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After 2-year break, a holiday shopping tradition returns to DC's Shaw 11/26/2022 04:52pm • A holiday shopping tradition has returned to the Shaw neighborhood after a two-year break during COVID: On Saturday, a steady stream of loyal customers browsed two floors of unique artworks and designs from Black businesses in 15 different states. "For 30 years we've been here at Shiloh Baptist C Small Business Saturday 2022: Your guide for 'shopping small' around DC 11/26/2022 04:01am • Major retailers get much of the attention on Black Friday, but the holiday shopping season鈥檚 second day is all about smaller businesses. Nov. 26 is Small Business Saturday. More Business & Finance 麻豆传媒 More Local 麻豆传媒 American Express launched the event during the 201 Robbers use stolen car to break into Rockville gun shop 11/25/2022 06:35pm • A Rockville, Maryland, gun shop was burglarized early Friday after a car rammed into the storefront. Montgomery County police say the suspects drove a stolen black sedan into Atlantic Guns' storefront around 1 a.m. Friday. Police believe up to six people were involved. More Montgomery A Maryland small business on how buying local is a very big deal 11/25/2022 04:35pm • Cheese lovers can now find Firefly Farms goat cheeses in grocery store chains, but when Mike Koch and Pablo Solanet started their business in 2002, they were operating on a very small scale and doing everything themselves. "We started in the way that a lot of cheesemakers do on a farmstead on our When is the perfect time to hang up Christmas lights? 11/25/2022 11:57am • Neighborhoods across the country will soon be decorated with Christmas lights now that Thanksgiving is over, but some homeowners have probably gotten a head start. A new survey of around 4,000 homeowners by House Method found that 14% of Americans hang their lights in November before Thanksgiving Be aware of scammers during Black Friday, Cyber Monday shopping 11/25/2022 10:21am • Black Friday is here and Cyber Monday is coming up with people looking to spend their money shopping online. However, there are some things you need to be aware of to avoid getting scammed. Online shopping fraud went up during the pandemic when people did most of their shopping online from the co Black Friday starts with rain in DC area but gives way to a clear afternoon 11/25/2022 12:03am • D.C.-area shoppers who plan on getting out the door early on Black Friday will need to pack an umbrella or a rain jacket. But here's something to be thankful for: The skies will clear up in the afternoon. 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Investigators say someone in a car s Inflation 'definitely a guest' at holiday celebrations this year 11/23/2022 08:03pm • The days following the Thanksgiving holiday have traditionally been one of the biggest shopping periods, but with rising prices and a modest economy, what does that mean for gift-giving and spending? "Inflation is definitely a guest at a lot of people's holiday celebrations this year," said Walle What Is Layaway? 11/22/2022 07:00pm • When times are tough, layaway plans tend to thrive. This was the case during the Great Depression, when cost-conscious shoppers needed easier ways to make purchases. So they purchased items in installments, periodically giving the store money until they paid the total. Layaway fell somewhat out of f How to cope with holiday stress at work 11/22/2022 08:00am • Two of life's most potentially stressful arenas are work and the holidays. When you combine the two, it's no wonder that many people feel anxious and overwhelmed. "Although some people look forward to this time of year, others dread it," says Kimberley Tyler-Smith, an executive at the career tech 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 Disabilities organizations, individuals sue DC over new bike lane designs 11/22/2022 06:22am • Organizations representing individuals with disabilities and two women with mobility disabilities have filed a lawsuit in federal court over its street redesign projects, including the construction of new bike lanes in the District. The complaint states that newly constructed bicycle lanes create Thanksgiving 2022: What's open and closed 11/22/2022 04:35am • Because Thanksgiving is a national holiday, schools, banks, libraries and government offices will be closed on Thursday. Some supermarkets, however, will be open for some last-second shopping ahead of that holiday meal. More Local 麻豆传媒 More Thanksgiving 麻豆传媒 Here鈥檚 a roun