- DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson and Washington Teachers’ Union boss Nathan Saunders will meet on Thursday to talk about extending more exceptions for teachers recently let go because of poor evaluation scores. [AP]
- Stephen Strasburg’s back to throwing 95 miles per hour. [SB Nation]
- John Kelly catches up with George Hobart, who has been part of the Kennedy Center usher corps for 40 years. [WaPo]
- Terrifying air-breathing fish are coming to get Washington, so you know, brace yourselves. [NBCWashington/WaPo]
- MPD Chief Cathy Lanier will host a town hall on July 27 regarding the violence that occurred during last month’s Caribbean Carnival. [New Columbia Heights]
- ANC Commissioner/blogger David Garber explains why he thinks a pedestrian bridge over the Anacostia could conquer “huge psychological boundaries.” [TBD On Foot]
- The Purple Line through Montgomery County may not have any money behind it (yet), but that’s not stopping developers from planning for it to be there. [WaPo]
- A decision on the Dulles rail extension budget is finally coming tomorrow. [Examiner]
- El Paraiso — and its half-dead Christmas trees — have vacated their 1916 14th Street NW space. The nearby United Supreme Council National Headquarters and Archives at 1924 14th Street NW has also been sold and will be vacated in August. [Prince of Petworth/Housing Complex]
- A Fairfax woman was sexually assaulted during a robbery inside her home last night, while her children slept nearby. [WUSA]
- A sink hole caused some minor issues along L Street NW this morning. [DDOT]
- A man, already in custody awaiting trial on two murder charges in Prince George’s County, was convicted on 11 other federal charges today. [NBCWashington]
- Just because they’re on recess doesn’t mean that Councilmembers have closed their offices. [Phil Mendelson’s Facebook]
- Consider the source, but: an individual in a two-person household in metro Washington can save up to $861, according to this report. [American Public Transportation Association]
- The Washington Post is giving away free pizza. [Capitol Deal]
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