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Eye-opening tips to know about frames when buying glasses Eye-opening tips to know about frames when buying glasses 10/26/2020 04:45pm • It can be fun picking out a new pair of glasses, and a locally-based consumers' group wants you to know that you don't have to spend a fortune on frames to get a good quality pair. "Price points, the big price differences, they're just kind of window dressing," said Kevin Brasler, executive edito Buying too much online? Reston firm says impulse buying never higher Buying too much online? Reston firm says impulse buying never higher 10/26/2020 10:04am • Digital commerce has seen a major upswing during the pandemic. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/CarmenMurillo) Online shopping is nothing new, but the pandemic has ignited significant growth in e-commerce in the U.S. and it has changed consumer behavior. Reston, Virginia-based digital tracking and a National Opera's Young Artist Program finds a pop-up audience in Vienna parking lot National Opera's Young Artist Program finds a pop-up audience in Vienna parking lot 10/24/2020 04:33pm • (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: 'b1d2d213-e184-483b-b910-90ee0d618b32' }).render("219615367e32eb0c");}); Normally, the members of the Washington N US suspends citizen, visa services in Turkey over reports of potential attacks 10/23/2020 09:13am • The United States has temporarily suspended all American citizen and visa services in Turkey over "credible reports" of potential terrorist attacks and kidnappings against U.S. citizens in Istanbul. "The U.S. Mission in Turkey has received credible reports of potential terrorist attacks and kidna Presto's Picks: Big Ten is back — and so is Maryland Presto's Picks: Big Ten is back — and so is Maryland 10/23/2020 06:35am • The Big Ten begins play this weekend with Maryland and 13 other schools preparing for an eight-week sprint. That will be followed by crossover matchups and the Championship Game, leaving the league little margin for error (the SEC, ACC and Big 12 have already had to shuffle their schedules this f Pastrami-specialist Carving Room in DC's Mt. Vernon area to close temporarily Pastrami-specialist Carving Room in DC's Mt. Vernon area to close temporarily 10/22/2020 02:35pm • The Carving Room Kitchen & Bar has become the latest in a growing list of restaurants forced to close up shop because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Credit: Google Street View) News of local restaurant closings continue to come frequently, and the latest to fall victim to the COVID-19 pandemic i 'The Wire' producer helps Md. natives bring 'Fishbowl' thriller to Amazon 'The Wire' producer helps Md. natives bring 'Fishbowl' thriller to Amazon 10/22/2020 12:06pm • Their mother was the hairdresser for Idris Elba and Michael B. Jordan on "The Wire." Now, siblings from Ellicott City, Maryland, are leaving their own mark with "Fishbowl," an indie thriller produced by George Pelecanos that hits Amazon on Oct. 27, the same night that it screens at a pop-up d Service begins on self-driving shuttle in Fairfax Co. Service begins on self-driving shuttle in Fairfax Co. 10/22/2020 09:35am • If you want to get a first-hand look at cutting-edge driverless vehicle technology, you can now hop on a self-driving electric shuttle in the Mosaic District of Fairfax County. The autonomous electric shuttle, called Relay, began carrying passengers Thursday after a ceremony featuring state and l How to take advantage of 'very different' 2020 holiday shopping season How to take advantage of 'very different' 2020 holiday shopping season 10/20/2020 02:06pm • Just like the rest of 2020, the holiday shopping season will be different as retail industry experts said to expect a longer season with deeper deals from desperate retailers. Seven out of 10 shoppers polled by Creditcards.com stated they'll start looking for deals before Halloween, and fewer sho DC gyms and fitness studios adapt, hope for mild weather or close for good as winter nears DC gyms and fitness studios adapt, hope for mild weather or close for good as winter nears 10/20/2020 04:07am • When the coronavirus pandemic swept across North America in March, it closed schools, businesses, restaurants and fitness centers, forcing many people to work from home and limit their mixing in society. There was one silver lining: the weather, while brisk and blustery some of the time, was gen Maryland's oyster season faces rough waters 10/19/2020 01:33pm • Maryland oyster farmers are not immune from the COVID-19 pandemic's economic challenges. One of the main impacts on the watermen who harvest the succulent mollusks -- and on the vendors who sell them -- is the closing of restaurants and other hospitality venues, said Allison Colden, Maryland fish What’s on the ballot: Prince George’s Co. voters weigh in on 5 bond issues What’s on the ballot: Prince George’s Co. voters weigh in on 5 bond issues 10/19/2020 04:13am • When voters in Prince George’s County, Maryland, fill out their ballots this year, they will weigh in on five questions that, if approved, would clear the way for the county to issue bonds and borrow money to the tune of more than half a billion dollars to finance county projects. Among the pro Park all day in Georgetown for as little as $5 Park all day in Georgetown for as little as $5 10/16/2020 11:32am • Taste and Shop Georgetown is a substitute for the annual one-day Taste of Georgetown, which usually packs Georgetown sidewalks and restaurants with foodies and deal seekers. Parking will be heavily discounted in Georgetown from now until Oct. 25 for the event. (Courtesy Georgetown BID/Sam Kittner) Montgomery County helps restaurants plan for fall outdoor dining Montgomery County helps restaurants plan for fall outdoor dining 10/16/2020 05:57am • Outdoor dining has been a help to restaurants around the D.C. region, though it would be a stretch to say it's been a savior. But now, as autumn brings cooler temperatures, restaurants are trying to figure out how to provide a comfortable atmosphere to clientele antsy about eating indoors. Montgo Hard drive prompts NY Post story on Hunter Biden, temporary suspension of Trump campaign Twitter account 10/15/2020 12:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty days before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. The story in question, published Wednesday in the New York Post,
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