Bag Tax Starts Friday, January 1: Beginning January 1, 2010, District businesses that sell food or alcohol must charge you 5 cents for each disposable paper or plastic carryout bag. The business keeps 1 cent, or 2 cents if it offers a rebate when you bring your own bag. And the remaining 3 or 4 […]
All through the month, this space has been dedicated to talking with local experts to help us out with tackling the most common New Year’s resolutions (as determined by an unscientific Googling of the topic). So far we have looked at Going Green, Eating Healthier, Getting Your Financial House in Order and Loosing Weight. Today […]
Like you, hopefully, we’re practically finished the shopping, have mailed the cards, and nestled in for a few days of cheer. Between eggnog consumption and National Lampoon’s Christmas viewing, we’ll be taking a bit of hiatus for the next few days, or keeping a slim schedule, to say the least. Put your feet up, turn […]
I have a complicated relationship with Christmas trees. I think they are beautiful, but they are also a needly, sappy mess. I think they are stately, but it seems you must look very hard in order to find one that has a not-crooked top branch, to avoid that Charlie Brown look. I think they are […]