Photo by Beau Finley.
- Bowser, new fire chief want to expand firefighter hiring pool. [Post]
- These are the 25 most challenging area high schools, according to Post columnist Jay Matthews. [Post]
- D.C. Water turns your poop into power. Here’s how. [WAMU]
- More than 1,600 homes and businesses in D.C., Maryland without power due to rain. [Post]
- Harriet Tregoning shifts her focus on homelessness. [National Journal]
- Jonetta Rose Barras breaks down the Ward 8 race. [EOTR]
- Apparently some people are trying to make “North End Shaw” a thing. [PoPville]
- All these potential bar/restaurants are seeking crowdfunding. Which ones will succeed? [Washingtonian]
- Republican Senator David Vitter wants to subpoena D.C. Health Exchange. [Washington Times]
- Firefighters rescue puppy stuck in pipe for nine hours in Silver Spring, Md. [WJLA]
- The 1,582-ton tunnel boring machine in LeDroit Park and Bloomingdale is named Lucy and she’s on Twitter. [Express]
- The Fort Totten Transfer Station: your one-stop shop for old gunk and electronic junk. [WAMU]
- These are 25 essential burgers in D.C. [EaterDC]
- “Squirrel chilling out at National Zoo gets its moment in the sun.” [Post]
- Pygmy Lush covers Nirvana. [All Songs Considered]
- This Day in DCist: D.C.’s snowy owl returned to the wild, before it met an untimely demise.
