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Buying the right furniture is a huge investment for anyone. Buying sustainable furniture includes not only the materials that were sourced, but how far they traveled and what varnishes were used on them.

When visiting Washington DC, there are the traditional tourist spots like the monuments and museums, but there are also plenty of sustainability features that will excite any green fan.

Washington DC is known for having a relatively mild climate, so during the fall and spring, most Washingtonians save on heating and air because it rarely has to be used.

In Washington, even local government is demented: Its transit authority Metro threatened Henry Docter with "arrest, fines and imprisonment" for the crime of unregulated gardening.

Also, join a group photo op at 9:20-9:30 AM, at Capitl's East Front, House Triangle, near Independence Ave. SE and New Jersey Ave. This week social and economic justice, peace, environmental and community groups are heading to Washington DC to tell Congress: We the People demand a budget that meets our critical needs - by cuting out-of-control, ... (more)

In this Nov. 13, 2013 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary nominee Jeh Johnson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination.

Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver remarks at the opening dinner of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Centennial Celebration at 7 p.m. December 9. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee will begin its 100th anniversary celebrations with a two-day gathering in Washington, D.C., December 9. The conference will ... (more)

Millions of packages are successfully sent and received at this time of year, but a couple of recent events in the Washington area illustrate the hazards that can occasionally disrupt the process.

The Metropolitan Police Department says officers responded to the 200 block of Bates Street early Saturday for the report of a shooting.

D.C. Councilwoman Muriel Bowser, left, collects signatures from Catherine Ortega and Edward Mayo outside the Reeves Center in Washington on Nov. 23. The D.C. mayor - who ran in 2010 on a slogan of " Character.

I worry the icicles on my fingers may play havoc with the inner workings of my MacBook Air, as they rattle and break off my fingers.

This Dec. 5, 2013 file photo shows House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. speaking at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.

For more than two decades, Rick Robinson has been a fixture in Northern Kentucky political and legal circles.

The Capitol Christmas Tree toured through 22 cities and traveled about 5,000 miles from Washington State, finally arriving in the District of Columbia on Nov. 25. Washington has celebrated the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony since 1923, when then First Lady Grace Coolidge granted permission to place a cut Christmas tree on the White ... (more)

It all started so innocently. On Wednesday, first lady Michelle Obama hosted a group of children at the White House for some holiday arts and crafts.

It's only for a month, but that's a month longer than anyone working outside of Capitol Hill will get.

In this Sept. 10, 2013, file photo, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif.

The crowds gathered quietly outside the South African Embassy after hearing of the death of Nelson Mandela.

Georgetown takes pride in welcoming students from different backgrounds onto its campus each year.

More than 280,000 college graduates were working at or below the minimum wage as of 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.