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- Who still posts on Craigslist’s Missed Connections anymore? [Post]
- Jeni’s Ice Cream is coming to 14th and U streets NW [Popville]
- A motorcyclists was killed in a crash near Howard. [Post]
- A mid-flight eclipse viewing. [Twitter]
- Meanwhile, Shepard Smith was impressively unimpressed by the eclipse. [Twitter]
- Reflecting on Dick Gregory’s life and local ties. [Kojo]
- Bus going to summer camp catches fire in Rockville. [WUSA9]
- Bad photos of the eclipse, in case you were looking for those for some reason. [WUSA9]
- Post editorial argues the ACLU is half-right in Metro lawsuit. [Post]
- BlackSalt owners are opening up a coffee shop in the Palisades. [Washingtonian]
- Man gets 30 years in the killing of a transgender woman at a Rockville hotel. [Blade]
- Path of totality as told by Google traffic. [Twitter]
- Road sign goes rogue. [Popville]
- An update on the Maryland brothers who were deported to El Salvador on the eve of going to college. [Post]
- ICYMI: Two white teenage girls wearing MAGA hats walk onto Howard’s campus…
- ICYMI: 10 facts you might now know about Capitol Hill.
- ICYMI: Watching people watching the eclipse; and of course the president ignored all advice and stared directly at the sun.
- This Day In DCist: How to preserve summer’s bounty: turn it into a pickle.
Rachel Sadon