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With wildfires, keep Sonoma and Napa in your glass and in your prayers 10/11/2017 04:07pm • WASHINGTON — Fires in the Sonoma and Napa valleys have devastated thousands of lives and have caused financial loss in the hundreds of millions of dollars. But beyond the fiscal and physical wreckage, there is the overwhelming sense of anguish as generations of hard work and tradition literall Before taking your pet to a groomer, shop around 10/11/2017 04:44am • WASHINGTON — Taking your dog to a groomer is not recommended for all pets — it depends on an animal's breed and personality. However, a consumer group that has evaluated the industry locally says there are plenty of options for having your pooch spruced up. First, determine whether grooming Beauty app connects kinky, curly heads with specialty stylists 10/11/2017 02:29am • WASHINGTON — Finding a hair salon in a new city can be tough, especially if you're concerned about costly “auditions” in order to find and build a working relationship with a hairdresser. So to make it easier for women of color to connect with quality hairstylists, two D.C. natives have lau How to Spot Financial Infidelity 10/10/2017 08:00pm • Honesty is essential to a healthy and long-lasting relationship, and any breach of trust could rip two people apart. While most people think of betrayal as being emotional or physical in nature, financial infidelity can be equally crippling and is more common than many realize. In fact, according t As Wharf launch drifts closer, a new water taxi embarks on a maiden voyage 10/10/2017 05:52pm • WASHINGTON — Days before The Wharf's ribbon-cutting along D.C.'s Southwest waterfront, Mayor Muriel Bowser and other luminaries celebrated a new transit option Tuesday with a maiden voyage aboard the Potomac Water Taxi. The service will connect the ambitious new 24-acre development with Georget Capitol Riverfront makes '10 Coolest Neighborhoods' list 10/09/2017 11:07am • WASHINGTON — Capitol Riverfront and Yards Park in Southeast D.C. made Money Magazine’s list of “The 10 Coolest Neighborhoods in America.” The magazine also figures you could spend an entire week exploring the neighborhood and what it has to offer for about $3,100. Money put together it Lost items from Las Vegas shooting returned to some who fled 10/08/2017 04:52pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The abandoned baby strollers, shoes, phones, backpacks and purses strewn for days across the huge crime scene of the Las Vegas massacre were slowly being returned to their owners Sunday to become sad souvenirs of a horrific night. One week ago, the same scene was home to a happ Vegas victims shared love of country music, zest for life 10/07/2017 01:34am • Pati Mestas was a firecracker. Candice Bowers a tough-minded mom. Hannah Ahlers her family's sunshine. The victims of Sunday's mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert lived their lives with passion and a love of country music. Some families took comfort knowing the victims spent their last hours National retailer drops bump stocks, supplier suspends sales 10/06/2017 08:47pm • WASHINGTON — In the week following the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, the National Rifle Association has released a statement urging restriction of bump stocks, saying it “believes that devices designed to allow semi-automatic rifles to function like fully automatic rifles should be subject 14 best Columbus Day sales for 2017 10/05/2017 08:00pm • An often-overlooked holiday, Columbus Day may not be celebrated by dressing up in Christopher Columbus costumes or smashing Santa Maria-shaped piñatas. The holiday is observed, however, with many one-of-a-kind Columbus Day sales, with discounts on everything from microwaves to mattresses to miniski Sears Needs Much More Than Another $100 Million Loan 10/05/2017 08:00pm • In its latest attempt to avoid bankruptcy, Sears Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: SHLD) has reached back into the pockets of CEO Eddie Lampert once again to secure a $100 million loan. Unfortunately for Sears investors, the company's latest desperate injection of capital to make it through the critical holi Slipping Margins a Worry for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) 10/05/2017 08:00pm • Not even Costco Wholesale Corporation (Nasdaq: COST) could escape the difficult U.S. retail sales environment in the most recent quarter. Despite a relatively strong performance throughout most of the year, investors were disappointed with Costco's shrinking fiscal fourth-quarter margins. Costco s Taste of DC is leaving Pennsylvania Avenue (and it's not taking cash) 10/05/2017 12:49pm • WASHINGTON — This year's Taste of DC will have a different flavor, as organizers make a few changes — most notably to its place setting. The Festival Grounds at RFK Stadium will be 2017's site for the annual festival of food, beverage and music. It had been held on Pennsylvania Avenue since 5 secrets of super savers living on a single income 10/04/2017 08:00pm • With many dual-income American couples living paycheck to paycheck, single-income families may feel even more pinched, especially since they don't have the security of another income if one partner loses their job. However, as these families prove, it's not how much you earn, but rather how m Where You Can Shop to Support Breast Cancer Research 10/04/2017 08:00pm • October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual health campaign that aims to increase awareness of the disease and raise funds for research, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cures. Not only can you donate to the charity of your choice or participate in one of many fundraising events, you can