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Children slide along an ice-covered walkway near the Washington Monument Saturday. But with the polar vortex coming Monday and Tuesday you should stay inside or dress warmly if you must go out. (Photo: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

Polar Vortex

Stay Safe in Frigid Weather It’s here — the polar vortex. While, in my opinion, this sounds like some sort of enemy we could call on the Avengers to defeat, the polar vortex is a natural phenomenon. The mass of cold air typically bound at the North Pole by jet streams and
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The 5Ks of Christmas

Dashing Through the Snow We’re all full of cookies, chips and egg nog, swearing we’ll get on the ball in January. Fear not, I’m not here to take away your peanut butter balls and sugar cookies. I’m not a monster. What I am suggesting is momentum. Don’t lose yours this holiday
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Dewdrop and Heels and the City are hosting the Third Annual Shop for Love: Fall Shop & Swap this Saturday in Alexandria, VA.

Shop, Swap, Sip & Smile

Feel Good Events This Weekend We know the government is under shutdown and so are the monuments, Smithsonians, Appalachian trail, the Capitol — even the National Zoo’s panda cam. If you have guests in town this weekend, or even if you don’t, here are a few
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