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What is Small Business Saturday? 11/22/2022 07:50am • Chances are, you do not have memories of being a little kid and going with your parents to Small Business Saturday sales. That's because as shopping holidays go, Small Business Saturday is pretty new. It's also an excellent way to not just find unique holiday gifts but often ones with fairly signifi Should you buy a house with cash? 11/21/2022 07:00pm • High mortgage interest rates may have you exploring alternative ways of buying your home that don't require a loan. And while the competition for a new home may not be what it was in 2021, for the right home you may still need to work to get a leg up on the competition. If you have the means, an States are vying for money to start 'hydrogen hubs,' but what are they? 11/20/2022 10:21am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Across the country, states are inking agreements with neighbors or striking out on their own to pursue billions in federal funding to set 3 Va. teens provide community with a Free Period Pantry 11/18/2022 06:22am • Little Free Libraries pop up all around the region; so do Little Free Food Pantries. But a new type of pantry in a Northern Virginia town is helping to fill a need for women and girls. The Free Period Pantry, on Maple Avenue in Vienna, has been providing free tampons and pads to those in need sin Md. OK's 10 mobile sports betting licenses, hopes betting can start day before Thanksgiving 11/16/2022 05:26pm • It took "a while," said Maryland Sports Wagering Application Review Commission Chair Tom Brandt. But after months of continuing pressure from Gov. Larry Hogan, it only took an hour for the commission to approve the state's first 10 mobile sports betting licenses. WTOP has learned that the goa DC Council approves sweeping overhaul of city's criminal code 11/15/2022 11:42pm • The D.C. Council unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would overhaul the city's criminal code for the first time in more than 100 years. The council sent the bill to Mayor Muriel Bowser to sign into law. The Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 and its revisions have been shaped by the D.C. A week after Election Day, county exec races in Frederick, Anne Arundel Co. still up in the air 11/15/2022 04:05pm • A week after Election Day, the outcome of two closely-watched county executive races in Maryland remain up in the air. In both Frederick County and Anne Arundel County, Republican candidates have the lead over their Democratic opponents — but the margins are shrinking as thousands of mail-in ba Giving back: Shulman Rogers offers a Black-owned business in DMV a year of legal services at no cost 11/15/2022 03:06pm • While law firms generally offer pro bono services, Shulman Rogers decided it wanted to do something more impactful for 2023. It has launched a program to provide free legal support for the entire year to a Black-owned business in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., region. “We recognize the need Mobile sports wagering in Md. by Thanksgiving? It’s a safe bet 11/15/2022 10:55am • Screens at BetMGM Sportsbook in National Harbor in December display odds on dozens of sporting events. (Maryland Matters/Bruce DePuyt) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. M Why is Loudoun tourism spending so high? 11/15/2022 10:21am • Tourism revenue in Loudoun County last year was up 61% from 2020 but more than half of that was in the "transportation" category. To calculate tourism spending, the Virginia Tourism Corp. uses aviation-related spending at Dulles International Airport for visitors' airport and passenger data, as w Amid a major federal investment in electric cars, it’s time for states to step up, advocates say 11/13/2022 12:45pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. For years, electric vehicles posed something of a chicken-and-egg problem. Mass adoption, seen as critical to cutting the largest sing Beware: The companies that hold your crypto aren't insured the way banks are 11/13/2022 10:24am • The "crypto winter" that hit earlier this year walloped digital asset prices and served as a healthy reminder that cryptocurrencies are highly risky, volatile investments. But now, in the wake of crypto exchange FTX's implosion, crypto investors were reminded of another risk they face: Crypto acc Degrowth: A dangerous idea or the answer to the world's biggest crisis? 11/13/2022 05:11am • Conventional economic logic hinges on a core assumption: Bigger economies are better, and finding ways to maintain or boost growth is paramount to improving society. But what if growth is at best doing little to fix the world's problems, and at worst fostering the destruction of the planet and je Thoroughfare descendant sues in cemetery saga 11/11/2022 12:40pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A descendant tied to one of the cemeteries in the Thoroughfare community of Broad Run is suing a brewery and Prince William County for fa Maryland sports betting: $40M bet, $34M won 11/11/2022 11:02am • The house still comes out ahead, but for gamblers betting on sports in Maryland, there are big payouts. Maryland Lottery and Gaming reports the state's eight sports wagering facilities handled $39.7 million in wagers in October, and paid out $34.5 million in winnings. More Business