Luxury home: 2-level West End penthouses
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While luxury for some people will always mean a mansion on an estate of several acres, others define opulence as a sophisticated city residence with skyline views, a doorman, a concierge and a location within walking distance of fine restaurants, cafes, bookstores, art galleries and nightlife.
The residences at 22 West, at 1177 22nd St. NW in the District’s West End neighborhood, fit this description perfectly. The nearly sold-out 22 West has 10 homes available, including three professionally designed penthouse homes, each with a private terrace.
Amenities at 22 West include a staffed 24-hour front desk, concierge services and a uniformed doorman; a rooftop swimming pool, sundeck and garden; a penthouse-level fitness center; and landscaped grounds. The elegant main lobby and the lobbies on each residential floor have natural stone flooring and plenty of natural light. The building has an on-site manager and engineer in addition to the concierge, plus a website accessible only to residents for news and information.
Source: Washington Times
Black Friday shopping: Why it pays to stay home
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, Fortune 500 ) are offering up to 95% of their Black Friday ad items online for the same price, according to Brad Olson, founder of Gottadeal.com, a site that markets itself as one of many "official" Black Friday deal sites.
Shoppers who "like" Best Buy on Facebook can get a sneak peak at upcoming sales or exclusive offers and coupon codes like $5 off a $50 purchase or 15% off can even bring prices below those coveted doorbuster deals, Olson said.
Those kinds of codes are frequently posted on deal-sharing sites like Gottadeal, RetailMeNot and FatWallet or shoppers can Google a specific store's name and "coupons." Olson recommends checking the coupon code a day or two before Black Friday to make sure it is valid before checking out.
Brent Shelton, a spokesman for FatWallet, advises shoppers to jump on those early online deals rather than wait for Cyber Monday, when most online deals are announced.
"If you see a good deal, pull
Source: CNN