LIFE IN THE DMV – The Blog

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...

Whether you’ve been dreading them or anxiously awaiting them, you’ll have to wait a few days more for the masses of Brood X cicadas to emerge. While earlier weather conditions were perfect to precipitate the emergence of billions of the bugs, a colder spell appears to...

While Arlington County is less interested in the gondola to Georgetown than DC is, if the system is ever constructed, its prospective terminus in Rosslyn would join a neighborhood with an already-abundant residential pipeline. Several large projects are in progress or...

Bike pathways, also known as veloroutes, are becoming an increasingly important element of modern transportation within cities nowadays, prompting designers to reimagine their future use and potential. With this in mind, and heavily influenced by the concept of...

Facebook, which never saw a social network it couldn’t copy, says its Nextdoor-clone Neighborhoods is now available across Canada and is coming soon to four US cities. According to CNET, the US locations being targeted are Charlotte, North Carolina; San Diego,...

As experts in philanthropy, finance, technology and global health scramble to predict what the divorce of Melinda and Bill Gates could mean for their industries, others are wondering: Who will get their lakefront estate in the Seattle suburbs, which is valued at...

The second phase of the Wharf, under construction since 2019, will bring another half-mile of mixed-use development to the glitzy waterfront destination when it finishes in 2022. Among the new additions: Amaris, a 96-unit, 12-story condo building, with amenities like...

There’s never a bad time to save money, but it may be especially important right now for households that saw their income disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While money-saving apps may not be able to replace a paycheck, they do offer an easy way to save on everything...

There’s nothing like listening to a good podcast on your morning commute. Listening to one that’ll help you come home to a beautiful interior is even better. That's right. You can binge interior design concepts and home improvement without sitting on the couch glued...

Sales of luxury homes rose 41.6% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2021, crushing sales of affordable homes (7% increase) and mid-priced homes (5.9%) per a Redfin study. Redfin defines “luxury” homes as selling for an average of $975,000, “expensive” homes as...

Washington DC based tech company CleanChoice Energy is partnering with Braze, a comprehensive customer engagement platform, to develop customer-centric clean energy marketing solutions. CleanChoice Energy will utilize Braze's technology to help further reduce the cost...

Original article link: https://www.bankrate.com/insurance/car/volunteer-using-your-car/ There’s no denying that America is hurting due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sickness and record unemployment have left a devastating impact on Americans everywhere. School and...