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Best Buy announced this week that it is expanding its electronic recycling program to all of its U.S. stores.

The stores will accept nearly all electronics, including: TV’s, computers, DVD players, MP3 players and more. Up to two items per household per day can be recycled and the service is free. There is a $10 fee for any electronics with a screen (like TVs) but you receive a $10 gift card …

So you may be thinking what’s in that monster stimulus package for me? Well, if your company is offering tax free commuter benefits, you can now request that up to $230/month be deducted pre-tax from your pay check for use on mass transit. The old limit was $120/month. The new limit is effective March 1.

According to the non-profit, TransitCenter, an organization that helped push for this measure, you could save up …

The Public Service Commission (PSC) is an independent District agency that regulates the electric, gas and telephone companies in D.C. Since last June, Mayor Adrian Fenty has faced an onslaught of criticism over his appointment of Lori M. Lee to head the PSC.

The first strike came from the D.C. Council, who feared that Lee’s background in immigration law at the Justice …

The DC metropolitan-area had high expectations for funding in the stimulus plan.

Money for mass transit, infrastructure, home weatherization and federal energy efficiency alterations were on the wish list for area leaders and environmental activists. But in the end, what did we get?

Maybe you didn’t know it, but America’s first certified organic restaurant was opened right here in Washington. Restaurant Nora near Dupont Circle has been serving certified organic meals since April 1999.

The building that is home to Restaurant Nora was originally built in the 19th century for use as a grocery store. Some elements of the original building have been artistically retained and “museum quality antique” quilts from …