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Apple picking is the perfect fall date this season. (Photo: Candace Prokopets/Pictilio)

Falling Into Autumn

Planning the Perfect Fall Date Fall is here in full force! Butternut squash soup, pumpkin spice lattes and everything you can wish for is back as we settle into October. For many, this is their favorite dating time of the year. It is still nice out, and you only need a light
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Although blizzards like 2010's Snowmageddon aren't common in the DMV, it is still good to be prepared. (Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)

Plan Ahead

Be Prepared for All Types of Emergencies Hurricanes Irma and Harvey have left many outside their paths thinking about how they might prepare for a weather emergency. The DMV may not be located in tornado alley or the eye of most hurricanes, but its four seasons serve up plenty of
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Americans develop more than 50 million cases of foodborne illnesses each year. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Food Poisioning

Foodborne Illness Is Often Avoidable Each year, Americans develop more than 50 million cases of foodborne illness. While some are caused by eating out, like the recent outbreak of more than 135 cases of norovirus at the Chipotle in Sterling, Va., others originate in home
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