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McMillan development in DC takes major step 09/30/2022 04:23pm • The District has sold a 25-acre plot of land in Northwest for $17.3 million. The McMillan Sand Filtration site will now be a mixed use development with promises of affordable housing, according to the city. The McMillan development, at North Capitol Street and Michigan Avenue Northwest in Ward 5, Guilty plea in $4 million Fairfax Co. embezzlement case 09/28/2022 05:24pm • A Fairfax County, Virginia, man has pleaded guilty to embezzling $4 million in what authorities described as one of the largest white-collar fraud cases in the county's history. Carlos Camacho, 59, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one felony count each of embezzlement and forgery, according to Fairfax C DC metro ranks No. 9 for new apartment construction this year 09/14/2022 10:06am • The D.C. region ranks No. 9 among U.S. metropolitan areas for the number of new apartments that will be completed in 2022. RentCafe estimates more than 14,200 new apartment units have been completed across the D.C. region this year, or will be by the end of the year. That is notable because th Finally ready for that first office? Here���s what to look for in a coworking space 09/01/2022 03:54pm • For the past couple of years, working at home was the norm. For many small businesses and startups, home is often their initial ���headquarters.��� Whether you���re ready for that first office or preparing for a return to an office environment, here are some tips on what to look for in a coworking s Montgomery Co. providing rental relief for retail businesses 09/01/2022 05:09am • Retail business owners in Montgomery County, Maryland, who are still financially struggling because of the pandemic, can receive extra help when paying rent. A new $2 million Small Business Rental Assistance grant program will provide business owners up to $10,000 or three months of rent based on Why investors aren't all that fond of the DC housing market 08/29/2022 09:00am • Investors remain formidable competitors for house hunters across the country. They accounted for 19.4% of all homes that were purchased in the second quarter. But the D.C. metro is not a particular favorite. In the second quarter, investors accounted for just 8.1% of all sales in the D.C. region, At least 4 killed and 2 injured after shooter sets fire to building in Houston, police chief says 08/28/2022 10:20am • At least four people were killed and two people were injured early Sunday morning after a man dressed in all black set fire to a building and then shot at people fleeing, Houston Police chief Troy Finner said in a news conference. Among the four killed was the suspect, Finner said. The victims, a Identity theft cases up nearly 200% in Maryland and Virginia 08/27/2022 10:38pm • Identity theft is on the rise, with Maryland and Virginia residents being heavily targeted by scammers, according to the CEO of an identity validation company. ���I would say if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is,��� said Bryan Lewis, CEO of Intellicheck, a company providing identity v Construction on Barry Farm redevelopment begins in September 08/17/2022 10:54pm • D.C. said it has closed on financing that will bring affordable housing and commercial businesses to a historically significant area of the city. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development said construction is expected to start in September at Bar American U. adds fleet of E-scooters ahead of fall term 08/17/2022 01:07pm • This fall, it will be a little easier for American University students in D.C. to get to class on time. Electric scooters powered by renewable energy are now available on the main campus, the Washington College of Law Tenley campus, and the Spring Valley building, as part of a partnership with Sp Colleagues remember 2 Maryland filmmakers who died in I-95 crash 08/15/2022 12:01pm • Two Maryland filmmakers died Thursday in a car crash after filming in Philadelphia. Delaware State Police said Martin Whittier and Nate Brubaker were traveling southbound on I-95 near Newark, Delaware, around 10:20 p.m. when their BMW M2 stalled in the dark middle lane near Churchman Road. The top 10 consumer complaints from 2021 08/08/2022 04:39pm • In 2021, state, local and federal agencies received millions of complaints from consumers, and again the top category for complaints is auto sales and repairs, according to the Consumer Federation of America. ���These complaints tend to rise to the top just because this subject affects so many pe Potomac sisters who died in NY fire to be remembered at Monday service 08/07/2022 10:58am • Funeral services are set for Monday for the Potomac, Maryland, sisters killed during a fire in a Long Island vacation home. Jillian Rose Wiener, 21, and Lindsay Eliza Wiener, 19, will be remembered at an 11 a.m. service at the Washington Hebrew Congregation in the District. More Local Virginia attorney general meets with nonprofits to discuss poverty, community needs 07/29/2022 07:29pm • Virginia's attorney general met with local nonprofit groups in Arlington, Virginia, on Friday for a roundtable listening session about addressing poverty and community needs. ���Virginians helping other Virginians, from all backgrounds. The very, very best, they're here,��� said Attorney General Rent spikes could hit Montgomery County residents as cap bill stalls 07/28/2022 07:30am • Prices could soon soar higher for some renters in Montgomery County, Maryland, now that a bill on a rent-increase cap has stalled. The county measure would have kept landlords from raising rents more than 4.4% for another six months. More Local News More Maryland News More Montgo