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Despite many choices, most don’t change banks 01/10/2022 08:49am • A key part of personal finances is relationships with financial institutions, and with big national banks competing with credit unions and local community banks, consumers have many choices. Even so, we tend to stick with the bank we have instead of shopping around. More Business News DC restaurants prepare to require diners for proof of vaccination 01/09/2022 03:41pm • Starting Jan. 15, restaurants and bars in D.C., along with several other types of businesses, will be required to check that their customers are vaccinated. Impacted businesses have been preparing for this since it was announced in December, and at Chef Geoff’s in Northwest D.C., that has invol After more than a decade, DC's first new supermarket 'east of the river' breaks ground 01/08/2022 04:27pm • Residents "east of the river" will get their first new supermarket in over a decade. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and District council members held shovels to break ground on a new Lidl supermarket at the Skyland Town Center in Southeast D.C. on Saturday. The supermarket will strad DC police investigate possible 5th victim of suspected 'shopping cart killer' 01/07/2022 09:25pm • D.C. police are investigating whether a woman found in a shopping cart covered by a blanket in the District may be the fifth victim of suspected serial killer Anthony Eugene Robinson. First reported on WTOP, the unidentified woman's body was found in the 200 block of F Street NE, a few blocks fro Virginia Tire & Auto wants more women, and it’s offering signing bonuses 01/07/2022 10:10am • Virginia Tire & Auto employee Sarah Price, a warehouse manager at the Sterling location. (Courtesy Jim Folliard / Virginia Tire & Auto) McLean, Virginia-based Virginia Tire & Auto is recruiting, and it wants to attract more women to an automotive repair career. The 46-year-old com How not to get ripped off hiring a company for tree service 01/05/2022 11:25pm • Several inches of snowfall with the consistency of mashed potatoes have damaged lots of trees. A D.C.-based consumers' group with tips for hiring a tree service expects scammers will be coming out of the woodwork. "They're going to be coming to your door saying things like, 'Oh, I'm doing work ju Fairfax Co. police comb motel receipts, seek more victims of suspected 'shopping cart killer' 01/04/2022 04:28pm • Fairfax County police in Virginia are searching through motel receipts, seeking other possible victims of the man suspected of killing at least four people whose remains were found in Alexandria and Harrisonburg. Anthony Eugene Robinson was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and dispo Woodmore Towne Centre in Prince George’s County sold 01/04/2022 10:22am • Prince George’s County’s Woodmore Towne Centre, one of the largest open-air shopping centers in the D.C. region, has been sold to New York-based Urban Edge Properties for $193.4 million. The Wegmans-anchored shopping center, covers 83 acres in Glenarden, Maryland, off the Capital Beltway, wit Montgomery Co. considering vaccine passport for restaurants, other venues 12/31/2021 06:35pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is considering a vaccine passport that would require people to provide proof of vaccination before entering bars, restaurants, coffee shops and fast-food outlets that provide seating. Under the legislation, which was proposed by County Executive Marc Elrich's administ Police investigate theft of nearly two-dozen firearms in Harford Co. 12/30/2021 04:58pm • Nearly two-dozen firearms were stolen during a burglary in Harford County, Maryland, according to the Maryland State Police. Shortly after 5:15 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police responded to the 2100 block of Pulaski Highway for a report of a breaking and entering at a pawn shop, acco LL Bean set to close Tysons store 12/29/2021 01:58pm • L.L. Bean in Tysons Corner Center. (Courtesy Google Maps) Freeport, Maine-based outdoor gear and apparel retailer L.L. Bean will close its long-standing store at Tysons Corner Center on Jan. 17. L.L. Bean opened the large, two-story store at Tysons in 2001, and it was the first of its retail Analysis: Omicron looms ominously over NFL's playoff races 12/28/2021 03:02am • Quick, who's your favorite team's backup quarterback? Or the backup's backup? Who's their best pass rushing proxy? Fill-in cover cornerback? What about the substitute snapper or the stand-in blindside protector? Who is, as coaches like to say, the next man up? Now's a good time to get to know How to dispose of your Christmas tree in 2022 12/27/2021 06:27am • Soon it will be that time of year — time to get rid of the Christmas tree. Here’s how to dispose of your Tannenbaum depending on where you live in the D.C. area. First, be sure to remove any decorations, tinsel, garland, lights, metal and tree stands. Do not place trees in plastic bags. In ma Can you get end-of-year deals on cars this year? Experts weigh in 12/26/2021 05:53am • Looking for end-of-the-year car deals? Autotrader and U.S. News Autos told WTOP some can be found if you look in the right place. The best deals on cars are usually at the end of the year, but Brian Moody, the executive editor for Autotrader, said it's different this time around. More Data Doctors Column: Comparing private search engines 12/24/2021 11:17pm • Q: Which private search engine is better, Startpage or DuckDuckGo? A: Search engines are an essential navigation tool for the endless number of websites on the Internet, which is the main reason Google has become one of the titans of tech. Google’s search engine is considered the most powerf