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December 23, 2008 - "Anti-consumption" activists have spent the past 16 years encouraging Americans to resist the urge to shop for Christmas but the movement has gained little traction.
In part one of our special "Holiday Freeze" series, produced in cooperation with other public radio stations, Christy George of Oregon Public Broadcasting explores whether the "buy nothing" campaign is catching on as the economy falters...
December 23, 2008 - The holidays are when Americans usually loosen their purse strings. Shoppers did spend, even more than expected, right after Thanksgiving, but as we find in part two of our "Holiday Freeze" series, produced in cooperation with other public radio stations, the economic crisis has convinced many of us to be frugal this year.
Megan Verlee of Colorado Public Radio reports...
December 23, 2008 - The financial crisis has many Americans re-evaluating their use of credit.
In part three of our "Holiday Freeze" series, produced in cooperation with other public radio stations, Ann Dornfeld finds that many shoppers are leery of taking on more debt as unemployment rises and their investments shrink...
December 23, 2008 - (Dec 24) MATZO BALL One of the largest Christmas Eve parties kicks off tomorrow. MatzoBall 2008 takes place at Ultra Bar from 9pm to 2am. Started twenty years ago, the MatzoBall attracts thousands for an evening of dancing and holiday cheer. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
(Through Dec 25) NAUGHTY AND NICE The AFI Theater's Naughty & Nice programs bring holiday cinema to the screen in Silver Spring, Maryland through Christmas. Guardian angel Clarence Goodbody saves George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life which will be paired with the naughty Coen brothers' Bad Santa.
(Through Jan 16) A CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES If your tots are as tech-savvy as professional computer programmers and you want to share some download art for the holidays, the poem "A Children's Christmas in Wales" is available as a free podcast through January 16th at DC Theatre Scene. Dylan Thomas' legendary poem is recorded by some of Washington's most recognizable actors and has been adapted as a radio theatre performance to benefit the N Street Village shelter.
December 23, 2008 - Even though about one in every four Washingtonians will travel this holiday season, it's still the first projected decline in six years.
Kavitha Cardoza reports...
December 23, 2008 - The economy is worsening, but some professional headhunters say those earning more than $100,000 a year aren't finding it difficult at all to find jobs.
Kavitha Cardoza reports...
December 23, 2008 - Hundreds of feet beneath the frozen ground and icy winds of Washington streets, Rock Creek feeds a miniature ecosystem of ferns and moss in Red Line metro stations.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports....
December 23, 2008 - Some nearby medical centers have been affected by today's water main break in Bethesda.
Kavitha Cardoza has details...
December 23, 2008 - Many questions remain about the water main break in Bethesda, Maryland. But county officials say the primary focus remains on people's safety and the flow of traffic.
Kavitha Cardoza reports...
December 23, 2008 - A broken water main in Bethesda, Maryland, literally turned River Road into a river this morning. Rescuers had to pull out more than a dozen people who were stranded in their vehicles when the line burst.
Once that was done and everyone was confirmed safe, the focus shifted to the bizarre sight of a major commuter road looking like a whitewater rapids run. Even the rescuers themselves were taken aback once they had to time to reflect.
As the morning wore on, more and more residents from the area walked down to the site, just to see if it was real. Dennis Liu lives further up River Road in Potomac. He saw the first rescue happen live on television.
Matt Bush reports....
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