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Forget fashion and beauty: Meet the grocery store influencers 12/07/2019 08:22am • When you think of influencers, you might think of flat tummy tea and hair vitamins. Diane Youngpeter, however, is not trying to sell you those things. She is a stay-at-home mom in Detroit. And in her free time, she runs Aldi Nerd, a blog about the discount German grocery chain that has 1,600 US s Anne Arundel Co. nonprofit serves those in need with housewares, furniture 12/07/2019 05:50am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) 鈥� Sisters Ariyanna and Jamylleah Owens woke up on an air mattress in an empty Glen Burnie apartment on Wednesday (Nov. 27) morning. Thirty minutes later, after a knock on the door and a stampede of feet hoisting furniture up and down three flights of stairs, the apartment sh Gig work is on the rise in the Baltimore area 鈥� and for many, it's a way of life 12/07/2019 05:40am • BALTIMORE (AP) 鈥� By day, Leah Needham buys groceries to deliver to customers in White Marsh and Middle River. But in the evenings, the shopper for online grocery service Shipt trades in her green T-shirt for a pair of ballroom dance shoes and heads to her next gig. In a Glen Burnie studio, she pur Another DC bicycle shop, The Bike Rack, is closing 12/06/2019 07:05pm • One week after District Hardware and Bike shuttered for good, another independent D.C. bike shop is closing down. The Bike Rack, on Q Street Northwest in the Logan Circle neighborhood, announced Friday that it鈥檚 going out of business. 鈥淚t鈥檚 very bittersweet,鈥� said owner Chuck Harney, w Bed Bath & Beyond closing DC location in 2020 12/06/2019 02:45pm • Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) will close its Chinatown location next year, a company spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Business Journal. The Union, New Jersey-based domestic merchandise retail chain said in October that it would close 60 of its flagship stores by the end of the Things to do around DC this weekend: Dec. 6鈥�8 12/06/2019 10:57am • (Ana Caceres; Rick Diamond/Getty; National Geographic Museum; National Theatre) All Weekend The Sugarloaf Crafts Festival at the Dulles Expo Center is a one-stop holiday spot featuring arts and artisans, crafters, demos, vendors, music and kids entertainment. The Christmas Village at Baltimore Garden Plot: Christmas tree care advice, plus poinsettia and rosemary tips 12/06/2019 06:47am • Treat your poinsettia well It鈥檚 holiday plant time again, cats and kittens! Let鈥檚 go over the basics. Though they've become the No. 1 holiday plant, poinsettia (yes, that is the true plural) are not winter-hardy; in fact, they could keel over in the summertime if you so much as drop an ice c Fairfax County police hope new sketches will help crack 2 cold cases from 2006 12/05/2019 12:55am • Police are asking for help in solving the deaths of Marion Newman, left, and Marion Marshall, right. The women lived two miles apart in Springfield, Virginia, and were killed in 2006. (Courtesy Fairfax County police) Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are hoping new sketches created with advanc Md. man accused of impersonating officer at Arundel Mills 12/04/2019 02:20pm • A man was arrested Monday and charged with impersonating an officer in the area of Arundel Mills, in Hanover, Maryland. Police arrested Eric Kappesser, 30, of Stevensville, after a Nov. 30 incident where they said he went inside one of the businesses in the area of the Arundel Mills shopping cent Fresh, frozen or canned: What produce is best? 12/04/2019 09:30am • Although the current plant-based buzz seems trendy, foods derived from plants have been appearing in our diets for centuries. But these days, with highly processed foods filling our supermarket shelves, it's important to note that not all plant-based foods are alike. In my book " Read It Before Y Amazon pulls Auschwitz 'Christmas ornaments' after protest 12/02/2019 08:03am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) 鈥� Amazon said Monday it has removed 鈥淐hristmas ornaments鈥� and other merchandise bearing the images of Auschwitz that had been available on its online site. Amazon, which functions as a marketplace on top of selling products itself, said in a statement that 鈥渁ll sellers First-class gifts at secondhand stores 12/02/2019 05:00am • As holiday gifts pile up, so do holiday bills. Shopping in secondhand stores is one way to avoid paying your credit card into Memorial Day for something you bought at Christmas. Consignment shops Shoppers in D.C. said they plan to spend $701 this year on holiday purchases, higher than the national Holiday gifts for stargazers 12/02/2019 04:36am • Oh, Santa! It鈥檚 that time of the year to shop for your favorite stargazer. WTOP鈥檚 annual gift guide for stargazers will help Santa provide goodies for those who spend time among the stars. Monthly magazine subscription An essential first step for someone new to astronomy (or even a After 48 years in DC, District Hardware and Bike to close permanently 11/30/2019 07:00pm • On a day that's dedicated to giving a holiday boost to small businesses, a D.C. and independently-owned and operated bike shop announced its closing. District Hardware and Bike will close as of Sunday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m., the store's owners announced on their website. The store was founded in 19 'Bigger than Black Friday': Downtown Annapolis shops have big hopes on Small Business Saturday 11/30/2019 02:35pm • Just before his store opened at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Steve Samaras was outside of Zachary's Jewelers, the store he owns on Main Street in Annapolis, Maryland, wearing a suit but using a leaf blower to tidy up the sidewalk around his store. For Samaras and others who own stores along the Main Stre