The holiday season brings the iconic outdoor winter markets to Washington DC, Baltimore, and many other towns around the region. These bustling open-air marketplaces are a wonderful place to get a festive meal, a warming beverage, or a gift for friends and family. They can be a highlight of the season. But the combination of…
Read MoreThanksgiving season is well and truly upon us. The chill of late fall is settling in after a mild autumn in the DMV. The supermarket meat aisles are stuffed with turkeys. The holiday air and highway traffic is building. Football season is heading towards its dramatic climax. The signs are impossible to miss. One more…
Read MoreThe government shutdown has had a hollowing effect on the DMV region. From Northern Virginia to the exurbs of the Maryland borderlands, from Georgetown to Prince George’s county, Federal Workers are scraping by on furlough and hoping for a swift and amicable resolution to the shutdown. We in the private sector are accustomed to treating…
Read MoreThe height of autumn brings out the best of the season. Costume parties, pumpkin carving, spooky decorations, and the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot. But while Halloween is one of the most anticipated holidays of the year, it’s also one of the most dangerous. Studies show that Halloween remains the deadliest day of the year…
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