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Small business environment in the DMV: A look forward 08/29/2022 01:55pm • 2020, 2021 and now 2022. The pandemic continues to affect the economic landscape, as do other economic challenges with 2023 on the horizon. Our small business community, so vital to the region’s local economies, has been particularly hard hit. How can small and medium-size businesses across met 10 Retirement Hot Spots in the U.S. 08/28/2022 08:00pm • Retirement havensMany workers dream of moving to Florida for retirement. But plenty of other people are envisioning an ideal retirement in Hawaii, Colorado, North Carolina or Oregon. There are actually six different states with at least one metro area ranked as a highly desirable retirement spot by Ways to Manage Money Stress 08/28/2022 08:00pm • Inflation has raised consumer prices -- and the resulting money stress has probably also elevated a lot of consumers' blood pressure. According to the Consumer Price Index, the price of everything, on average, is 8.5% more expensive than it was a year ago. Gasoline and energy prices have fallen a li 8 Countertop Trends for 2022-2023 08/28/2022 08:00pm • There's no shortage of kitchen countertop materials, finishes, styles and color options. However, certain types of countertops are more requested than others. Not only should your kitchen countertop look good, but it should also be durable and easy to maintain. Here are some of the top kitchen count Layoffs, losses, plunging share prices: These pandemic winners are now struggling 08/28/2022 12:20pm • Few companies flourished more amid the pandemic's economic upheaval than Peloton. With people unable (or unwilling) to go to the gym, consumers rushed to buy its exercise equipment and, more importantly, sign up for its online classes. Peloton posted its first quarterly profits in calendar year 2 Bustling Montgomery Co. back-to-school fair helps get kids prepped for class 08/27/2022 06:21pm • Bustling again post-pandemic, Montgomery County's back-to-school fair on Saturday at Westfield Wheaton Mall drew crowds that were easily double the size of last year's turnout. "We've been impacted by COVID-19 on the school calendar for two years and one quarter, that's a long time," Montgomery C 'The House Barber' retires after 52 years of Capitol Hill cuts 08/26/2022 09:30pm • After nearly 52 years on the job, “The House Barber” Joe Quattrone spent his last day in the basement of the Rayburn House Office Building in D.C. on Friday. “I love my job. From Day One, I loved the people I was working with,” Quattrone, 88, said. "It’s the greatest job as a barber in 12-year-old entrepreneur’s candle business setting up shop at Tysons Corner Center 08/26/2022 06:14pm • Alejandro Buxton, 12, is getting ready to light up the Tysons Corner Center mall in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Sept. 1. The seventh-grader is the founder of Smell of Love Candles. He started selling candles in November 2020. The so-far 26 candle scents include names, such as "Alexa, clean the h Burke & Herbert Bank opens first Maryland location 08/26/2022 10:10am • Alexandria-based Burke & Herbert Bank has opened a commercial lending office in Bethesda, its first presence in Maryland in its 170-year history. The branch, at 7272 Wisconsin Ave., is part of Carr Properties' three-tower office development, where D.C.'s Fox 5 recently relocated to. Happy ending for Maryland record store owner whose rent check was stolen, cashed for $9K 08/24/2022 09:11pm • The owner of Joe's Record Paradise says that the store's rent check has been stolen from the mail and cashed for $9,000. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Update, 6 p.m. Thursday: Johnson Lee said Thursday his bank has credited his account for $9,000. "I just got the call. I just wanted to thank the fra How Much Should You Tip a Tattoo Artist? 08/24/2022 08:00pm • Looking for some new body art? Along with the cost of getting your half sleeve inked, you should also consider giving some extra money for a tip."As with all gratuities, tipping is a gesture of appreciation for good service and good product," says Pat Sinatra, president of the Alliance of Profession Virginia AG pushes Alexandria schools for SROs 08/24/2022 03:22pm • In the first week of classes for Alexandria schools, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is urging the city's mayor and school system to “draw a hard line against crime” and take advantage of state funding for police officers in schools. Citing the death of a student outside the school la Arlington listed as one of nation's best cities for families 08/24/2022 10:07am • Opendoor has listed Arlington, Virginia, as one of its top 15 family-friendly American cities and towns. The Northern Virginia town ranked third in the national ranking, behind runner-up Cliffside Park, New Jersey, and winner Cambridge, Massachusetts. More Arlington News The c Baltimore to hold first-ever Charm City Live Festival 08/24/2022 04:01am • If you're wondering when you can see Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds again, then wonder no more. It's at the first-ever Charm City Live Festival in Baltimore. Edmonds is headlining the event on Sept. 24 at the War Memorial Plaza. The one-day festival from noon to 8 p.m. will have "food, fun and music, 15 Top Ski Resorts in Michigan 08/23/2022 08:00pm • There are so many top-notch places to hit the slopes in Michigan that you can take your pick. The state ranks second in the nation by number of ski areas, which might explain why Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Nick Baumgartner and Olympic skier Winter Vinecki hail from Michigan. In the winter, sk