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Tenants seek to buy D.C.'s Onyx apartments 08/10/2012 05:58pm • A group of residents at the Onyx on First apartments in D.C.’s Capital Riverfront neighborhood are weighing possible plans to acquire the 266-unit structure under a city law that gives renters the option to submit a competing bid for ownership of their building. About 120 tenants of the 4-year Study: Credit cards vary on rental car coverage 08/08/2012 03:58am • WASHINGTON - Insurance for rental cars may be covered if drivers use certain credit cards to pay, but coverage is more complicated than a simple swipe. CardHub has released its 2012 Credit Card Auto Rental Insurance Study which compares coverage by the four major cards: Visa, Discover, MasterCard Amazon.com to offer textbook rental service 08/08/2012 12:30am • Amazon.com Inc. says it will offer a textbook rental service for college students, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported. Students who sign up for Amazon Student, a free membership program for college students with .edu email addresses, can get free two-day shipping for rented textbooks, which Spinlister connects bicycles with travelers 08/02/2012 02:55am • WASHINGTON - Will Dennis didn't want to buy a new bike when he was headed to New York City for the summer of 2011. And finding a long-term rental didn't seem to be an option. That triggered an idea for a way to match travelers with bikes. So, starting in April, he and his business partner Jeffre Board Approves Columbia Pike Neighborhoods Plan 07/24/2012 02:00pm • The County Board decided to approve the Columbia Pike Neighborhoods Area Plan during a meeting Monday night that stretched into the early hours this morning. The large scale plan aims to transform Columbia Pike into a more urban and walkable community, while maintaining affordable housing over the District Heights apartments sell for $58 million 07/24/2012 09:52am • The Residences of Suitland Parks in District Heights sold for $58 million, or about $62,365 per unit, to a joint venture including Laurel’s Dragone Realty Investments and a fund managed by Pacific Coast Capital Partners. The acquisition marks the sixth for multifamily owner Dragone, which also Cove Point Lighthouse opens its doors for overnight guests 07/21/2012 03:27am • Michelle Basch, wtop.com WASHINGTON - If area residents are looking for a unique vacation destination close to home, there's one place that will always leave the light on. The Cove Point Lighthouse sits on a beautiful spit of land in Lusby, Md. "It's the longest continuously operating light Aquatics Center Takes Center Stage at CIP Hearing 06/28/2012 10:40am • (Updated at 10:45 a.m.) Opponents and supporters of the planned Long Bridge Park aquatics and fitness center spoke out at Tuesday’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) hearing. County Manager Barbara Donnellan’s proposed FY 2013-2022 CIP describes the center as a “one-of-a-kind r Sears offers vacation layaway 06/27/2012 11:58am • Meghin Moore, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - Layaway used to be a popular way to buy electronics, Christmas presents and gifts. Now, Sears is offering customers the option to put their vacations on layaway. The Sears Vacations site has recently started offering layaway payment options using Race Series for Dogs and Humans will Benefit Rescue Animals 06/18/2012 01:55pm • There are a lot of local races, but one is encouraging runners to celebrate the dog days of summer with a four-legged friend. The Lost Dog 5K race series will feature low-key evening races on four Fridays later this summer — August 3, 10, 17 and 24. They begin at 6:30 p.m. at Bluemont P Morning Notes 06/18/2012 08:45am • Rush Plus Starts Today — This morning marks the start of Metro’s “Rush Plus” modified rush hour rail service. So far, via Twitter, numerous problems and crowded trains have been reported on the Blue Line. Initial reviews have been mixed on the Orange and Yellow lines. Hear Senator says rental companies cars could be unsafe 06/12/2012 04:05pm • Hank Silverberg, wtop.com CAPITOL HILL - A U.S. senator is pushing an effort to protect unknowing consumers who rent potentially unsafe cars from rental car companies that do not follow safety recalls. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. wants to make it mandatory for car rental companies to respond Morning Notes 06/08/2012 09:00am • Rosslyn Outdoor Movies Start Tonight — The season of weekly, political-themed outdoor movies in Rosslyn starts tonight with the 1999 Matthew Broderick/Reese Witherspoon flick “Election.” The movie is scheduled to start at dusk. Anti-Harassment Ads at Metro Stations — WMATA Ticketing the owner, not the driver in D.C. 06/05/2012 05:05pm • Adam Tuss, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The person wasn't driving the car, but had to pay the traffic ticket anyway. Under a bill that got preliminary approval from the D.C. Council Tuesday, that will be the case. "You no longer will be able to transfer liability if you are the registered owner to Ochocinco gets hot and bothered after Starbucks card stolen (VIDEO) 05/24/2012 03:30pm • Meera Pal, wtop.com WASHINGTON - It wasn't that the rear window of his rental Cadillac Escalade was smashed in, or that his iPod was stolen, or that the thieves also took his wallet. It was his stolen Starbucks Gold Card that brought New England Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco close to tear