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9 Best High Dividend Stocks to Buy 09/24/2021 12:00am • Here are some high dividend yield stocks that analysts love.The U.S. jobs market has recovered substantially from its 2020 lows, and inflation has risen at least temporarily to multiyear highs. But the federal funds interest rate, the rate banks charge each other to borrow money overnight, has been Businessman wants to open a shooting range in downtown DC 09/22/2021 08:24am • While you may not think a gun range would set up shop in D.C., which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, one businessman is trying to make that a reality. Walker Lunn considers shooting a family tradition and part of his heritage. Lunn grew up hunting and shooting in New Jers Amazon reportedly plans to open department stores. Here's where those should go in the D.C. area. 09/22/2021 05:00am • Amazon.com Inc., the e-commerce giant that many brick-and-mortar retailers blame for the precipitous decline in their business, is reportedly diving deeper into brick-and-mortar retail. Along with its Amazon Fresh grocery stores, Amazon Go convenience stores and Amazon Books and Amazon 4-Star, here 7 Best Financial ETFs to Buy Now 09/22/2021 12:00am • Tap into cyclical economic growth via financial stocks.While some investors are enamored with digital currencies and blockchain technology, many others are more comfortable relying on the tried-and-true names of the financial sector. These megabanks and investment giants have hundreds of billions of How International Students Can Benefit From a Small-Town College 09/22/2021 12:00am • Prospective international students seeking to experience a slice of American culture and life may be drawn to the charm of a college in a small town, with its quaint local shops and friendly neighbors. Joosep Vorno from Estonia says the main thing that drew him to Bowdoin College in Maine was the s Delta Variant: What to Know 09/22/2021 12:00am • Just when COVID-19 rates and hospitalizations in the U.S. seemed to be declining, the Delta variant forced a strong surge in the wrong direction. The "rapid and alarming" rise in cases and hospitalizations started between late June and early July, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Pr 21 Top Things to Do in Texas 09/22/2021 12:00am • As the second-largest state in the U.S., Texas covers an extraordinary amount of the geographical area in the U.S. Measuring approximately 268,597 square miles, Texas can fit 15 of the smallest states in its boundaries. Because of the size of the state, it's often said that "everything is bigger in Survey: For Americans With Unsecured Debt, Credit Cards Mostly to Blame 09/22/2021 12:00am • A late August 2021 survey from U.S. News & World Report shows that among Americans who carry unsecured debt, more than 53% say it's mostly from credit cards. Credit card debt is considered unsecured debt, which means it isn't linked to an asset, such as a house or a car. Respondents were asked Keegan Theatre presents 'Good People' to kick off 25th anniversary season 09/21/2021 09:24am • Dupont Circle's prolific Keegan Theatre is celebrating its 25th anniversary season. "Twenty five years is a huge bench mark for any theater anywhere," Artistic Director Susan Marie Rhea told WTOP. "We're thrilled that we made it that far, especially coming out of this past year. It feels like Nationals Park to simulcast Arena Stage's 'Toni Stone' about first woman in Negro Leagues 09/21/2021 12:16am • "A League of Their Own" chronicled the first female professional baseball players, while "42" followed Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball. The new play "Toni Stone" combines both to follow the first woman to play professional ball in the Negro Leagues, a fasci What Are Food Stamps and How Do I Access Them? 09/21/2021 12:00am • Millions of Americans receive support from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to purchase healthy food. SNAP benefits, also commonly called food stamps, act as a safety net for low-income households during personal challenges like a job loss and national economic crises like th Open house scheduled for proposed Fairfax indoor ski facility, development 09/20/2021 10:34pm • A rendering of the proposed Fairfax Peak snow-sport facility. (Courtesy Alpine-X) There’s an effort underway to convert part of the Interstate 95 Lorton Landfill into a snow-based “recreation destination” called Fairfax Peak. Plans for Fairfax Peak were submitted to Fairfax County, Virg New grocer brings healthy options to Prince George's Co. food desert 09/20/2021 08:50pm • Residents are welcoming a new grocer in the Seat Pleasant neighborhood of Prince George's County, Maryland, with open arms, because the store is the first full-service grocery shop to have its doors open in the neighborhood since 2016. “Our mission is to improve food access and community health RAMMY Awards honor DC area's best restaurants 09/20/2021 10:19am • Fully vaccinated restaurant industry professionals gathered Sunday night at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the 39th annual RAMMY Awards. The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) awarded a range of special distinctions following a year unlike any other. The 1 in 5 parents says their kids eat more fast food during the pandemic, poll finds 09/20/2021 09:37am • For some families, the pandemic has thrown a wrench in healthy eating plans due to stress from remote work, e-learning, money problems, sickness and more. While half of surveyed parents reported their family has eaten home-cooked meals more often since the pandemic started, 20% of parents said th