many — customers can enjoy fresh produce and baked goods, while supporting small businesses. Now, a new online farmers market — Market Wagon — is harnessing technology and marketing to widen the number of local vendors from which one can o Inside the psychology of overspending and how to stop 09/24/2021 09:44am • Financial stability comes from following the basics of personal finance, like creating a budget, but there's also an emotional element in attitudes and decision-making around money. One common financial challenge, overspending, can be eliminated with a combination of practical strategies and emotion Businessman wants to open a shooting range in downtown DC 09/22/2021 08:24am • While you may not think a gun range would set up shop in D.C., which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, one businessman is trying to make that a reality. Walker Lunn considers shooting a family tradition and part of his heritage. Lunn grew up hunting and shooting in New Jers New grocer brings healthy options to Prince George's Co. food desert 09/20/2021 08:50pm • Residents are welcoming a new grocer in the Seat Pleasant neighborhood of Prince George's County, Maryland, with open arms, because the store is the first full-service grocery shop to have its doors open in the neighborhood since 2016. “Our mission is to improve food access and community health Buying in bulk isn’t always best 09/15/2021 08:54am • Shoppers at big box club membership retailers like Costco or Sam’s Club can save significant money by buying in bulk, but bulk buying has its downsides and the savings are sometimes insignificant, if there are savings at all. LendingTree compared prices for 20 common items bought in bulk at tho Data Doctors: Why 'tossing your cookies' is pointless 09/10/2021 04:01pm • Q: How does a digital fingerprinting differ from a cookie? A: The notion that you could be anonymous on the Internet was an attraction in the early days, but it’s quite obvious that those days are long gone. Virtually everything you do online is tracked and added to your "dossier" primarily Data Doctors: The facts on cash-back websites 08/27/2021 06:14pm • Q: Are those cash-back websites a scam or are they safe to use? A: The internet has become such a huge way to get scammed that the adage "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is" has been ingrained into our collective psyche. A good dose of skepticism will serve you well as it pertain The psychology of reading online reviews 08/24/2021 09:42am • Most consumers read online reviews before purchasing a product or service, but many times we aren't actually being objective when we read them. A survey by Digital.com found 54% of online shoppers read reviews for everything they purchase. But some gravitate directly to either the best reviews or Bus driver shortages are latest challenge hitting US schools 08/22/2021 12:43pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes. 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Some still do 08/10/2021 10:09am • A website is one of the most basic tools for reaching customers a business has, but a surprising number of small business owners don't have one, according to a survey by Digital.com, which regularly reviews web hosting, design and e-commerce platform companies. In its poll of 1,250 small retail b