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Montgomery Co. executive candidates debate housing affordability, renter protection 01/06/2022 04:04pm • The candidates for Montgomery County, Maryland, executive took on housing and affordability issues during a debate Wednesday hosted by the Montgomery County Renters Alliance. The four candidates are current County Executive Marc Elrich, businessman David Blair and Council members Tom Hucker and H Congress Heights Metro could get big mixed-use development 01/06/2022 09:09am • Metro is planning transit-oriented development at Congress Heights in D.C. (Courtesy Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) A trio of developers have partnered with Metro for a planned mixed-use development at D.C.'s Congress Heights Metro station. 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They're called varicose veins, and while they might not conform to the current societal standard of beach body beauty, they're not actually a health concern, despite the d Q&A: How to Make 2022 Your Best Year Yet as a Financial Planner 01/04/2022 07:00pm • The role of a financial advisor has morphed from the person clients call when they want to buy and sell stocks to someone akin to a money therapist who gives holistic advice on all aspects of a client's financial life. Today's financial planners bear little resemblance to yesteryear's stockbrokers a Michael Steele decides not to run for Md. governor 01/03/2022 08:19pm • Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, a nationally prominent Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, has decided not to enter the race for governor next year. Steele’s status as a possible candidate hung over the Republican field for months. 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Whether you are transitioning out of the business via a practice sale, you are a newcomer, or something in between, your business world has changed. And it has nothing to do with the pandemic -- at least not dire Montgomery Co. ambulance service could be disrupted by crowded ERs 01/03/2022 03:15am • While around 9% of Montgomery County Fire and EMS staff quarantined, or are sick or injured, officials told WTOP it is not affecting service. But, they said, crowded emergency rooms in the last two weeks could eventually lead to prolonged ambulance service. “All six of the ERs are saying to me, â Bars without booze are starting to take off in Japan 01/01/2022 08:59am • ▶ Watch Video: Why Japanese government is encouraging drinking It's one of the hottest new trends in Japan: Bars without booze. Raising glasses of non-alcoholic wine, millennial customers say they do enjoy the real thing, but only on special occasions. "I'm not worried about my heal DC, Md. and Va. laws taking effect in 2022 01/01/2022 08:30am • New Year's Day is more than a calendar change in D.C., Maryland and Virginia as several laws take effect in 2022. DC D.C. residents can expect reduced noise from grounds care. A ban on selling and using gas-powered leaf blowers will start on Jan. 1, with fines of up to $500 for those caught Mobile betting in Maryland still pretty far off 12/29/2021 07:05am • This month Maryland started allowing five casinos to start taking cash wagers on sporting events, with three more venues looking to get in the game in early 2022. 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