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D.C.'s floating food truck: Nauti Foods feeds Potomac traffic 08/04/2014 12:14pm • WASHINGTON -- On a recent Sunday afternoon, three paddle boarders coast slowly past a pontoon boat that's anchored in the Potomac River between the Key Bridge Boathouse and the Potomac Boat Club. The paddlers strain their eyes to read a sign on the boat; they take a few seconds to digest what they r Correction: On The Money-Energy Investing story 08/04/2014 12:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story July 30 about investing in yieldcos, The Associated Press reported erroneously that NRG Yield owned a coal-fired power plant in Delaware. That plant has been converted to burn natural gas.The story also said that NRG Yield hopes to increase its dividend by 10 percent to 1 Tips for landlords looking to invest in rental properties 08/03/2014 01:26pm • Ron Sitrin, Long & Foster Billionaire now owns all of Lanai's hotel rooms 08/01/2014 03:40pm • LANAI CITY, Hawaii (AP) -- Billionaire Larry Ellison has purchased the historic Hotel Lanai for an undisclosed price.The deal that closed July 7 now makes Ellison the owner of every hotel room on the island, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://ow.ly/zQLTQ ) reported.Mary Charles' Lanai Hospitality GM boosted June sales with discounts to dealers 08/01/2014 10:46am • TOM KRISHER Associated Press Auto Writer As General Motors tackles a safety crisis, a look its numbers from June show just how intent the company is on keeping new-car sales on the rise during a record spate of safety recalls.The Detroit automaker has recalled nearly 30 million cars and trucks this GM boosted June sales with discounts to dealers 08/01/2014 10:46am • TOM KRISHER Associated Press Auto Writer As General Motors tackles a safety crisis, a look its numbers from June show just how intent the company is on keeping new-car sales on the rise during a record spate of safety recalls.The Detroit automaker has recalled nearly 30 million cars and trucks this GM boosted June sales with discounts to dealers 08/01/2014 10:46am • TOM KRISHER Associated Press Auto Writer As General Motors tackles a safety crisis, a look its numbers from June show just how intent the company is on keeping new-car sales on the rise during a record spate of safety recalls.The Detroit automaker has recalled nearly 30 million cars and trucks this Rolex passed among jurors in ex-Va. gov trial 07/31/2014 06:10pm • ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The requests for lavish gifts were frequent. Jonnie Williams -- the star witness in a corruption trial against the former Virginia governor and his wife -- was being asked for everything from a joy ride in his Ferrari to stock in the company he le Portland OKs Airbnb-type short-term rentals 07/31/2014 02:00pm • STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland City Council voted Wednesday to legalize short-term rentals in single-family homes, giving added legitimacy to rental websites such as Airbnb.Homeowners will be allowed to rent one or two bedrooms once a safety inspection is done and Audit: D.C. fails to collect nearly $400K in rent at Eastern Market 07/30/2014 04:42pm • D.C. officials failed to collect nearly $400,000 in rent from merchants operating in Eastern Market’s South Hall for fiscal 2011 and most of fiscal 2012, according to a D.C. Auditor's report detailing what appears to be widespread financial mismanagement at the historic fresh foods market on C Man pleads guilty in Minnesota cartel house case 07/30/2014 12:40pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- One of the four men accused of keeping a "stash house" for a Mexican drug cartel in St. Paul has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.Antonio Navarro, 19, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on Tuesday, clearing the way for the state t Man pleads guilty in Minnesota cartel house case 07/30/2014 12:40pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- One of the four men accused of keeping a "stash house" for a Mexican drug cartel in St. Paul has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.Antonio Navarro, 19, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on Tuesday, clearing the way for the state t Broken water main floods UCLA; 5 people rescued 07/30/2014 03:42am • MATT HAMILTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A broken water main near the UCLA campus Tuesday sent a geyser of water some 30 feet into the air, trapping people in underground parking garages and covering some of the best-known parts of campus in water, including the school's famed basketball a New digs for Steak 'n Egg Kitchen to include apartments 07/29/2014 11:12am • A new mixed-use project planned in Northwest D.C. may be the perfect solution to the late-night munchies. Developer Frank Economides plans to build a four-story building at 4700 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the current home of Osman and Joe’s Steak ‘n Egg Kitchen, UrbanTurf reports. Steak 'n Egg, Rental Report: Top Questions Renters May Forget To Ask 07/29/2014 11:05am • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. You found