Lifestyle

Halloween crashes increase by 13% over other days according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. Not surprisingly, on average, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year, according to Safe Kids Worldwide.

Pumpkin spice is here again…. and again…. and again…… Are you ready to be done with this omnipresent spice? It has been around for years! In 1798, the book, American Cookery, offered two pumpkin pie recipes, with slightly different spice variations, but featuring nutmeg, allspice, and ginger. In the 1930s McCormick’s spice company started selling premade spice blends as “pumpkin pie spice.”

Luxury homes in the DMV are getting more expensive and more common. In July the percentage of homes that sold in DC for more than $1 million was 35.95% of all homes sold. The numbers in Montgomery County, Arlington and Alexandria were similar.

Eco-friendly paints are a better alternative to traditional paints as many have low-to-no VOC content, minimizing toxin exposure and improving indoor and outdoor air quality. When you are moving into a new home, you really want to start out with a healthy environment! Choose one of these paints and move right in without worrying about that overwhelming new paint smell!