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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 Arlington Home Show and Expo Coming Next Weekend 04/06/2012 01:30pm • The annual Arlington Home Show and Expo will return to the Walter Reed Community Center (2909 S. 16th Street) next Saturday. As it has in the past, the show will feature dozens of home builders, contractors, vendors, architects, inspectors, real estate agents, gardeners, lenders and nonprofits, as Arlington County By the Numbers 04/03/2012 10:55am • Arlington County has released the latest version of its annual Profile publication, a compendium of vital statistics about the county. The 2012 Arlington County Profile includes information about the county’s demographics, economy and cultural resources. In terms of population, Arl Win prizes for catching snakeheads 03/30/2012 03:30pm • WASHINGTON - If the delicious meat and dangerous souvenirs weren't enough incentive to catch snakehead fish, how about up to $200 in prizes? The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering prizes to anglers who can land the destructive, invasive species that has many experts worried. Thi High-end apartments to be built near Potomac Mills 03/30/2012 01:31pm • D.C. investment firm The Carlyle Group has formed a joint venture with Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, a Charleston, S.C.-based apartment investor and management company, to build a high-end apartment development near Potomac Mills. Financial terms of the joint venture weren’t disclosed. Th The 5 worst things to buy vs. rent 03/26/2012 06:36pm • WASHINGTON - Here's a secret that might seem odd: It's better to rent than own. Although owning your own home has proven to be more beneficial than renting in this economy, the same isn't necessarily true with other big purchases. Boats, timeshares, recreational vehicles and vacation homes Morning Poll: Widen The R-B Corridor? 03/19/2012 09:56am • Could Arlington’s insistence on preserving the single-family home communities along the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor be the reason why it seems every new apartment building in the corridor is a “luxury” apartment building? Last week Slate columnist Matthew Yglesais, author Federal funding to slow down as growth continues 03/14/2012 06:32pm • Adam Tuss, wtop.com WASHINGTON - It's no secret that the federal government is the big player when it comes to the region's economic growth, but federal spending is expected to slow down soon. "We just need to accept it," Stephen Fuller, head of George Mason University's Center for Regional Ana County Nixes Condo Plan for Buckingham Village 03/14/2012 01:59pm • The original plan, as approved in 2009, was to take 48 units of the 140-apartment Buckingham Village 3 affordable housing community and sell them as condos to moderate-income households. Last night, that plan was officially scrapped after the Arlington County Board was told that the cond Vending machines that hand out gold, bikes, even wash pets (VIDEO) 03/13/2012 03:43pm • WASHINGTON - Consumers who find themselves in an endless debate at the vending machine are in for real frustration. Vending machines are offering far more than salty and sweet treats, according to SmarterTravel. In China, people in the mood for seafood can grab their live dinner from a vending mac Car sharing may be the next big thing in car rentals 03/07/2012 06:40pm • John Aaron, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Do you need a set of wheels, but you're nowhere near a Zipcar or a rental agency? Do you have a car that sits unused for hours and hours each day, and could you use some extra cash for gas? Peer-to-peer car sharing may be the solution. Many are touting it as the n Landlord's failure to pay water bills leaves 260 without water. 03/04/2012 12:38pm • Frederick County turned off the faucet for 260 customers in the first two months of this year.One of the those water shut-offs was in Libertytown, where Thomas Lofft rents from Kevin Starke.Lofft went to take a shower on Monday, he said, only to find that no water was coming out of the faucet.Lofft, Fannie Mae to pull out of Herndon's Monument IV 02/22/2012 02:58pm • Fannie Mae is planning to pull out of the Monument IV building at 12900 Worldgate Drive in Herndon come June, casting another shadow over the building after its mortgage was transferred to a special servicer fearing just that possibility last spring. Fannie has about 400 employees in the 228,425-sq Ask Adam: Spring Real Estate Market 02/21/2012 01:10pm • Editor’s Note: This monthly sponsored Q&A column is written by Adam Gallegos of Arlington-based real estate firm Arbour Realty. Please submit follow-up questions in the comments section or via email. What should we expect from the spring real estate market in Arlington? It feels like spring New car-sharing service coming to D.C. 02/18/2012 04:17pm • Jamie Forzato, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Hertz wants to cash in on car-sharing services. They will try to compete with the popular Zip Car company to provide quick, convenient car rentals throughout the District. Hertz will expand it's "Hertz on Demand" program to 80 locations including Union Station