As a native Bostonian, I know how fun St. Patrick's day can be.  Up there the entire city shuts down on March 17th and the partying starts early, as I can personally attest.

In anticipation of pot...

As the Metropolitan, D.C.-area continues to dig out from the historic snow fall of the past few weeks (literally, there is a front-end loader widening my street as I type), children are finally mak...

One of the best indicators of where our over-leveraged economy stands is to look at credit card payments.  According to Business Week, the biggest U.S. lender, Bank of America, reported that "late ...

As the Metropolitan, D.C. area began the long digging out process, I had an even bigger problem than getting my driveway cleared.  The TV had lost signal at some point during the day yesterday as t...

In the "old days" people who commuted by the train or bus would bring an ample supply of reading materials along with them to help pass the time.  In many cases it was the daily newspaper, some doc...

Our Christmas meal has several traditions passed down from both my wife's family and mine, in particular the standing rib roast, Yorkshire pudding, and the children drinking from their silver cup...

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? 

Well, according to a survey completed earlier this month by the National Retail Federation, you're not alone.  According to the survey, as of the se...

Contained in the conference report of 2010 Appropriations bill, just passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, is $400 million for Northern Virginia infrastructure projects, according to LocalKi...

Snow began falling in McLean this morning around 10:00 a.m.  Another Nor'Easter along with some Artic air from up North has transformed the area into a winter wonderland.

The snow is now steady an...

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Government, a regional organization of D.C.-area local governments, has just released a comprehensive plan for growth and development over the next 40 years f...

The Catholic Church has celebrated All Hallow's Eve as the night before All Saints Day since the 300s, when the vigil was first initiated to remember the early Martyrs of the Church and then later ...

Sadly, the rise of foreclosures and the number of families finding it hard to make their mortgage payments has spawned an effort by scam artists to pray on individuals in this situation.  According...

Growing up in the Boston area, one thing that always got your attention was an impending Nor'easter.  When we were kids, this brought with it the added expectation and excitement of a potential bli...