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The 16 Best Florida Springs to Visit 07/22/2020 12:00am • Ditch the Sunshine State's crowded shores and cities to check out these stunning hidden gems.Millions of vacationers flock to Florida annually to lounge on its incredible beaches and visit its world-renowned theme parks. However, this popular vacation destination also offers quieter natural wonders Montgomery Co. resolutions: Vote-by-mail, eviction protections, Indigenous Peoples Day 07/21/2020 06:12pm • The Montgomery County, Maryland, council on Tuesday introduced a resolution supporting a vote-by-mail plan that would mail ballots directly to voters, skipping the requirement to apply for absentee ballots. The move comes after Gov. Larry Hogan called for a plan that would have all polling places How to Retire in Italy 07/21/2020 12:00am • Retirement in Italy tops the charts for overall quality of life. It's a land of historic significance, architectural marvels, beautiful cities, never-ending feasts of culture and amazing food. Rome and Florence aren't budget choices, but elsewhere Italy boasts some of best lifestyle bargains to be Maryland begins spreading around eviction prevention funding 07/20/2020 08:29pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With the end of a federal moratorium on evictions looming, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) doled out $2.3 million in eviction prevention fund Eviction fears prompt faith leaders to ask Va. Gov. Northam to intervene 07/19/2020 07:44pm • Virginia faith leaders addressed Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam at a virtual news conference on Sunday where they asked him to hold off on evictions so they can help inform residents about the assistance and protections in place to keep people in their homes who have been unemployed due to the coronavi Tenant advocates fear 'tsunami of evictions' in DC 07/16/2020 08:11pm • Losing a job and looking for a new one during the pandemic is a struggle that many D.C. residents are currently facing. When paychecks do not come in, many are finding it difficult, if not impossible, to stay current on rent. That fact has tenant advocates worried about what will come when the fr Are Road Trips Bad for Your Spine? 07/15/2020 12:00am • With parts of the U.S. still under various forms of public restriction during the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans are forgoing air, boat or train travel plans and hitting the open road. Indeed, motor home sales and rentals are on the rise throughout much of the country, with people still wanting 10 Ways to Build a Passive Income Stream 07/13/2020 12:00am • So you've been trying to think of passive income ideas. And why not? It's practically the American dream. We all want to lie in a hammock and make money without actually doing anything. Unfortunately, unless you come into an inheritance or grow up with a trust fund, you're probably going to have to Deck collapse at rental beach house in Virginia injures 5 07/10/2020 08:06am • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Five people have been injured during a collapse of a deck at a rental beach house in Virginia. Virginia Beach EMS said on Twitter the deck collapsed at a house along Virginia Beach’s Sandbridge Beach on Thursday evening. WAVY-TV reports some people were trapped beneath p Headed to the beach this weekend? Bring an umbrella to stave off Tropical Storm Fay 07/10/2020 07:57am • If your summer beach rental starts Saturday morning, be sure to bring your rain gear. You can thank Tropical Storm Fay for that, which will make its presence felt along the Eastern Shore and the beach resorts in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware this weekend. Along with storms bringing 2 to 4 in 10 Robinhood Stocks Investors Are Buying in July 07/08/2020 12:00am • Robinhood stocks have been on fire in 2020.The S&P 500 just completed its best quarter since 1998, and some of the Robinhood traders' most popular stocks were among the best performers of the quarter. Robinhood traders are generally considered to be younger and more tech savvy than the typical r China Stocks Surge; Tesla Keeps Soaring 07/06/2020 12:00am • U.S. indices advanced again on Monday, continuing a months-long rally as they emerged from a long holiday weekend. Rip-roaring Chinese markets helped encourage the Wall Street gains. The Shanghai Composite surged an incredible 5.7% on Monday as China's state-run media began urging investors to get The pandemic isn't stopping summer travelers, they're just doing it differently 07/03/2020 08:05pm • Even as the number of coronavirus cases has been rising in several states outside of the D.C. region, many are traveling over Fourth of July weekend and planning trips later this summer, too. "In spite of the spiking cases, Americans don't have much discipline and we need to get out," said CBS Ne 'Cut off at the knees': DC's event industry takes a major coronavirus hit 06/29/2020 07:49pm • All sorts of live events, from concerts, to conventions, to festivals, have been canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and D.C.-area companies that produce them are feeling the hurt. Annie Senatore, CEO and creative director of Hyattsville, Maryland, event company Design Foundry, Maryland commits $30 million to prevent evictions during pandemic 06/28/2020 07:59am • Maryland will commit $30 million in new funding to help prevent tenants affected by the coronavirus pandemic from facing eviction. While eviction moratoriums provided time for federal stimulus funds and state unemployment benefits to take effect, many people are still struggling to pay their rent