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D.C. rents among fastest rising in the nation 04/15/2014 10:31am • Residential rental expenses in D.C. rose 33 percent between 2007 and 2012, the third-fastest growth figure for apartment costs in the nation, according to personal finance site NerdWallet. NerdWallet used U.S. Census survey data to determine median rents as defined by monthly out-of-pocket Friendship Place 04/11/2014 09:54am • Our mission is to empower individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness to rebuild their lives, with the involvement of the community. We do this through our three programs: Direct Housing, Veterans First and AimHire Direct Housing provides temporary rental assistance - first m Morning Notes 04/11/2014 09:45am • Advice for Vihstadt — Dave Foster, a Republican elected to two full terms on the Arlington School Board starting in 1999, has some advice for the newly-elected County Board member John Vihstadt. In order for Vihstadt to win re-election and a full term in November, he will need to practice &#8 Thanks To Our Advertisers 04/11/2014 05:00am • We’d like to send out a big thank you to our BethesdaNow.com advertisers. Chevy Chase Center – Check out the trunk show coming up next week at Chevy Chase Center’s Gals on and off the Green. Montgomery County Renters Alliance – See what the local nonprofit is up to. Dansez!Dansez! Hopes To Find Permanent Home On Rugby Avenue 04/10/2014 09:10am • It’s been a bit of a frenzied two years for Dansez!Dansez! owner Sabine Philippe. The dance studio was forced out of its Fairmont Avenue location in February 2012 because of structural damage to its building caused by next door construction. Philippe scrambled to find a nearby space at 8020 No Tough Temple CrossFit Coming To Rugby Avenue 04/08/2014 11:45am • John Weeks and his partners saw a lot more potential than most in an old warehouse in Woodmont Triangle. The former Allied Rental space at 4907 Rugby Ave. will give Weeks a unique amount of space to start his Tough Temple CrossFit studio. Spread over the gym’s 4,800 square feet will be a Rental Report: Tenant Screening Tips 04/08/2014 10:25am • 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. If you ar Crime Report: Attempted Rape in Buckingham 04/04/2014 01:00pm • Arlington police have arrested a man and charged him with attempting to rape a woman in Buckingham last Friday afternoon. Police say Hector Lopez Aguilar, 33, forced his way into an apartment on the 4200 block of N. Pershing Drive and tried to rape a 54-year-old woman. He allegedly fled the scene wh Rental Report: Tenant Screening Tips 04/03/2014 02:30pm • 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. If you ar Morning Notes 04/02/2014 09:00am • Torrez Murder Trial Begins — The murder trial of Jorge Torrez, the ex-Marine accused of killing Navy petty officer Amanda Jean Snell on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, has gotten underway. Torrez is already serving multiple life sentences after being convicted in Arlington of rape and numerou Turning your home into a rental is not always a fast money maker 03/30/2014 01:22pm • Ron Sitrin, Long & Foster Rental Report: Buy, Rent or Rent To Own? 03/25/2014 11:50am • 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. Unlike ma City Cycling Class Free To Bikeshare Members 03/24/2014 01:30pm • The Washington Area Bicyclists Association and Bethesda Transportation Solutions are again hosting city cycling classes for those who want more confidence biking on busy Bethesda roads. This time, all Capital Bikeshare members will get to register for free. The class is set for Saturday, April 12, f Rental Report: Rent, Buy or Rent to Own? 03/20/2014 02:30pm • 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. Unlike ma Driver charged twice for ticket on his rental car 03/19/2014 06:43pm • WASHINGTON -- A driver who received a ticket on his rental car for an expired meter got charged twice for the violation, a mistake that highlights the different rules that apply to rental cars and car-sharing services. Judd Warner received a ticket on Jan. 27 in D.C. for being at an expired meter