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Lolita Kreckman makes fettuccine at Bombolini Pasta. Supporters of the RVA Local Patronage Mob swarmed the West Main Street company a couple of months ago.
RVA Local Patronage Mob bands together on Facebook to encourage hundreds of users to shop at a specified locally owned store at a certain time
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RVA Local Patronage Mob bands together on Facebook to encourage hundreds of users to shop at a specified locally owned store at a certain time
India gets onto mutual fund investors' radars
Investors who see opportunity in Asia's growth typically think of China first.
Kiplinger's: Best deals in used cars
Lessons from the recession are still resonating with car buyers.
Consumer Reports: Cut your telecom bill
Many of us love to hate our home telecom provider, according to Consumer Reports.
Notable Gifts for May 20
The Rotary Club of Richmond awarded the Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center a $5,000 signature grant to support diagnostic and therapeutic speech, language, and hearing services for children from families receiving financial assistance.
Avoiding marriage's No. 1 pitfall: money troubles
Newlyweds and couples moving toward marriage, take note. Love, as it turns out, is not all you need.
Smart Spending: Eat your vegetables — for less
We hear it time and time again: "Eat your veggies!"
Savvy mothers impart financial wisdom
Moms are on the front lines of doling out allowances and shaping their children's money habits.
Consumer Reports: Five debit card don'ts
Debit cards are convenient for frequent purchases like groceries.
Kodak online photos going to Shutterfly in July
Kodak will close its online photo service July 2 after a federal bankruptcy judge approved selling the business to Shutterfly for $23.8 million.
Long-term care costs continue to rise
The price tag for long-term care in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities is continuing to rise, according to a recent survey.
Kiplinger's: A generation hexed
The past 12 years have been a particularly lousy time to come of age, financially speaking.
Which toilet paper wipes out the competition?
Never mind squeezing the Charmin. Consumer Reports' testers recently put 25 toilet papers through a battery of punishing tests that would have made Mr. Whipple, the mustached supermarket manager from the old TV commercials, wince.
Kiplinger's: What to know about unused gift cards
Here's what you need to know about unused gift cards:
Notable Gifts: Martin's donates $3 million through school program
Martin's Food Markets donated $3 million to 2,582 public and private schools for the 2011-2012 school year through its A+ School Rewards program, including $131,307 in the greater Richmond community.
Energy alliance provides solutions for energy-efficient homes
Leslie Borman couldn't cool her 60-year-old ranch-style house in western Henrico County. But she heard about the Richmond Region Energy Alliance.
Consumer Reports: Many medical implants never tested for safety
A new investigation by Consumer Reports found that while tens of millions of American consumers live with medical devices implanted in their bodies, many of those implants have never been tested for safety.
Kiplinger's: In retirement, protect against risk
Stocks have always been the core plank in the Wall Street framework for retirement investing.
Travelers face patchwork of free vs. paid Wi-Fi
Getting online while traveling has never been easier. Getting online for free is still hit-or-miss.
Notable Gifts: CarMax Foundation granted more than $2.4 million to nonprofits
The CarMax Foundation granted more than $2.4 million to nonprofit organizations in the fiscal year that ended Feb. 29. The largest previous grant total was $2.2 million in 2008.
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