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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Ellanor C. Lawrence Park Offers Holiday Babysitting Saturday

Children's program is four hours, geared to ages 6-12.

Looking to get some serious holiday shopping or gift-wrapping done without the little ones? Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5200 Sully Road, will offer a children's program this Saturday especially designed for the holidays. The four-hour program allows parents to drop off their children starting at 11:30 a.m. Saturday for a few hours. The children will be kept busy with holiday crafts, games, activities, lunch and s'mores. Children can do some holiday shopping of their own at the park with help from caregivers. The program will take children ages 5 years and 11 months to 12 years and 1 month. The cost is $20 per child for Fairfax County residents; $22 for non-residents. The program can take registrations for up to 20 children; as of Tuesday, …

Monday, November 19, 2012

Do You Plan to Spend More Money this Holiday Season?

Northern Virginia's economy is relatively strong, but the looming threat of sequestration has some shoppers nervous.

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, holiday parties—it's an expensive time of year.  According to the National Retail Federation's national holiday consumer spending survey (conducted by BIGinsight), the average holiday shopper will spend $749.51 on gifts, décor, holiday cards, entertaining and other things this season. That's a minor increase from $740.57 — the amount shoppers spent last year. Two-thirds of respondents to a recent poll by the NPD Group said they “plan to spend about the same” as last year, while 10 percent planned to “spend more.” Unlike other areas of the country, the fiscal cliff and sequestration are really on the minds of thousands of federal employees and government contractors. With that in mind, will you be more…

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Consumers Plan to Spend at Least as Much as Last Year This Holiday Season (in Kensington Patch)

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