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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 Latest Artisphere Financial Results a Mixed Bag 05/09/2012 10:15am • (Updated at 10:20 a.m.) The good news for Artisphere, the county’s struggling cultural center in Rosslyn, is that it just had a certified hit in the form of its month-long Frida Kahlo photo exhibit. The bad news is that it’s still falling short of meeting a number of financial goals la Introducing the ARLnow.com Real Estate Section 05/07/2012 12:36pm • You might have recently noticed the “Real Estate” item in the menu bar, or you might have noticed the listings widget on the side of the page, but today we’re officially announcing the launch of the ARLnow.com Real Estate section. Unlike national real estate websites, our real es Prince George's Co.'s housing market is red hot 05/07/2012 02:20am • WASHINGTON - Prince George's County had been struggling along with the rest of the country during the foreclosure crisis, but now, the numbers tells a different story. Prince George's County's real estate market may actually be surging. "If you look at all the homes for sale, 58 percent of them are Mount Airy switches to electronic voting 04/13/2012 12:55pm • Fifteen minutes.If everything goes as planned, that is how fast election ballots will be counted in Mount Airy this year.For decades, counting election ballots by hand kept poll workers busy until 1 a.m., but this year on May 7 results are expected to be tallied in just 15 minutes, according to Town Time sensitive deals offer great discounts on travel 04/10/2012 01:28pm • Kristi King, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Half the trick to saving big bucks on vacation is knowing where to find good deals. The U.S. Travel Association has a collection of discount offers on everything from theme parks to hotel stays and car rentals for cities near and far. There's a trick to getting