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06/17/2026

2026 June Events in Northern Virginia include annual festivals celebrating art, wine, beer, food, Father's Day, and more to kick off summer fun in the DC area.

05/02/2026

Dont miss the pets today at this cute DC Wharf event!

Running of the Chihuahuas is a free, family-friendly event on May 2, 2026 that features over 100 chihuahuas racing at The Wharf.

04/25/2026

🏙️ The Council for Community and Economic Research just published its Q3 2025 cost-of-living index covering 272 U.S. urban areas.

Manhattan topped the list at 132.5% above the U.S. average.

Honolulu was second at 79.7%. San Jose was third at 77.7%.

California has 7 cities on the list. New York and the D.C. metro area have 4 each. Alaska has 3.

Housing drives most of the spread. In Manhattan, the average home price is $3.09 million and the average apartment rent is $5,747 a month.

Isolation plays a role too. Fairbanks has the highest utility costs of any U.S. city surveyed at 114% above the mainland average. Honolulu's utilities run 85% above.

The full list ranks cities from 132.5% above average (Manhattan) down to 23.8% above (Prescott, AZ and Fairbanks, AK tied for last).

04/25/2026

A ranking of 55 U.S. metro areas by projected population growth (2025–2030), highlighting where expansion opportunities are accelerating and where momentum is slowing.

03/28/2026

A neighborhood in Ashburn, Virginia, is suddenly finding itself in the headlines after word got out homeowners were being offered $4 million each to sell for data center development. But some residents say that headline doesn’t at all represent an accurate picture of the quandry they face. The Reg...

03/11/2026

Open kitchen trend closing

Planning a kitchen renovation? Interior designers reveal five outdated styles and trends homeowners should avoid in 2026.

03/11/2026

With first responders protected from cuts, reductions could affect streets, parks, libraries and more.

03/11/2026

The legislation gives homeowners more tools to resolve disputes — and even dissolve their HOAs.

12/06/2024

Can't decide what color to paint your walls, to make your bathroom, design with and wear? Brown is back, well anyway.

The 2025 hue is an "evocative soft brown" that was selected to suggest the rich flavor of a piece of chocolate or a cup of hot coffee

10/10/2024

Flooding solutions in Jacksonville being tried out for the first time ever.

The barriers, called Tiger Dams, are designed to block rising water and help prevent storm surges flooding.