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'Thrifting' is growing in popularity this holiday season 12/23/2023 10:48am • Thrifting, or shopping for secondhand items, appears to be having a moment. One store owner said that's why the term 'Thriftmas' is gaining some traction this holiday season. "I've seen an increase in secondhand gift-giving," Carmen Lopez, CEO and founder of consignment retailer Current Boutique, Shop Black, small and locally in DC this holiday season 12/22/2023 06:43pm • On Friday, many people were ditching the big box stores and instead supporting Sycamore & Oak's Southside Holiday Market in Southeast D.C. The retail space located on the former's St. Elizabeth campus features 13 local, Black-owned businesses such as The Museum DC. Co-owner Le'Greg Harrison a Do you think holiday shopping deals have gotten worse this year? You might be right 12/20/2023 05:17pm • Still looking for some last-minute Christmas presents at a deal? Chances are you have a ton of options, but not at a great discount. New data shows retailers are not generally offering the same level of discounts this year, compared to the last few holiday seasons. "Generally, you're looking f Is your car road ready for the holidays? Here's some tips on how to avoid disaster on the highway 12/20/2023 01:16pm • It's the holiday season, which means you may be getting ready for a road trip. Do you have what you need? You should have a checklist before that holiday road trip. If you haven't had the car in the shop for its check up, make sure you're getting that done before pressing that gas pedal. And t ‘Smash-and-grab’ robberies fuel new laws, but Virginia critics question the need 12/20/2023 11:24am • Even before Virginia lawmakers passed a tough new law against organized retail crime earlier this year, Bradley Haywood, a public defender in Arlington, Virginia, challenged the rationale. The idea that retailers in the state had lost billions to organized theft was a myth manufactured by retailers Christmas Day 2023: What's open, what's closed in the DC area? 12/20/2023 06:53am • The last thing anyone wants to realize on Christmas Day is that they forgot to buy a certain gift for a loved one, or they're missing that special ingredient for their holiday meal. If you find yourself in that spot, it's not completely hopeless. While many businesses shut down for the holiday, t Taxpayers could bear the brunt of 'monumental' cost of Potomac Yard development 12/20/2023 05:34am • Bringing the Washington Capitals and Wizards from D.C. across the river to Potomac Yard is projected to cost Virginia taxpayers more than a billion dollars. The size of that public subsidy and the other changes the projected $2.2 billion plan would bring is giving some people in Alexandria mixed fee ‘Unacceptable’: How DC business leaders are working together in response to crime 12/19/2023 09:12pm • Leaders from several local and national retail stores convened for a retail theft meeting Monday, discussing various ways they are responding to a rise in theft and other crime across the District. At-large Council member Kenyan McDuffie, who chairs the D.C. Council’s Committee on Business and What to expect at the airport and on the roads this holiday season 12/19/2023 05:27pm • Even more people from the D.C. region will be hitting the roads and taking to the skies in the next few weeks than they did last year, according to recent estimates from AAA. "It's a lot of pent-up demand," said Ragina Cooper Ali of AAA Mid-Atlantic. "People are returning back to travel in a big Need a new car? How to save money car shopping before end of the year 12/19/2023 12:35pm • Gas prices are easing, but inflation and high interest rates are still making it difficult to purchase a car. So, how can shoppers save money when purchasing a vehicle before the end of the year? Sean Tucker, a reporter with AutoTrader, joined WTOP's Michelle Basch and John Aaron to discuss w This new DC-area hospital is a one-stop shop for women's health care 12/18/2023 04:14am • In less than a year, doctors at VHC Health in Arlington, Virginia, planned, built, and opened the D.C. area's only one-stop health care center for women. The goal of the new Charlotte Stump Benjamin Center is to make appointments and follow-ups easy and convenient for women, said Dr. Kelly Orzech How to cut down on food waste this holiday season 12/17/2023 09:34pm • The holiday season can mean a long list of events that center around food. Between Thanksgiving and the December holidays, millions of pounds of uneaten turkey, green beans, and mashed potatoes end up in landfills. One-third of all food in the United States goes uneaten, according to the U.S. Env Virginia Beach, Richmond, Fairfax receive millions for trails and road safety improvements 12/16/2023 09:24pm • The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the city of Virginia Beach a $14.9 million federal grant on Wednesday, marking the single largest grant to a Virginia’s locality from the Safe Streets and Roads for All program established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The funding will suppo Alexandria-based church hosts 'Reindeer Run' to help families in need with Christmas shopping 12/16/2023 05:47pm • A church in Alexandria, Virginia, helped make a better Christmas for a dozen or so families Saturday, hosting a shopping spree for kids in need. At 6 a.m., well before the Target on Richmond Highway opened to the public, Lamonya Hudson and her two kids got to tear through the aisles, picking out Inside the landfill of fast-fashion: 'These clothes don't even come from here' 12/16/2023 09:48am • ▶ Watch Video: Here's where some fast-fashion clothes end up after being thrown away This holiday shopping season, environmental groups are asking shoppers to reconsider buying cheaper fast-fashion items that may only get a few uses. These items often end up discarded quickly, harming