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Chicago's famous Garrett Popcorn makes a landing at Reagan National 12/11/2018 08:30am • WASHINGTON — It's long been a welcome treat for weary travelers at Chicago O'Hare — and now, Garrett Popcorn has opened a kiosk in D.C. at Reagan National Airport. Garrett Popcorn Shop recently opened a stand in the airport's National Hall, before the security checkpoint near Terminal C. It's DC-area gifts to bring home to your out-of-town family 12/11/2018 04:51am • WASHINGTON — Between honey made from beehives on a historic burial ground to bourbon rested in wine barrels, the District and its surroundings have plenty of "bring-home-to-mom-worthy" gifts. Consider cured meats from Silver Spring's Urban Butcher, or preserved fish at the Ivy City Smokehouse. Gift guide for the food lover 12/11/2018 12:05am • WASHINGTON — Puzzled over what to gift the people on your holiday shopping list who like to cook, bake, eat and otherwise obsess over food? Bonnie Benwick is here to help. The deputy food and recipe editor at The Washington Post shared some of her favorite cookbooks, kitchen gadgets and culinar Do I Really Need a Credit Card? 12/10/2018 07:00pm • Can you live without a credit card? That notion probably seems ridiculous to many people. On average, consumers have 3.1 credit cards, according to 2017 data from the credit bureau Experian. But credit cards aren't for everyone. While life without credit cards poses some challenges, it might not be How to save money on a Christmas tree 12/10/2018 09:00am • Few traditions evoke the warmth, nostalgia and coziness of the holiday season like a brightly lit Christmas tree in the living room. But between the holiday gifts, parties, plane tickets and other expenses, a pricey Christmas tree is probably one of the last items on which families want to overspend Are you a workshopper? Your IT department is watching 12/10/2018 08:50am • WASHINGTON — There is a relatively new word for a pretty old holiday routine: Workshopping. It is a reference to doing online holiday shopping on the boss' dime and on the company's computer and network. How does the IT department feel about workshoppers? "Well they are worried about it. The 30 years later, groundbreaking book ‘Banned in DC’ still reverberates 12/10/2018 12:08am • WASHINGTON — This week marks 30 years since the public got its first view of a photo-heavy book depicting the earliest days of D.C.'s hardcore punk scene — and its author says the anniversary is both rewarding and disappointing. Cynthia Connolly, Leslie Clague, and Sharon Cheslow got the firs 10 Restaurants Open on Christmas Day 2018 12/09/2018 07:00pm • While most businesses remain closed on Dec. 25, some restaurants are open for those who need sustenance on Christmas Day. Whether you need a quick bite, a coffee, a stiff drink or an entire meal, these are the major U.S. restaurant chains available to you this year: -- Bakers Square-- Boston Market Business Casual for Women 12/09/2018 07:00pm • Unless you work from a home office, one of your first orders of business each morning is figuring out what to wear to work. Depending on what you do for a living, this choice may be a no-brainer or more challenging -- especially for women. If you need to wear formal business attire, the rules are mo Montgomery Co. police offer pedestrian safety tips for busy holiday season 12/09/2018 05:21pm • WASHINGTON — As the holiday season gets underway, area roads are increasingly busier, making for a surge in pedestrian accidents, Montgomery County police say. Capt. Tom Jordan with Montgomery County police says that once clocks are turned back in October, the shorter daylight often leads to mo How one Montgomery Co. toy store is faring after the Toys 'R' Us decline 12/09/2018 02:59pm • WASHINGTON — When Toys 'R' Us announced it would close its U.S. stores after decades in business, it created a wave of shock and nostalgia. June 29 was the last day to shop at the iconic toy store, even though many ran out of stock earlier in the year. So how have some independent stores been d New Dupont Circle beauty shop helps customers 'flex their melanin' 12/08/2018 07:25pm • WASHINGTON — As pop music blared through the speakers, customers packed into the Brown Beauty Co-Op in Northwest D.C. for its grand opening on Saturday afternoon. Makeup artists and hair stylists helped women perfect their looks before they posed in front of a wall of balloons or a neon sign to Ashanti Alert: Md. family's tragedy could spark new alert for missing adults 12/07/2018 07:20pm • WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill that is aimed at finding missing adults. The Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 intends to get alerts issued for missing adults between the ages of 18-64, similar to that of Amber Alerts issued for missing children. The legislation is named after DC-area police offer holiday shopping safety tips 12/07/2018 04:00am • WASHINGTON — Whether it's excited children or forgetful grandparents who might wander off and get lost, police want caregivers to take pictures of vulnerable loved ones before holiday shopping trips or visits to crowded places. "It's definitely helpful, because then it gives law enforcement a g New steel sculpture in Reston Town Center delayed until spring 12/06/2018 10:15am • The Greater Reston Arts Center has pushed back the completion of a new 50-foot steel sculpture in Reston Town Center from this fall to spring 2019. Reston Now previously reported the installation and an opening ceremony were expected in August. Now, the sculpture’s anticipated unveiling i