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Save on your summer vacation rental 04/19/2019 11:30am • Summer is just around the corner, and it's time to get organized with summer vacation planning. Generally, the earlier that you book a summer rental, the cheaper it will be. Procrastination can get pricey. Before starting the booking process, read on for ways to save on your summer rental. Con 'Deaf-centric' tiny house retreat will be open to all 04/18/2019 05:00pm • A tiny house resort with an added twist is coming soon. The retreat in Lost River, West Virginia, is the brainchild of three Gallaudet University graduates, and will be ���deaf-centric��� while being open to all. ���We want to make sure it���s run, built and owned by deaf people,��� said co-fo Bad house guests: DC police suspect 8 men looted Airbnb 04/11/2019 07:05am • (Video courtesy WTOP news partner NBC Washington) Being a bad house guest isn't against the law ��� stealing stuff from the house is. D.C. police have released home surveillance video of eight men suspected of stealing more than $5,000 worth of TVs, tablet computers, bed duvets and clothing Arlington County residents discuss proposed $500,000 cut to arts funding 04/03/2019 08:30am • Local performing arts may take a hit in Arlington County, Virginia, after the proposed budget for 2020 outlined major cuts to the local cultural affairs and theater programs. Officials and residents in Arlington County discussed the proposed budget Tuesday, which totals $1.3 billion, with $810 mi 8 ways to boost ROI on your vacation home 03/25/2019 09:30am • Get more return. If you've invested in a vacation home, you have options for recouping some expenses when you're away. You've been able to deduct expenses, mortgage interest and property taxes if you limited personal use to 14 days per year or 10 percent of the time the home was rented, whichever 9 red flags you're making a bad financial decision 03/25/2019 09:00am • Watch out for these telltale signs. If you've made poor spending decisions in the past or developed lackluster money-management habits over time, you've probably tried to figure out where things went south. The reality is there are often warnings indicating that you were about to stumble into som Column: Nationals should be fine without Harper, but could have kept him 03/25/2019 01:24am • The other day, a weird thing happened: These T-shirts were hanging in every locker when the Padres arrived in the clubhouse this morning: pic.twitter.com/ZB7L50QSr3 ��� Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) March 20, 2019 If you���re unfamiliar with A.J. Preller, I���ll save you the Google search -- he��� Lawsuit: Md. man pocketed $120K in athletic field rental scam 03/16/2019 05:25am • A Maryland man is accused of charging an adult soccer league about $100 an hour to rent D.C. Public Schools' athletic fields when he didn't have the right to ��� and then keeping the money. A lawsuit accuses Larry Washington and two of his companies of falsely claiming to have an agreement to col Come eat and drink in Buzzard Point's new Sandlot 03/14/2019 12:15pm • A new outdoor venue across from Audi Field in D.C.'s Buzzard Point is ready for its close-up. Sandlot Southwest, making temporary use of a development lot that is slated for future construction, kicks off its debut Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. with local chefs preparing pies (both sweet and sa Airbnbs that allow smoking less likely to have smoke detectors, Johns Hopkins study finds 03/12/2019 12:07pm • The likelihood your Airbnb rental has a smoke detector might depend on whether smoking is allowed in the venue, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University. But the results may surprise you. It's actually Airbnb listings that allow smoking that are far less likely to have smoke detecto Police arrest FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted fugitive and link him to DC killing 03/07/2019 05:59pm • A man wanted for five years by the FBI for killing his fianc��e in New Jersey is under arrest in Prince George's County, Maryland. Lamont Stephenson, 43, was arrested Thursday in Prince George's County, local and federal law enforcement sources confirmed to WTOP. Stephenson was wanted since 20 Tenants' rights bill gets through Montgomery Co. Delegation 03/02/2019 01:10pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners��at��Maryland Matters.��Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. The Montgomery County House delegation OK���d a housing security bill on Friday morning, marking a legislative milestone for tenant rig Casey Cares Biggest Pajama Party 03/01/2019 04:06pm • Casey Cares Biggest Pajama Party�� April 1 - 16��|��All Month Long April 16th is National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day, but at Casey Cares the Pajama Party is��all month long! Help Casey Cares treat critically ill children and their families to a movie night by filling their PJ & Movie Nigh 4 tips for investing in a vacation home 03/01/2019 08:00am • As spring draws near, many "snowbird" investors, or people who have chosen to vacation in warmer destinations during the several months of the winter season, may be considering whether it's finally time to purchase the vacation property of their dreams. From calculating expenses to determining ta New condos go up, but are schools pushed out of DC���s development boom? 02/27/2019 12:43am • WASHINGTON ��� For D.C. resident Alex Cournol, Feb. 25 was ���Christmas,��� 10 months early. Monday morning, he learned that the charter school his 4-year-old twins attend in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Southeast D.C. would remain open next year. Last week, he was fighting against its im