The countdown to the holiday season has officially begun. For retail centers, mixed-use properties, shopping destinations, and other busy commercial facilities, that means more than decorations and seasonal displays. In the coming weeks, parking garages and surface lots will begin welcoming more vehicles, more pedestrians, and plenty of visitors who may be navigating the property for the first time. October is a good time to walk your parking areas and ask a simple question:

As summer winds down and cooler weather settles into Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Richmond, we naturally start spending a little more time inside. And sometimes that’s when you notice things. The hallway has more scuffs than you remember. The kitchen cabinets have seen better days. That little spot on the trim you’ve been meaning to touch up somehow turned into several little spots. Fall is a great time to take a look around your home and tackle some of

It happens every year. As summer winds down, homeowners tell themselves they'll have plenty of time to tackle a few projects before the holidays. Then school starts, calendars fill up, and suddenly it's November. Before long, guests are arriving, decorations are coming out, and those home improvement plans get pushed to "next year." The reality is that late summer and early fall are some of the best times to complete interior home projects, not because of the weather, but bec