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Maryland native, DC high school coach works to improve Black health 09/20/2021 04:20am • Getting the right health information to African American males, who are more likely to die prematurely, can be challenging in the age of disinformation. Forty-two-year-old Milton Yates is the current coordinator at the National African American Male Wellness Agency and founder and CEO of My Fit F How to Create Your Own Stimulus Check 09/20/2021 12:00am • The pandemic-inspired federal stimulus checks may have come to an end, but that doesn't mean the windfalls have to stop. Whether those cash infusions were vital or simply a welcome financial boost, consider how you could create your own "stimulus check" moving forward. That may sound like a suggest The 10 Biggest Tech Companies in the World 09/20/2021 12:00am • The 10 largest global tech companiesA year ago, U.S. News took inventory of the biggest tech companies in the world. Since then, there's been a changing of the guard, with one newcomer bursting on the scene after surging about 140% in a year's time. Another way this year's list is different: Big Tec Arlington, Alexandria join Fairfax Co. in passing 5-cent tax on disposable bags 09/18/2021 06:31pm • Shoppers in three areas of Northern Virginia will soon have to pay for plastic bags at the checkout. The Arlington County Board on Saturday unanimously approved a 5-cent local tax on the use of disposable bags provided by grocery, convenience and drugstores. Later Saturday, the Alexandria City Amy Grant hails gospel documentary 'The Jesus Music' en route to The Birchmere 09/17/2021 01:00am • Hear the full conversation on today’s “Beyond the Fame” podcast. Amy Grant fans will have two chances to see the gospel-pop singer in the coming days. First, she will perform live at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia this coming Monday. "We have worked like crazed people to br Where do you find kindness? How about at an Arlington yard sale? 09/16/2021 03:04pm • Susan Thompson-Gaines wants to spread kindness. This weekend, she's doing it through a big yard sale at her house. She says it's hard to miss the home she shares with her husband, David — it's the yellow house with purple trim at the corner of South Second and South Fillmore streets in Arlingto Emerging stronger will take more loans and grants for DC small businesses 09/16/2021 02:36pm • This content is sponsored by Wells Fargo. The resiliency of millions of small businesses across the U.S. has been deeply tested as the pandemic lingers. With a focus on keeping small businesses open, Wells Fargo continues to provide access to vital capital and resources needed to weather the fina 4 Common Myths International Students Have About U.S. Colleges 09/16/2021 12:00am • Paraguay national Yamily Villalba Paredes says she never felt dissuaded from applying to U.S. colleges and universities based on anything she had heard. When she arrived in the U.S. as an international student during the Trump administration, her views slightly changed. Paredes says former Presiden 8 Signs of a Bad Credit Card 09/16/2021 12:00am • If you're new to credit or you're working on rebuilding your credit after receiving some negative marks, a credit card can be a great way to establish a positive credit history. As long as you use the card responsibly and pay your bill on time and in full every month, you can build credit without p 'Slightly mixed feeling': Montgomery Co. exec concerned about negative impacts of firm vaccine mandate 09/15/2021 03:53pm • While several area leaders have voiced their support for a county vaccine mandate with no option of weekly testing instead, Montgomery County, Maryland's executive said he is wary of the potential consequences. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said he would like to implement a stricter vac Buying in bulk isn’t always best 09/15/2021 08:54am • Shoppers at big box club membership retailers like Costco or Sam’s Club can save significant money by buying in bulk, but bulk buying has its downsides and the savings are sometimes insignificant, if there are savings at all. LendingTree compared prices for 20 common items bought in bulk at tho Georgetown French Market will be an in-person sidewalk sale again 09/15/2021 08:49am • The Georgetown French Market, which typically attracts thousands of shoppers to its sidewalk sales, will be an in-person event Oct. 1 through Oct. 3 this year. Last year's Georgetown French Market was held virtually because of the pandemic. The French Market, which is staged on sidewalks outsi Herndon readies for big changes as the Silver Line looms. Join us on a town tour. 09/15/2021 06:00am • When she moved to Herndon from Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the 1990s, Sheila Olem heard plenty of talk about how the town should plan for a new Metro line, should it be built. Today, Olem is Herndon's mayor, and the town is still planning, even as the Silver Line is expected to open in 2022, bringin Fairfax Co. approves 5 cent tax on disposable plastic bags 09/15/2021 04:27am • A 5-cent tax on disposable plastic shopping bags in Fairfax County, Virginia, was adopted during a public hearing on Tuesday. The tax approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is intended to limit the use of single-use plastic bags. According to Clean Virginia Waterways, plastic shoppin 7 Best Large-Cap Internet Tech Stocks to Buy 09/15/2021 12:00am • Goldman Sachs is selectively bullish on internet tech stocks.Large-cap tech stocks have been on an incredible run since the 2008 financial crisis, but analysts from Goldman Sachs have reassured tech stock investors that there is still plenty of room for additional upside. A Goldman analyst team led