Mockingbird Hill

Many area businesses are offering furloughed federal workers discounts. (Photo: netrightdaily.com)

Update: Shutdown Specials

Furloughed Employees Offered Discounts The U.S. government ran out of money at 12:01 a.m. this morning and for the first time in 17 years has shutdown. Hundreds of thousand of government workers have been furloughed. The shutdown includes the Smithsonian museums including the
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Graffiato owner and Top Chef contestant Mike Isabella gained 40 pounds over a year and a half, but took off 15 pounds in three months by exercising and cutting out alcohol and sugar.

Fit for Hope

D.C. Chefs Slim Down for Charity Fifteen of Washington, D.C.’s celebrity chefs and mixologists are facing off beginning Monday to see who can lose the most weight while raising funds for the American Cancer Society. The 12-week Fit for Hope challenge culminates at the ACS’
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