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The 3-minute interview: Vicki Isley
- Vicki Isley is the senior vice president of marketing and communications at Destination DC, which promotes tourism in the nation’s capital. Her organization, along with the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, is presenting D.C.’s Summer Restaurant Week from Aug. 11 to 17.
D.C. Police Blotter
- Two men charged in donations scam
D.C. police set up checkpoints in Trinidad, despite lawsuit
- After a string of shootings over the weekend, the D.C. Police department has reinstituted checkpoints around the violence-plagued Trinidad neighborhood despite being embroiled in a legal battle over the constitutionality of such Neighborhood Safety Zones.
- After a string of shootings over the weekend, the D.C. Police department has reinstituted checkpoints around the violence-plagued Trinidad neighborhood despite being embroiled in a legal battle over the constitutionality of such Neighborhood Safety Zones.
The 3-minute interview: Gerald Gordon
- Gerald Gordon is president and chief executive officer of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. He is finishing up a visit to Scotland with the Fulbright program to consult on a plan for a region that will see the closing of a nuclear power plant that employs the bulk of the area’s knowledge base.
Mixed results for June foreclosures
- Jurisdictions across the metro area faced wildly different foreclosure situations as another round of rate adjustments hit the holders of variable mortgages.
Local economic picture still better than national conditions
- The Washington region remains largely insulated from the jobs cuts rippling across the nation in part because the sectors suffering the worst cutbacks are concentrated elsewhere.
D.C. ranks high for increase in mortgage payments
- Would-be homebuyers are seeing their potential monthly mortgage payments creeping upward even though median home prices are holding steady inside the Beltway and dropping in farther-out areas.
The 3-minute interview: Lois Zambo
- Lois Zambo is vice chairman and branch manager of tenant broker Studley’s Washington office. She’s been with the company since 1975, and has negotiated deals on behalf of tenants totaling more than $4 billion.
D.C. announces $35M financing for O Street Market
- The District plans to provide $35 million in financing for the redevelopment of the O Street Market in the Shaw neighborhood.
Greening a home with an energy audit
- With home energy costs jumping almost 31 percent over the past year in the Washington-Baltimore area, homeowners are trying to figure out how to reduce energy usage. One company launched in Sterling this week, Ardently Green, is not only providing answers, but helping put them into action.
Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax adding 13 new, expanded stores
- Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax announced the opening of nearly a dozen new stores, most of which will be set to welcome customers by the end of the summer, during a news conference Wednesday.
Area abounds with tech jobs, study finds
- The Washington area ranks as one of the top places in the country for high-tech jobs, according to a study released yesterday.
