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START-UPS IN THE SPOTLIGHT: 1st Edition

ElectricMotorShopJobs.com Targets America's Skilled-Trades Shortage with Specialized Electromechanical Job Board Four-plus years of niche recruiting, premium industrial domains and a no-login application process position the platform as a specialized marketplace...

Ohio’s Chairmaking Legacy: From Frontier Splint Seats to Factory-Built Rockers

A history of Ohio-made chairs, the makers behind them, and the woodworking techniques that helped turn a regional...

From Faraday’s Spinning Disc to Home Standby Power: The Remarkable History of the Generator

The modern generator is one of those machines that most people notice only when it stops working—or when...

Fascinating Smells: Incense Making in Colonial America

By the time colonial Americans were lighting candles, visiting apothecaries and buying imported perfumes, the desire to make...

The Big Broadcast: December 28, 2025

7:00 p.m. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar“The Touch-Up Matter”Bob Readick as Johnny Dollar. A two million dollar jewelry robbery is pulled off by a handsome young...

Maryland Could Follow D.C. With Ballot Initiative On Tipped Minimum Wage

Much like D.C. voters did in 2022, Maryland voters might get to decide whether to phase out the state’s tipped minimum wage. Maryland Delegate...

Five D.C. area record shops and their favorite new albums from 2025

2025 brought a number of album releases that kept us grooving from January until now. But there was so much new music released this...

The Big Broadcast: A Christmas Eve Recollection 2025

In this special extended edition of The Big Broadcast, Murray Horwitz presents four hours of programs from the Golden Age of Radio that bring back...

Where Industry Meets Autumn Beauty: Exploring Shenandoah Valley’s Colonial Dams and Fall Foliage Trails

Every fall, the Shenandoah Valley, located just a few hours near the DC area, transforms into a breathtaking mosaic of red, gold, and amber....

Supreme Court Declines To Take Fairfax Magnet School Admissions Case

The Supreme Court decided against hearing a legal challenge to the admissions policy at Thomas Jefferson High School Of Science and Technology, a top...