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'Another winter:' DC-area cab drivers feel pinch of COVID-19 pandemic 03/23/2020 01:33am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '3ea3ec59-a06e-4af9-9b21-06360a4f09ff' }).render("2876153615c32c7f");}); Despite many people taking advantage of b Summer destination areas still optimistic coronavirus won't impact beach plans 03/13/2020 06:31am • The coronavirus pandemic is impacting cruises and flights, but it���s less clear what it might mean for summer trips to the beach. In Bethany Beach, Delaware, ���There has really been no impact on our business thus far,��� said Carolyn Fitz of Tansey-Warner Realty. ���We���re actually getting onl Virginia gas tax hike deal reached as state lawmakers come down to the wire 03/05/2020 10:09pm • A driver fills her tank at a gas station in Richmond, Virginia, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Virginia lawmakers are set to approve a 10 cent gas tax increase over the next two years and transportation funding changes that would restore Northern Virginia money cut a few years Montgomery County Council passes air conditioning bill 02/25/2020 02:37pm • It'll be a lot cooler this summer in Montgomery County, Maryland ��� at least for the roughly 300,000 people who rent. After approving amendments to a bill requiring that landlords provide air conditioning to their tenants, the Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to pass Bill 24-19. Th Rent my car? Virginia heads toward peer-to-peer auto rental law 02/24/2020 12:28pm • Think of it as Airbnb for cars. Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill that would establish rules for peer-to-peer car rentals, in which a car owner could rent a vehicle to a stranger, for a fee. Unlike traditional car rental companies that monopolize airport rentals, and established ride-s Maryland Senate clears housing bill barring discrimination based on income 02/21/2020 07:11pm • It's already illegal for landlords in six Maryland counties, including Montgomery and Prince George's counties, to refuse to rent to individuals using housing vouchers. Now, fair housing protections are closer to covering renters statewide. The Maryland Senate has passed the HOME Act, which st Label: Rapper Pop Smoke slain in Hollywood Hills shooting 02/19/2020 08:19pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Pop Smoke, a rising Brooklyn rapper who had a breakout year of hit songs and albums that made some of the biggest names in hip-hop his fans and collaborators, was fatally shot during a break-in Wednesday at a Hollywood Hills home, his label said. ��� 15 tips for living frugally without looking cheap 02/05/2020 07:00pm • Do you hate the idea of brown-bagging it as everyone else in the office goes out for lunch? Do you dread parking your old-school Camry in a lot full of BMWs? Do you hope no one sees you with your coupons in the grocery store? If keeping up appearances is important to you, there are plenty of ways The top weekends for Airbnb rentals in DC 01/22/2020 10:45am • Strict regulations limit Airbnb rentals in the District, but hosts in D.C. are still pulling down a considerable amount of side income from renting out their home or a room. Airbnb says hosts collected a combined $109.8 million from 563,800 guests in 2019, compared to $96 million and 517,500 gues Montgomery Co. executive reconsiders opt-out clause in air-conditioning bill 01/21/2020 07:30pm • Things got heated at a council meeting Tuesday in Montgomery County, Maryland, over a bill about air conditioning. The Montgomery County Council was scheduled to hold its final vote on Bill 24-19, which would require landlords to provide and maintain air-conditioning service, from June 1 to Sept. 5 ways to save for vacation 01/21/2020 11:00am • Summer vacation planning often begins around this time of year, when you start thinking that it would be nice to get away. But hopefully you're also thinking about budgeting for a vacation. Vacations tend to go better when ample money is set aside for them. If you're planning a summer vacation, try Arlington 2020 property assessments are in the mail, and they���re up 01/20/2020 09:09am • Commercial property values were driven higher by a decline in the office vacancy rate, new construction, demand for rental properties and Amazon-related leasing activity. (AP) Arlington County property tax assessments have been mailed to property owners in the Virginia county, and the overall as DC highlights plans for affordable housing, redevelopment of St. Elizabeths East 01/17/2020 05:05pm • Among the plans D.C. leaders highlighted Friday include creating tens of thousands of affordable housing units and the redevelopment of portions of the St. Elizabeths Hospital campus in Southeast. "There's a lot going on in order to meet the mayor's goal of 36,000 affordable housing units by 2025 DC woman sentenced to 2 years in prison for charity-robbing scheme 01/16/2020 11:08pm • A D.C. woman was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday in an embezzlement scheme that siphoned money designated for at-risk tenants in the District run by a program overseen by a charity. Belinda McKenzie, 45, worked as a family support worker at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese in Washi DC lawmaker hopes bill will protect affordable housing and increase tenant protections 01/11/2020 09:16pm • As D.C. struggles to address the affordable housing crisis, one lawmaker hopes a bill he introduced will offer additional protections for people who do find places to live. Ward 6 councilmember Charles Allen said his bill addresses two issues, one is evicting residents from homes under false pret