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Caps making themselves at home with record road start 12/13/2019 12:32am • Packing for a mid-December road trip through both Tampa Bay and Columbus could be a head-scratcher for even the savviest of veterans. But as the Capitals embark on a two-game trek this weekend, the potentially 40-degree drop in temperature barely fazes them. “I don’t worry too much about thes DC kids meet up with police officers to go holiday shopping together 12/11/2019 06:07pm • (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: 'e204d941-7beb-4ead-8632-772b930d1933' }).render("45461536b4e546bd");}); Dozens of police officers in D.C. gave th Benning Market food hall breaks ground in Ward 7 12/11/2019 10:25am • A Benning Market food hall is coming to the District. (Courtesy Neighborhood Development Company) Food halls are popping up all over the Washington region and now one is opening in D.C.'s Ward 7. Developers and city officials Tuesday broke ground on Benning Market food hall, the first multipl Man dead after shooting at Charles County shopping center 12/10/2019 07:11pm • A man has died after a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a shopping center in Charles County, Maryland. Deputies responded around 3:15 p.m. to the Smallwood Village shopping center off St. Charles Parkway, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said. A sheriff's spokeswoman said the victim was shot o Potential holiday gifts are as close as a supermarket aisle 12/10/2019 05:39am • Each holiday season brings the challenge of finding gifts to buy — whether it's for Grandma — or the host of an upcoming party. While it can be daunting, filling out the gift list can be as easy as filling out a grocery list, said Lean Plate Club™ blogger Sally Squires, because potenti 2019 Offbeat Gift Guide: 20 holiday surprises for grownups of all ages 12/10/2019 01:08am • toggle audio on and off change volume Montgomery County opens its 19th medical marijuana dispensary 12/09/2019 07:30pm • More than half the states and D.C. have legalized medical marijuana, despite conflict with federal law and criticism that disputes its therapeutic value. Still, in Maryland, Montgomery County has opened the doors on its 19th medical marijuana dispensary — the most of any jurisdiction in the state. Want to buy a mall? Here's your chance. 12/09/2019 12:08pm • Not sure what to get that special someone for the holidays? Here's one option: a shopping mall. Commercial real estate brokerage JLL (NYSE: JLL) is seeking buyers for the Manassas Mall in Prince William County as the bricks-and-mortar retail world faces increasing competition from the global e-co Forget fashion and beauty: Meet the grocery store influencers 12/07/2019 08:22am • When you think of influencers, you might think of flat tummy tea and hair vitamins. Diane Youngpeter, however, is not trying to sell you those things. She is a stay-at-home mom in Detroit. And in her free time, she runs Aldi Nerd, a blog about the discount German grocery chain that has 1,600 US s Anne Arundel Co. nonprofit serves those in need with housewares, furniture 12/07/2019 05:50am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Sisters Ariyanna and Jamylleah Owens woke up on an air mattress in an empty Glen Burnie apartment on Wednesday (Nov. 27) morning. Thirty minutes later, after a knock on the door and a stampede of feet hoisting furniture up and down three flights of stairs, the apartment sh Gig work is on the rise in the Baltimore area — and for many, it's a way of life 12/07/2019 05:40am • BALTIMORE (AP) — By day, Leah Needham buys groceries to deliver to customers in White Marsh and Middle River. But in the evenings, the shopper for online grocery service Shipt trades in her green T-shirt for a pair of ballroom dance shoes and heads to her next gig. In a Glen Burnie studio, she pur Another DC bicycle shop, The Bike Rack, is closing 12/06/2019 07:05pm • One week after District Hardware and Bike shuttered for good, another independent D.C. bike shop is closing down. The Bike Rack, on Q Street Northwest in the Logan Circle neighborhood, announced Friday that it’s going out of business. “It’s very bittersweet,” said owner Chuck Harney, w Bed Bath & Beyond closing DC location in 2020 12/06/2019 02:45pm • Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) will close its Chinatown location next year, a company spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Business Journal. The Union, New Jersey-based domestic merchandise retail chain said in October that it would close 60 of its flagship stores by the end of the Things to do around DC this weekend: Dec. 6–8 12/06/2019 10:57am • (Ana Caceres; Rick Diamond/Getty; National Geographic Museum; National Theatre) All Weekend The Sugarloaf Crafts Festival at the Dulles Expo Center is a one-stop holiday spot featuring arts and artisans, crafters, demos, vendors, music and kids entertainment. The Christmas Village at Baltimore Garden Plot: Christmas tree care advice, plus poinsettia and rosemary tips 12/06/2019 06:47am • Treat your poinsettia well It’s holiday plant time again, cats and kittens! Let’s go over the basics. Though they've become the No. 1 holiday plant, poinsettia (yes, that is the true plural) are not winter-hardy; in fact, they could keel over in the summertime if you so much as drop an ice c