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No August opening for Virginia schools likely

Efforts to allow Virginia schools to open before Labor Day and a repeal of the so-called 'Kings Dominion' law have effectively died in the General Assembly.

Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Kings Dominion law, school calendar, hank silverberg

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D.C. residents still looking for inauguration weekend renters

While there was frenzy over renting homes and apartments before Obama's inauguration in 2009, realtors in the D.C. area say the interest has drastically died down.

Tags: Inauguration Weekend, renting, Hotels, Stephanie Steinberg

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D.C. hotel room rates stagnant 5 years running

The more than 27,000 hotel rooms in D.C. are occupied more often than not, but for some reason — or, more likely, for a number of reasons — the hotels themselves aren't benefiting in terms of revenue.

Tags: Hotels, D.C., travel

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Prince George's County wins with Redskins

If the Redskins come out on top in Sunday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys, so will Prince George's County.

Tags: Tom Himler, tax revenue, sports industry, Redskins, Prince George

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Report: National Aquarium draws out-of-state money

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Loews Hotels & Resorts buys D.C.'s Madison Hotel

Loews Hotels & Resorts, will enter the Washington market with the purchase of the 356-room Madison Hotel in Northwest.

Tags: Madison Hotel, Loews Hotels & Resorts, Hotels,

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Capella to open Georgetown hotel in January

Capella Hotels and Resorts will open its first U.S. property in Georgetown in January.

Tags: Capella Hotels, Hotels, georgetown

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Virginia tourism to focus on authenticity and connectivity

Tags: Virginia Tourism Corp., travel

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Civil War events around Frederick draw tourists' cash

Numbers starting to roll in in Frederick County indicate that September was a high-traffic month due to the 150-year anniversaries of both the Battle of South Mountain and the Battle of Antietam.

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Downtown Rockville to get 140-unit hotel

Montgomery and Rockville officials put their support behind a hotel project that could start as early as November and generate about $14 million for the city and county by 2030.

Tags: rockville, Hotels, Choice Hotels

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