LIFE IN THE DMV – The Blog

You may not own cryptocurrency or nonfungible tokens. You may not have a big Instagram following or run an online business. But if you do almost anything online, you probably have digital assets — electronic records that you own, control or license. Failing to make...

What began life three decades ago as the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network, or A-SPAN, has assumed a new identity: PathForward. “We developed this new brand with deep respect for our past and humble beginnings while looking ahead to an exciting future. The...

A concept application was filed last month for a large new community solar farm in Montgomery County. The Black Rock Road Solar Project, led by Distributed Solar Development, wants to create a solar farm at 16952 Black Rock Road (map). The array would be on concrete...

Microsoft Corp. now has acquired 92.6 additional acres of potential data center land in Prince William County. The Redmond, Washington, software and cloud computing giant has recorded two land tract purchases in Bristow — an 83-acre acquisition off Devlin Road for...

Get Up Some Speed Zip along the Potomac in a two-person catamaran—at speeds up to 25 miles an hour—on a guided tour with Monumental Boat Tours. Excursions leave from National Harbor and go either to Mount Vernon ($120 a person) or around DC’s landmarks ($150).  ...

A Massachusetts Avenue Heights estate whose original owners founded one of the largest piano and keyboard retailers in the United States has sold for $10.9 million, according to public records. The sale of the 11,486-square-foot "Piano Estate" at 3120 Woodland Drive...

A new food delivery app built on Amazon Web Services (AWS) has helped small food vendors in Thailand stay in business amid pandemic, while increasing their profits. For schoolteacher Papaporn Montreecharoen, who lives in Thailand, starting a business in the middle of...

When the pandemic hit last year and the world went on lockdown, Chanice McClover-Lee was stuck at home with a craving. The longtime vegan and recent high school graduate wanted a great cookie made without any animal products, but she couldn’t find any in the grocery...

MRP Realty is taking over a mixed-use redevelopment effort in Arlandria, aiming to succeed where other developers have struggled and turn an aging shopping center into apartments over retail. The D.C. developer filed new plans for the Mount Vernon Village project late...

Metro is aiming to have its fleet of buses entirely electric by 2045. The transit agency would stop buying diesel-only buses soon and transition to hybrid-electric or compressed natural gas models only before switching to electric-only models in 2030. A committee gave...

The coronavirus has shifted real estate markets throughout the country. In the May 8 issue of The Washington Post – Real Estate: Realizing Home is Where Your Family is – John Eric shared his views on this trend… The real estate market, said John Eric, senior vice...

Customers at certain Amazon stores in Bethesda and Georgetown can soon opt to pay with their palms as the company expands its new payment technology. Amazon is launching Amazon One, a system that uses algorithm-built unique palm signatures for customers to pay quickly...

Walking through the verdant woodlands near the banks of the Potomac River in Great Falls, Virginia, with forager Iulian Fortu is like a stroll through a wild supermarket. He periodically stops to point out a plant and offer up a tidbit of information. He spots sweet...

The public is now getting a look at the proposed developments being pitched to  reshape nearly half a million square feet of land on the former DC General site. The development teams looking to redevelop the remainder of the District-owned site known as Reservation 13...

Techstars has tapped a new managing director for its D.C. senior care-focused accelerator that went live at the start of 2020. The Boulder, Colorado accelerator operator, which runs an ever-growing roster of programs across the country, said Monday it has appointed...

The Georgetown canal now has water flowing through it, and soon you will be able to ride in a brand new boat on it. “We hope to get as many visitors to travel the roughly one-mile trip up on the canal in Georgetown, beginning hopefully later this year,” said Jeffrey...

Management consultant Guidehouse will move its global headquarters to Tysons. The company will invest $12.7 million in a new corporate campus at 1676 International Drive, to open later this year. The office, initially 75,000 square feet, will house more than 1,550...

Amazon has announced the issuance of a $1 billion sustainability focused bond. The proceeds will be used to fund projects in five areas, building on significant investments Amazon has made over the years: Renewable Energy, Clean Transportation, Sustainable Buildings,...

Restaurateurs are calling it a “grand reopening”—DC lifts capacity limits and the strictest Covid regulations on bars and restaurants today, May 21. Most notably, indoor dining rooms can be filled to capacity without social distancing, masks are no longer required for...

There is a new most expensive home on the market in DC. The nine-bedroom mansion at 2221 30th Street NW was listed late last week for $18.5 million, making it the priciest listing in DC. The price tag for the almost 15,000 square-foot home edges out a penthouse listed...

Australian diagnostics company Ellume will open its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Frederick, Maryland later this year, with plans to hire 1,500 workers and eventually produce up to 19 million of its at-home Covid-19 tests there every month. Brisbane-based...