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Top Cruises for Babies and Toddlers 07/04/2022 08:00pm • With so many cruise lines to choose from -- and new ships offering an array of endless activities and amenities for kids of all ages -- you may find it difficult to wade through the sea of options when planning an ocean-bound vacation for your family, especially when traveling with your infant or ti 7 Guidelines for College Student-Professor Interactions 07/04/2022 08:00pm • Compared to high school, students in college are held to a higher standard in the classroom. Faculty members treat students as adults -- expecting them to meet deadlines, be professional and face consequences for cheating, plagiarism or other types of academic dishonesty. Given generational gaps and 4 wounded in shooting at car wash gathering in Manassas 07/04/2022 08:25am • Four men were wounded in a shooting at a large gathering in a car wash parking lot in Manassas, Virginia, late Sunday night, police say. A large group had gathered in the parking lot of Sam's Car Wash on Sudley Road in the Westgate Plaza Shopping Center when an argument broke out, according to po Barbecue costs up ahead of 4th of July, ways to save 07/02/2022 09:30am • As the 4th of July approaches, many Americans are preparing to fire up their grills and host cookouts for friends and family. But as prices surge across the board, hosting a barbecue is costlier than it was this time last year. The cost of the average Independence Day cookout for 10 people is 17% The surprising reason supermarkets sell flowers 07/02/2022 06:04am • All stores have marketing tactics to get you in the door — stylish mannequins, elaborate display windows, posters screaming about all the discounts you can find inside. But some are far more subtle, so much so that chances are you've hardly ever noticed them. Picture your local grocery store, f DC ends COVID-19 contact tracing unit 07/01/2022 11:44am • More than two years after launching the COVID-19 contact trace force to help identify people potentially exposed to the coronavirus and slow the spread of disease, the District says it's winding down operations. The city's contact tracing team officially closed shop Thursday, according to a state Sprouts Farmers Market kicks off Burtonsville Crossing redevelopment 07/01/2022 09:41am • Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market will open its second D.C.-area store at Burtonsville Crossing, kicking off the redevelopment of the shopping center in eastern Montgomery County. The organic grocer has signed a lease for 23,200 square feet at the shopping center, at Old Columbia Pike and Nati Suspect still sought in Prince William County armed carjacking; shopping center reopens 06/30/2022 05:49pm • Stonebridge, a shopping area in Potomac Town Center, in Woodbridge, Virginia, has reopened after a search for suspects in an armed carjacking. The Prince William County police said the carjacking happened on Bayside Avenue in Woodbridge earlier Thursday. Officers spotted the stolen car around Hotel employees enjoy historic opportunities amid industry comeback 06/30/2022 02:56pm • This content is sponsored by AHLA. 2020 was the worst year on record for the hotel industry, and 2021 wasn’t much better. Over the two-year period, hotels lost a collective $111.8 billion in room revenue alone. But after years of pandemic-related restrictions, the summer of “revenge tr Aslin Beer opens Logan Circle beer garden and coffee shop 06/30/2022 09:22am • Craft brewer Aslin Beer Co., with breweries and taprooms in Herndon and Alexandria, Virginia, opens a beer garden with coffee shop in D.C.’s Logan Circle Friday. It is at 1740 14th St. NW, at 14th and S streets. More Business Â鶹´«Ã½ It's happening, DC. It's happening! See yo 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 06/29/2022 08:00pm • Fixed-income investments can provide long-term cash flow.In 2022, we've seen the U.S. Federal Reserve embark on the most aggressive monetary policy since the mid-1990s as it looks to fight the red-hot inflation spread across the national economy. And as a result, bonds that once were yielding a pitt The 10 Best Places to Retire in Asia 06/29/2022 08:00pm • Retirement overseasAsia boasts some of the most cost-friendly places in the world to retire. Pockets of India, Vietnam and Thailand can feel amazingly affordable to newcomers. Retirement in Asia is sure to be full of exotic experiences and unexpected adventures. For some people, the culture shock is Most Common Budgeting Mistakes (and How to Fix Them) 06/29/2022 08:00pm • Learn to accurately plan your spendingA budget is simply an attempt to estimate your income and expenses -- but it's never perfect. Emergencies pop up, job titles change and higher-than-anticipated costs due to rising inflation can turn any budget on its head. While it's important to remain flexible The Margaux development continues to transform the end of the Orange Line in Prince George's Co. 06/29/2022 12:45pm • It used to be that the New Carrollton Metro Station was where you'd go to go somewhere else. But that's changing. Standing in a spot that used to be overflowing with the cars of commuters taking Metro, Amtrak, or the MARC train, a team of elected leaders from Prince George's County, standing with Live! Casino employees rack up $336,000 in 15-minute shopping spree 06/29/2022 09:30am • Maryland’s Live! Casino & Hotel capped off its 10th anniversary celebrations by giving 100 employees a chance to fill their carts at a Costco on the casino’s dime. The 100 employees were chosen by a random lottery. Live! Casino & Hotel has about 2,600 employees total. More