The Museums Times Reporters Like to Visit on Their Days Off
Nic Fiddian-Green’s “Still Water,” a nine-foot-high, charcoal-toned sculpture of a majestic horse’s head, at the National Sporting Library & Museum in Middleburg, Va. Credit: National Sporting Library & Museum For this issue of the Museums section, the editors asked national correspondents to tell us about their favorite museums: Middleburg, Va. It’s nearly impossible to enter the National Sporting […]
Finding a Job After 50: ‘Your Next Avenue’ Podcast
Listen: ‘Your Next Avenue’ Podcast With Richard Eisenberg Podcast explores work and career issues for people over 50 Your Next Avenue, a podcast from the public media website Next Avenue, talks with experts about finding jobs after 50, switching careers, working in retirement, encore careers and volunteering. Host Richard Eisenberg interviews guests who will give listeners practical suggestions to […]
Career Experts to Follow on Twitter
Finding career advice online isn’t hard…but finding career advice from reputable experts can be trickier. Over the years we’ve worked with many of the best ones, and so we’ve compiled a list of 23 great career experts worth following on Twitter to keep up to date with trustworthy career guidance. Here are 23 career experts to follow on Twitter: @AdamMGrant: Adam Grant […]
The Confident Wallet: Closing In On Retirement
Closing in on retirement 23:25 In this episode of The Confident Wallet™, a personal finance podcast series from The Washington Post BrandStudio and T. Rowe Price, host Lynnette Khalfani-Cox calls on experts to talk about planning for people nearing retirement. Khalfani-Cox, who’s also known as The Money Coach®, is joined by guests Kerry Hannon, AARP’s […]
Lighting Up Washington’s Museum Scene at Artechouse
WASHINGTON — A couple waltzed across the floor in a darkened art gallery while Tchaikovsky’s music played. As they danced, evanescent colors swirled around their legs and beneath their feet in shimmering shades of purple, blue and crimson. The patterns twirled across the surrounding 24-foot-high black walls in shapes spawned by the movement of their […]
Female Entrepreneurs: How to Get Certified as a Woman-Owned Business
Getting certified as a woman-owned business takes grit and tenacity. But it can potentially help land women entrepreneurs more business opportunities and government contracts. “It’s a grueling process,” said Michele Burchfield, co-founder of Blume Honey Water, a Pittsburgh-based company, when describing getting her business certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the largest certifier […]
Plan For—And Manage—A Mid-Life Career Transition
The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has calculated that, on average, Americans hold about 12 jobs between the ages of 18 and 50. But the economy is changing quickly, and technology is disrupting entire industries and eliminating certain job categories. There’s no question that some people can be forced to change not just jobs, but careers, too. Read […]
Exclusive: SBA Chief Linda McMahon on Small Business
On the shelf outside U.S. Small Business Administrator (SBA) Linda McMahon’s Washington, D.C. office, there’s a book prominently on display: People Before Profit: The Inspiring Story of the Founder of Bob’s Red Mill. It caught my eye when I just interviewed McMahon. And it made me smile. Bob is Bob Moore, 87, who started Bob’s Red […]
D.C. Home Prices All About Federal Power
Living near the seat of federal power has always been a good bet for home buyers, but have you seen Washington real estate prices lately? No doubt, multimillion-dollar purchases from the new batch of wealthy Trump administration home buyers delivered a lucrative jolt to the greater D.C. housing market last year. Well-heeled Trump aides all […]
Here’s How To Protect Your Money If Your Marriage Is in Jeopardy
The author of Money Confidence shares the important steps to protect your finances if your relationship is on the verge of collapse. Women whose partners die may have had little warning or time to prepare to take charge of their financial affairs. But if your marriage is heading for divorce, you can get your act together ahead […]
