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Sequester may hit housing rental vouchers 05/11/2013 02:49pm • WASHINGTON - Some families could lose the roof over their heads because of government cutbacks. Congress responded to the federal government's deep debt by implementing automatic across-the-board spending cuts called the sequester. As a result, some people may be in danger of losing their hom Itching for vacation? Wait just a little longer 05/09/2013 11:15pm • WASHINGTON - Many plan on taking some type of summer vacation, but the big question is: When? According to the Los Angeles Times, those wanting to travel soon should wait if they can. The Times reports that the best times to take a trip by plane appear to be June and August, according to Price Arlington’s Homeless Population Increases 05/09/2013 11:50am • The number of homeless individuals in Arlington County increased 6 percent between 2012 and 2013, but the homeless population is still lower than it was in 2010, according to a newly-released study. The annual Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments homelessness report revealed that the homel Floreen Questions Council’s Commitment To Affordable Housing 05/09/2013 10:05am • Some of the most affordable rental housing in Bethesda is on the way out and Montgomery County Councilmembers can’t seem to agree on how to create more. On Hampden Lane, 12 rental units that run from $1,150 to $2,405 a month will be replaced by The Lauren, which has announced its pending Don't get scammed this vacation season 05/07/2013 11:54pm • WASHINGTON - The air is getting warmer and the days longer, and that means summer vacation planning is in full swing. Families are searching for nice vacation rentals that are also affordable - but it's important to be aware of scams. Websites such as Craigslist or Backpage are known for bargain Local film festivals struggle with finances, venues 05/01/2013 03:56pm • Hoai-Tran Bui, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - D.C. is becoming a less welcoming city for film festivals. Rising venue costs, combined with the growing use of digital services for viewing films, may spell the end for one of the city's most established film festivals: the International Film Fest Developer Reveals Plan For 300-Foot Towers on Rockville Pike 05/01/2013 10:00am • Saul Centers, a part of Bethesda-based development company B.F. Saul, on Tuesday revealed its plans for three 300-foot residential towers and two 200-foot buildings on its two properties near the White Flint Metro station. Saul Centers purchased the two-level shopping center at Metro Pike Cent The best deals and destinations for summer travel 04/29/2013 05:05pm • WASHINGTON - It's that time of year when many are deciding where to spend summer vacation. Jeanenne Tornatore, senior editor for Orbitz.com, shares her ideas on the best deals and destinations for summer travel. Some of the most affordable trips in the U.S. (based on average airfare and avera New Apartment Building Converted to Condos 04/22/2013 11:55am • The new “Grayson Flats” rental apartment building, at 1200 N. Rolfe Street in Radnor/Fort Myer Heights, has been purchased by a local developer and is being re-positioned as a condominium building called “The Avery.” Reston-based Silverwood Companies announced today that it Griffin Cycle Now Offering Bike Rentals On CCT 04/19/2013 11:55am • Bethesda’s Griffin Cycle has opened a new, open-air location for bike rentals for riders of the Capital Crescent Trail. The rental program started April 1, when the longtime bike shop at 4949 Bethesda Ave. began offering hybrid, road and kids rental bikes across from the Haagen Dazs ice cream Rent in D.C. higher than San Francisco, L.A., NYC 04/17/2013 02:47pm • WASHINGTON - D.C.-area rents are higher than those in New York, Los Angeles and Boston, according to data from the 2010 federal census. "They're high. The incomes are generally pretty good as well," says Mike Blum, principal with Insight Property Group. Even Blum was surprised to learn the ce Controversial Beauregard redevelopment gains Alexandria approval 04/14/2013 01:49pm • Hank Silverberg, wtop.com WASHINGTON - A redevelopment project that could take 30 years to implement and could displace more than 8,000 people, was approved by the Alexandria City Council. The city council voted 6-1 on the Beauregard Small Area Plan, which would build more than 6,000 housing u Georgetown boat rental launches new name 04/11/2013 06:40pm • WASHINGTON - The new company that has taken over the boathouse along the Georgetown waterfront has given an old Washington landmark a new name. According to The Washington Post, Jack's Boathouse has been renamed the Key Bridge Boathouse. The National Park Service awarded the concession contra Artisphere Over Budget for FY 2013 04/08/2013 04:05pm • The Artisphere cultural center in Rosslyn is expected to be up to 50 percent over its net budget for Fiscal Year 2013, ARLnow.com has learned. Artisphere was budgeted to require only $1.6 million in net tax support for FY 2013, down from $2.3 million in FY 2012. With only about 3 months left in Displacement fears grow with Va. housing development 03/21/2013 03:11pm • Hank Silverberg, wtop.com ALEXANDRIA,Va - A massive development plan that will change the face of Alexandria over 30 years will also displace thousands of working class people along the way. The project would build more than 6,000 housing units, both condominium and rental apartments along Beau