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15 Top Catskills Resorts 2022 02/16/2022 07:00pm • From exploring the outdoors to relaxing inside, these resorts offer everything you need for the perfect Catskills vacation.In the late 1800s, the mountainous area in southeast New York known as the Catskills was a serene summer vacation spot for Victorian-era Manhattanites to escape the sultry heat How to Find a Reputable Tax Preparer Near You 02/16/2022 07:00pm • You may need more help than usual with your tax return this year, especially if you did some freelance work, started a business, lost your job, received unemployment benefits or qualified for different tax deductions. You can use tax software or an online program, and if your adjusted gross income w Billionaire Ray Dalio's 9 Top Stock and ETF Picks for 2022 02/16/2022 07:00pm • Ray Dalio owns these nine stocks and ETFs.Ray Dalio is one of this era's most successful investors. The billionaire founded Bridgewater Associates LP back in 1975, and it has navigated numerous economic cycles and political crises over the decades. Dalio is known as a macroeconomic thinker who focus DC Council calls special session on vaccine mandate 02/16/2022 01:32pm • The D.C. Council is scheduled to hold a special session Friday to debate and vote on a bill that would reinstate the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses in the District. News of the council's special session comes a day after Mayor Muriel Bowser's requirement that District businesses check th DC’s Seoulspice brings Korritos to Rosslyn 02/16/2022 09:43am • Fast-casual Korean restaurant Seoulspice, which opened its first location in D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood in 2016 and has expanded to five locations since, will open a sixth in Rosslyn on Feb. 23, its first store in Northern Virginia. Seoulspice’s menu is from owner Eric Shin, who bases his dishe 7 Signs Your N95 Mask Is Fake 02/15/2022 07:00pm • Not all masks are created equal.Since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, Americans have become well acquainted with public health advisories that encourage washing your hands, practicing physical distancing and wearing a mask in public.While a simple, reusable cotton mask offers some protec DC Council member drafts emergency bill to reinstate vaccine check after Bowser lifts it 02/15/2022 03:19pm • Ward 1 D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau said Tuesday that she has drafted an emergency bill to reinstate the requirement that District businesses check the vaccine status of patrons, one day after D.C. Muriel Bowser lifted it. She also said she plans to ask Council Chairman Phil Mendelson for a DC businesses won't need to check for proof of vaccine; mask requirements getting dialed back 02/14/2022 06:17pm • D.C. is lifting its requirement that city businesses check patrons for proof of vaccination against COVID-19 starting Tuesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said. Businesses can choose to keep vaccination requirements in place. "We are in a much better place now," Bowser said during a Monday briefing. Valentine's Day is here, and so are romance scams — WTOP asks experts about dodging red flags 02/13/2022 12:20pm • Valentine's Day may be a time for chocolates and sweethearts to some, but scammers are looking for much more than dates with a significant other this year. For years — no, really — reporters at WTOP and organizations such as the FBI have spent the hours before Valentine's Day warning listener Prince William Co. police say 'suspicious device' not threat after evacuating Potomac Mills Mall 02/12/2022 10:40pm • Potomac Mills Mall in Woodbridge, Virginia, was evacuated just before its scheduled closing time as county police investigated a suspicious device left in the area. Residents of Prince William County were asked to avoid the area, and police noted an increased presence around the shopping center. Tips for getting Valentine's Day flowers for less 02/11/2022 02:58pm • The countdown clock to Valentine's Day is ticking, and thinking outside the box can save money on floral arrangements — a D.C.-based consumers' group has tips. "You wouldn't necessarily think to go flower shopping at a hardware store," said Jamie Lettis of Checkbook.org. "Many of our local h John Riggins feels 'completely disenfranchised' by Commanders' rebrand 02/11/2022 12:35pm • Riggins feels 'completely disenfranchised' by Commanders' rebrand originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonDuring the 90-year history of Washington's NFL franchise, few players have meant more or accomplished more with the organization than John Riggins. The Hall-of-Fame running ba 7 Best Stocks to Buy Now With $1,000 02/09/2022 07:00pm • Here are seven of the best ways to invest $1,000 right now.If you have an extra $1,000 sitting in a savings account, one of the best ways to put that money to work is to invest in the stock market. If it's the first $1,000 you've ever invested, buying a low-cost, diversified S&P 500 exchange-tra Reasons to Eat Processed Food, According to a Dietitian 02/09/2022 07:00pm • When you hear the word processed, what comes to mind? Foods that are low in nutritional value, foods that are not healthy, foods to avoid? According to the 2021 Food Marketing Institute U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends survey, 49% of consumers sought out foods with minimal processing, so you're not alone Lidl comes to Columbia Heights, its 2nd planned DC store 02/09/2022 11:47am • Discount grocer Lidl will open a store at D.C.’s big DC USA shopping complex in Columbia Heights, its first store in Northwest D.C. It will be Lidl’s second store in the District. One on Good Hope Road Southeast will be part of the redeveloped Skyland Town Center in Ward 7. That location is e