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  • Maryland sales tax holiday Aug.8 - 14

    8/9/10 4:18 PM

    Qalifying apparel and footwear $100 or less are exempt from the Maryland 6% sales tax. Maryland Shop Week is Aug. 8 to 14.

  • Why are grocery stores in D.C. so crowded?

    8/9/10 3:21 PM

    Supermarkets in the center of D.C. can often be a nightmare of long lines and crowded aisles. Here's why.

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  • Calling advocates and activists

    8/9/10 2:15 PM

    DC Jobs With Justice's Ruth Castel-Branco has issued a call to action to support the nurses of Washington Hospital Center (WHC).   According to Castel-Branco, WHC nurses recently voted to go out on a one-day Unfair Labor Practice strike over the firing of 18 nurses and the discipline and threats given to others during the February snowstorms.

  • Buying a home: The difference between a general warranty deed and special warranty deed

    8/9/10 11:41 AM

    In Virginia, when you pick your settlement agent (an attorney) to represent you in the purchase of a piece of real estate, part of their job is to do a title search. The title search is research of public records and any court decisions, if appl., to disclose facts concerning ownership of the property.


  • Coverage of TBD's launch countdown

    8/9/10 5:59 AM

    News outlets have taken note of plans for TBD's launch.

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  • Chez Manelle owner to open new hookah bar in Courthouse

    8/9/10 1:29 AM

    Tunisian restaurant owner expands her Arlington holdings with hookah bar.

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  • How a Niche Viewpoint Can Trickle up from Online to Primetime at @theGrio

    8/9/10 12:42 AM

    One of the most fascinating tidbits of info that I got from a recent panel on online media was how niche publications and websites are the future of media. I captured some footage of David Wilson, founder of the Grio, discussing the Grio’s relationship with parent company NBC. In this clip, David describes the trickle-up [...]

  • CVS no longer open 24 hours

    8/9/10 12:38 AM

    This might be old news, but I just noticed it: the CVS at 14th and Irving is no longer open 24 hours a day. They're still open to midnight every day, which is good, but just in case you needed to run over to get something at 3 am, better head to Dupont for their 24-hour one. As you can see here, the "Open 24 Hours" sign is covered up.

  • For Seth Weiner of Sonic Promos, a career built on T-shirts and trinkets

    8/8/10 7:50 PM

    Seth Weiner,owner of Sonic Promos of Gaithersburg, began learning the marketing trade as a sophomore at Ithaca College.

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