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Despite many choices, most don’t change banks 01/10/2022 08:49am • A key part of personal finances is relationships with financial institutions, and with big national banks competing with credit unions and local community banks, consumers have many choices. Even so, we tend to stick with the bank we have instead of shopping around. More Business News DC restaurants prepare to require diners for proof of vaccination 01/09/2022 03:41pm • Starting Jan. 15, restaurants and bars in D.C., along with several other types of businesses, will be required to check that their customers are vaccinated. Impacted businesses have been preparing for this since it was announced in December, and at Chef Geoff’s in Northwest D.C., that has invol After more than a decade, DC's first new supermarket 'east of the river' breaks ground 01/08/2022 04:27pm • Residents "east of the river" will get their first new supermarket in over a decade. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and District council members held shovels to break ground on a new Lidl supermarket at the Skyland Town Center in Southeast D.C. on Saturday. The supermarket will strad DC police investigate possible 5th victim of suspected 'shopping cart killer' 01/07/2022 09:25pm • D.C. police are investigating whether a woman found in a shopping cart covered by a blanket in the District may be the fifth victim of suspected serial killer Anthony Eugene Robinson. First reported on WTOP, the unidentified woman's body was found in the 200 block of F Street NE, a few blocks fro Virginia Tire & Auto wants more women, and it’s offering signing bonuses 01/07/2022 10:10am • Virginia Tire & Auto employee Sarah Price, a warehouse manager at the Sterling location. (Courtesy Jim Folliard / Virginia Tire & Auto) McLean, Virginia-based Virginia Tire & Auto is recruiting, and it wants to attract more women to an automotive repair career. The 46-year-old com How to Buddy Up for Better Health 01/06/2022 07:00pm • Oscar and Lola are a married couple who came to me for weight loss support. Collectively, they have lost just over 80 pounds and have continued to keep the weight off over 4.5 years. This is astonishing considering that research suggests that about half of individuals who lose weight will regain it How not to get ripped off hiring a company for tree service 01/05/2022 11:25pm • Several inches of snowfall with the consistency of mashed potatoes have damaged lots of trees. A D.C.-based consumers' group with tips for hiring a tree service expects scammers will be coming out of the woodwork. "They're going to be coming to your door saying things like, 'Oh, I'm doing work ju Fairfax Co. police comb motel receipts, seek more victims of suspected 'shopping cart killer' 01/04/2022 04:28pm • Fairfax County police in Virginia are searching through motel receipts, seeking other possible victims of the man suspected of killing at least four people whose remains were found in Alexandria and Harrisonburg. Anthony Eugene Robinson was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and dispo Woodmore Towne Centre in Prince George’s County sold 01/04/2022 10:22am • Prince George’s County’s Woodmore Towne Centre, one of the largest open-air shopping centers in the D.C. region, has been sold to New York-based Urban Edge Properties for $193.4 million. The Wegmans-anchored shopping center, covers 83 acres in Glenarden, Maryland, off the Capital Beltway, wit The 40 Easiest Diets to Follow 01/03/2022 07:00pm • Experts rank 40 diets by how well each one helps dieters stay on board.Hard work is always going to be part of the diet equation, but some plans and approaches are easier to follow than others. U.S. News' Easiest Diets to Follow list ranks 40 popular diets. The highest scorers are typically tasty, f Resolutions: Take Small Steps to Make Big Changes in Your Health 01/03/2022 07:00pm • Year after year, for many of us, time seems to fly by more quickly. And now, here we are ringing in the New Year of 2022. It's often a time of reflection on the past year and an opportunity to assess changes we should put on our to-do list for the upcoming year. For many, New Year's seems to be syno U.S. News Best Diets: How We Rated 40 Eating Plans 01/03/2022 07:00pm • Diets come and go, teasing and tempting with dreams of that elusive perfect body. Eat what you want! Pounds melt away overnight! The reality, as frustrated dieters know well, is that dieting is hard, and frankly, most diets don't work. Some can even threaten your health. And digging out the truth ab 3 Hot Stocks to Buy Now 01/03/2022 07:00pm • As 2022 dawns, the stock market is facing continued uncertainty about the coronavirus, global supply chain woes, rising inflation and a central bank that has telegraphed tightening monetary policy. Equities are near all-time highs, but the market could be at an inflection point. "When the Fed kept t Big Prince George's County shopping center sells for $193 million 01/03/2022 11:58am • Woodmore Towne Centre in Glenarden, a Wegmans grocery store-anchored town center that opened in 2010, has sold for $193.4 million. New York's Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE) was the buyer of the 712,000-square-foot center, according to a source close to the transaction. Heritage Partners, the Ann Montgomery Co. considering vaccine passport for restaurants, other venues 12/31/2021 06:35pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is considering a vaccine passport that would require people to provide proof of vaccination before entering bars, restaurants, coffee shops and fast-food outlets that provide seating. Under the legislation, which was proposed by County Executive Marc Elrich's administ