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Can you unclog a drain without the internet? 11/29/2019 10:26am • An equipment rental company wanted to find out how adept we are about DIY home repair projects without relying on the internet. (Getty Images) Can you do basic home maintenance repair jobs without having to Google how-to directions or videos first? Equipment rental company BigRentz wanted to Why Amazon HQ2 employees may be more inclined to buy, not rent 11/25/2019 10:04am • Amazon workers will likely buy homes rather than rent. Pictured here is Crystal City, where employees are being hired. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) It has been just over a year since Amazon announced its HQ2 plans for Northern Virginia, and the news has helped drive home prices in Arlington County noti Thanksgiving getaway traffic and transit tips 11/25/2019 04:30am • Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest travel periods of the year, so whether hitting the road, hopping on a train, or jumping on a plane, expect big crowds and add lots of extra time. No matter how you travel, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday the week of Thanksgiving typically have the biggest cro What could DC's airports do better? More bathrooms, shorter customs lines 11/23/2019 05:00am • Leading into the Thanksgiving travel rush, statistics suggest people flying in and out of Reagan National and Dulles airports are generally satisfied with their experience — despite some rather specific areas of concern. Overall customer satisfaction in 2018 was 3.7 out of 5 for Reagan National Pre-Thanksgiving weekend Metro work, road closures 11/22/2019 10:21am • The first of months of weekend closures of the Wiehle-Reston East station on the Silver Line is among Metro disruptions this weekend, as road work could also cause delays for travelers on this pre-Thanksgiving weekend. On Metro, Wiehle-Reston East is closed, with shuttle buses to and from the Spr Driving times expected to triple on day before Thanksgiving in DC area, nationwide 11/21/2019 04:55pm • Motorists drive in the rain north on Interstate 270 out of D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, in Rockville, Maryland, two days before the Thanksgiving holiday. (Courtesy AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) More drivers will be hitting the roads for Thanksgiving this year, according to AAA forecasts, and the D DC man faces life in prison for abducting tourists in 2018 11/21/2019 04:41am • A D.C. man could get a life sentence after pleading guilty Wednesday to the armed kidnapping and robbery of two tourists as they tried to find their Airbnb rental in Southeast. Andre Allen, 21, admitted to abducting Sipei He and Qinglei Zhu late June 3, 2018, near the 200 block of 11th Street Sou Presidential stay: House on property once owned by George Washington available on Airbnb 11/19/2019 09:14pm • An Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, town house that sits on property once owned by POTUS1, George Washington, can be your home for a short time. The George of Old Town is a 6000-square-foot town house on Cameron Street, and it is available on Airbnb. It has been renovated with modernization and improv Best places to ice skate in the DC area 11/19/2019 10:12am • There's a sequel to "Frozen" this year, and if you've ever dreamed of lacing up your skates and gliding to the tune of that really catchy song going through your head right now, then here's a list of places to skate in the D.C. area. See a list below. DC Canal Park Ice Rink, 200 M St. SE T DC lawmakers examine agencies' 'complete failure' after fatal house fire 11/18/2019 07:19pm • D.C. Council members want to know why a father and son who were living in a Northwest house that the District knew was unsafe died, and why the fire response to help them was delayed. The Aug. 18 fire claimed the lives of 9-year-old Yafet Solomon and his father, 40-year-old Fitsum Kebede. D.C.'s Montgomery Co. panel amends bill on mandatory air conditioning for renters 11/18/2019 05:16pm • A Montgomery County Council committee voted this week to amend a bill mandating that landlords provide air conditioning for rental tenants. The Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee voted on an amendment that would allow tenants to opt out of air conditioning in exchange for lower Online rent platforms to patrol DC listings for housing assistance discrimination 11/03/2019 06:18am • D.C.'s Attorney General is touting a deal with one of the biggest online apartment rental platforms that aims to make it harder for landlords to discriminate against those who use public assistance to pay their rent. Attorney General Karl Racine said the CoStar Group, which owns Apartments.com an Ginosi barred from selling illegal short-term rentals in DC 11/01/2019 01:38pm • D.C. has banned California-based company Ginosi from selling dozens of illegal short-term rentals in residential apartment buildings, forcing the company to pay more than $782,000 in unpaid taxes and civil penalties. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine said the Ginosi USA Corporation violated Di DC condo vs. DC co-op: What's the difference? 10/28/2019 09:37am • Manhattan's housing market is well-known for its cooperative buildings, but the District is second only to New York City for concentration of co-ops. The first co-ops were started in the District around 1920, and they became especially popular as the city's population began to grow after World Wa Montgomery Co. tracks sophisticated online scams targeting buyers and sellers 10/28/2019 05:19am • Sophisticated scams intending to fleece buyers and sellers have recently picked up in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Office of Consumer Protection is tracking online scams that are harder to catch than your average phishing scheme. They can revolve around simple transactions, such as real estat