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The Heights food hall in Chevy Chase plans to open late August, early September 07/27/2023 05:40am • A brand new food hall called The Heights will soon open its doors in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with eight concepts, a full-service restaurant and a speakeasy in tow. The opening is set for late August or early September, according to Chad Sparrow, the managing director of Common Plate Hospitality. The Are you thinking about your car amid the scorching temperatures? 07/27/2023 05:33am • A heat wave can do a number on your car, especially when it comes to the record temperatures we're seeing in the D.C. region this week. The extreme heat has led to more cars coming into one area auto repair shop. “A lot of cars are overheating,” said Andy Sparacino at Hanagan's Tire & Aut The 11 Best All-Inclusive Belize Resorts 07/26/2023 08:00pm • If you're looking for an alternative to wildly popular Caribbean destinations like Cancún or the Dominican Republic, the Central American country of Belize is a formidable choice. On a vacation here, you have the opportunity to get in touch with nature in jungles teeming with wildlife. History buff Tips to Avoid Living Paycheck to Paycheck 07/26/2023 08:00pm • Trying to cover bills when the cash runs out at the end of the month is a hardship Americans across the country face. According to a February 2023 LendingClub and PYMNTS survey, "As of January 2023, 60% of United States adults, including more than four in 10 high-income consumers, live paycheck to p Heirloom corn in a rainbow of colors makes a comeback in Mexico, where white corn has long been king 07/26/2023 02:30pm • IXTENCO, Mexico (AP) — On the slopes of the Malinche volcano, Juan Vargas starts the dawn routine he’s had since childhood, carefully checking stalks of colorful native corn. For years, Vargas worried that these heirloom varieties — running from deep red to pale pink, from golden yellow to dar Fairfax Co. police increase presence after fatal crash on Burke Centre Parkway 07/26/2023 02:05pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have returned to the scene of a crash that killed a teenager and sent four others to the hospital, in hopes of preventing the next tragedy. "We do these public announcements to let everyone know that we're going to be out there," said Fairfax County Police Depa How a credit card strategy helped me save over $1,100 on a home remodel 07/26/2023 07:00am • The morning after the hurricane hit Florida, I got a text from my tenant. “I have completely moved out,” he wrote after the storm last fall, wishing me an abrupt “good luck” despite having been there over three years, with eight months left on his lease. The wind had just subsided, windows w On the heels of 'Push' in 'Barbie,' Matchbox Twenty rocks Jiffy Lube Live 07/26/2023 04:22am • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” "Barbie" moviegoers got reintroduced to the song "Push" when it was featured in the movie, as the Kens try to woo the dolls by serenading them. Now, Matchbox Twenty is ready to rock Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virgin Legal dispute facing Texan 'Sassy Trucker' in Dubai shows the limits of speech in UAE 07/25/2023 08:58pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Houston woman known online as the “Sassy Trucker” has been stuck in Dubai for months after an altercation at a car rental agency, the latest case showing the limits of speech in this skyscraper-studded city-state. The case against Tierra Young Allen, 29, c UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous strike 07/25/2023 08:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — UPS has reached a tentative contract with its 340,000-person union, potentially averting a strike that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide. The agreement was announced Tuesday, the first day that UPS and the Teamsters retur 10 Easy Ways to Save $5 a day 07/25/2023 08:00pm • If you're struggling to pay your bills or just want to splurge without taking on debt, a little extra money could come in handy. By saving just $5 a day, you'll have around $150 more in your monthly budget. Sock it away for a year, and a little more than $1,800 would be at your disposal. Consider th Salmonella outbreak in 4 states linked to ground beef 07/25/2023 07:51pm • A multistate salmonella outbreak has been linked to ground beef, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday.At least 16 illnesses have been reported, with six hospitalizations, the CDC said. Nine of the cases are in New Jersey, with five in New York and one each in Connecticu 'It's like the Netflix for books': Popular TikTok subset 'BookTok' becomes a bestselling leader 07/25/2023 07:03pm • Like many millennials, Maggie Siciliano said she stumbled upon TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I thought it was mostly just for videos and dancing at first," the Virginia-based content creator told WTOP. At the time, Siciliano was living in New York City. She said everything changed when FEC asked to investigate flower shop's $500,000 contribution to super PAC backing Suarez's 2024 bid 07/25/2023 06:10pm • MIAMI (AP) — A government watchdog group is asking federal regulators to investigate a $500,000 contribution to a super PAC backing Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s presidential bid, citing possible campaign finance laws violations. The nonpartisan group Campaign Legal Center said it filed the comp Google rebounds from unprecedented drop in ad revenue with a resurgence that pushes stock higher 07/25/2023 05:32pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google snapped out of an unprecedented advertising slump during its latest quarter, signaling a return to growth cycle needed to fuel investments in artificial intelligence technology that expected to reshape the competitive landscape. The results for the April-June period rel