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800 turkeys going to families facing serious illness this Thanksgiving 11/25/2021 08:49am • Food & Friends, a D.C.-based nonprofit, has made around 800 turkeys for families facing serious illness this Thanksgiving, with volunteers feeding more than 4,000 people. Early Thursday morning, dozens of volunteers feverishly packed up 8,520 pounds of turkey, 94 gallons of gravy and thousands Woodbridge business helps to honor 7,000 fallen heroes 11/25/2021 05:13am • Visitors pause at the VAU Fallen Heroes Memorial temporarily on display in front of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Nov. 10. The flag contains the names of more than 7,000 killed in action during the Global War on Terror. (Courtesy InsideNova/Paul Lara) Greg Frye, owner of One Stop Awar Bowser's decision to lift indoor mask mandate has DC parents feeling left behind 11/24/2021 04:32am • To celebrate her 6-year-old son becoming fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, D.C. parent Leilah Mooney Joseph has planned what she called a "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" type of day. He wants to go to the grocery store, a shoe store, a toy store and then eat outside at a restaurant. Mooney Jos Avocado Green opens Georgetown mattress store — with 15-minute sleep experiences 11/23/2021 10:05am • Avocado Green is bringing its new showroom to Georgetown on Friday. (Courtesy Avocado Green Mattress) Organic mattress maker Avocado Green Mattress opens its Georgetown showroom Friday, and it is not your typical retail mattress store. For starters, the showroom has “The Sleep Experience.†Major retailers keeping doors closed on Thanksgiving Day 11/23/2021 01:08am • Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend among major retailers was to open on Thanksgiving Day. It was a way to give stores a head start on Black Friday sales. But the pandemic changed everything, forcing retailers to limit crowds inside. The pre-COVID-19 holiday openings also sparked some public Council president blasts 'lawlessness' after chaotic car meetup in downtown Silver Spring 11/22/2021 10:20pm • A lawmaker in Montgomery County, Maryland, said Monday he's outraged by what he says is increasing crime in Silver Spring, including a chaotic, hourslong car rally over the weekend that drew more than a hundred cars, blocking traffic and spinning out in the middle of intersections. "This lawlessn As mandate is lifted, DC businesses mixed on requiring masks indoors 11/22/2021 05:57pm • Masks are no longer a requirement indoors in D.C., as Mayor Muriel Bowser's mandate was lifted Monday. Despite that, some small businesses have decided to require customers to keep the layer of safety in place. Going into the holiday season, the co-owner of the bookstore Politics & Prose want 20 cheap Christmas gifts for 2021 11/22/2021 10:00am • Budget-conscious gifting Even though product prices are rising due to inflation, consumer spending remains strong. In October, retail sales grew 1.7% from the previous month and 16.3% from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. "This year, we're facing some unusual headwinds when 2021 Thanksgiving DC-area grocery store hours 11/22/2021 07:20am • You forgot the cranberry sauce again, didn't you? Well, that's OK. Every year, there seems to be at least one item on our Thanksgiving shopping list that gets forgotten. So here are the grocery stores that will and won't be open for those last-minute buys. More Thanksgiving News Virginia Tech cybersecurity expert on how to avoid online shopping scams this holiday season 11/22/2021 04:04am • The holiday shopping season is now well underway, and watchdogs want to help people avoid, detect and report online shopping scams. “Reports about online shopping issues aren't new for the Federal Trade Commission, but the supply chain issues related to the pandemic have made matters much, much Volunteers distributing 4,000 boxes of food to DC and Maryland families in need 11/21/2021 11:51am • This year, volunteers will be packing and distributing 4,000 boxes to DC and Maryland families, their biggest number so far (WTOP/Shayna Estulin). Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, dozens of volunteers gathered in a Silver Hill, Maryland, warehouse to pack boxes of holiday food staples for area 24 gift ideas for nursing home residents 11/21/2021 11:00am • Gifts that keep on giving Your time and attention during nursing home visits are wonderful gifts in themselves. But when there's a holiday or birthday on the way, or you just want to pamper someone you care about, you have plenty of gift-giving options. Just keep a few guidelines in mind: - Maryland turkey farmers have high sales and high costs 11/20/2021 08:41am • Maryland’s small turkey farmers faced higher costs this year, but Thanksgiving has allowed many to sell their entire inventory well before the holiday. High fuel costs have led to high feed prices, according to a local farmer, leading some to raise turkey prices while others absorb the hit. Data Doctors: 2021 Online shopping tips 11/19/2021 04:30pm • Q: What are the latest online shopping safety tips? A: The holiday season always drives online purchase volume to the highest levels of the year, which also means that those with malicious intent step up their tactics as well. Elaborate phishing scams One of the more sophisticated scams incorpo Battlefield Parkway bicyclist and pedestrian improvements open in Leesburg 11/19/2021 02:31pm • Safety improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians along Battlefield Parkway at Route 7 in Leesburg opened Friday, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) said. Between Russell Branch Parkway/Trailview Boulevard and the Potomac Station Shopping Center entrance, there's a new 10-foot-wide