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Va. organization says consumers should buy emergency generators before they need it 09/05/2022 10:10pm • For the first time since 1997, there were no Atlantic hurricanes in August, but the National Hurricane Center is already tracking two named storms this month. Before entering what is traditionally the busiest month of the Atlantic hurricane season, you may want to consider buying an emergency gen Simple tips to save you money on groceries 09/05/2022 05:42am • Grocery shopping can be a budget buster. But adjusting your habits just a little bit — and making the most of what you already do — can save you time, stress and money. Family budget expert, journalist and author Andrea Woroch says the best thing you can do to save money is pay attention to y 22 of the USA's most underrated destinations 09/04/2022 10:00am • Disney World, Times Square and Yellowstone National Park can be packed to the rafters with tourists. But there are plenty of other places across the United States that continue to fly beneath the travel radar. While there are literally hundreds of locations that fit that description, here are 22 How Montgomery Co. schools combatted its teacher shortage 09/03/2022 02:46pm • Schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, made some unusual adjustments to keep their teaching staff at near full capacity as districts across the country and the D.C. region battle teacher shortages. Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Monifa McKnight said part of their success came from activ How America turned into a nation of snackers 09/03/2022 06:59am • Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. People can't get enough of the in-between. Big companies report that snack sales are soaring. Net sales of Doritos, Cheetos, Ruffles, PopCorners, Smartfood and SunChips grew by double digits in the second quarter. Retail sales of Pirate's Booty jumped about 32% Univ. of Maryland creates one-stop shop for student-athletes to sell image, likeness 08/29/2022 11:52pm • The University of Maryland is one of the first universities in the country to create a licensed, one-stop shop platform where all its student-athletes can profit from their name, image and likeness. The Maryland Marketplace -- powered by Opendorse -- features current athletes from all 20 of the u Small business environment in the DMV: A look forward 08/29/2022 01:55pm • 2020, 2021 and now 2022. The pandemic continues to affect the economic landscape, as do other economic challenges with 2023 on the horizon. Our small business community, so vital to the region’s local economies, has been particularly hard hit. How can small and medium-size businesses across met Layoffs, losses, plunging share prices: These pandemic winners are now struggling 08/28/2022 12:20pm • Few companies flourished more amid the pandemic's economic upheaval than Peloton. With people unable (or unwilling) to go to the gym, consumers rushed to buy its exercise equipment and, more importantly, sign up for its online classes. Peloton posted its first quarterly profits in calendar year 2 Bustling Montgomery Co. back-to-school fair helps get kids prepped for class 08/27/2022 06:21pm • Bustling again post-pandemic, Montgomery County's back-to-school fair on Saturday at Westfield Wheaton Mall drew crowds that were easily double the size of last year's turnout. "We've been impacted by COVID-19 on the school calendar for two years and one quarter, that's a long time," Montgomery C 'The House Barber' retires after 52 years of Capitol Hill cuts 08/26/2022 09:30pm • After nearly 52 years on the job, “The House Barber” Joe Quattrone spent his last day in the basement of the Rayburn House Office Building in D.C. on Friday. “I love my job. From Day One, I loved the people I was working with,” Quattrone, 88, said. "It’s the greatest job as a barber in 12-year-old entrepreneur’s candle business setting up shop at Tysons Corner Center 08/26/2022 06:14pm • Alejandro Buxton, 12, is getting ready to light up the Tysons Corner Center mall in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Sept. 1. The seventh-grader is the founder of Smell of Love Candles. He started selling candles in November 2020. The so-far 26 candle scents include names, such as "Alexa, clean the h Burke & Herbert Bank opens first Maryland location 08/26/2022 10:10am • Alexandria-based Burke & Herbert Bank has opened a commercial lending office in Bethesda, its first presence in Maryland in its 170-year history. The branch, at 7272 Wisconsin Ave., is part of Carr Properties' three-tower office development, where D.C.'s Fox 5 recently relocated to. Happy ending for Maryland record store owner whose rent check was stolen, cashed for $9K 08/24/2022 09:11pm • The owner of Joe's Record Paradise says that the store's rent check has been stolen from the mail and cashed for $9,000. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Update, 6 p.m. Thursday: Johnson Lee said Thursday his bank has credited his account for $9,000. "I just got the call. I just wanted to thank the fra Virginia AG pushes Alexandria schools for SROs 08/24/2022 03:22pm • In the first week of classes for Alexandria schools, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is urging the city's mayor and school system to “draw a hard line against crime” and take advantage of state funding for police officers in schools. Citing the death of a student outside the school la Arlington listed as one of nation's best cities for families 08/24/2022 10:07am • Opendoor has listed Arlington, Virginia, as one of its top 15 family-friendly American cities and towns. The Northern Virginia town ranked third in the national ranking, behind runner-up Cliffside Park, New Jersey, and winner Cambridge, Massachusetts. More Arlington News The c