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- Candy corn is still bad. [Washingtonian]
- Hello to self-serve beer at Capital One Arena. [WBJ]
- Authorities have found skeletal remains behind an Alexandria shopping center. [Post]
- Injuries on the rise as dockless scooter use increases. [WTOP]
- The superintendent of Stafford County Public Schools has apologized to a trans student who was told not to take shelter in either the boys or girls locker room during a lockdown drill. [FOX 5]
- On D.C. General, and how the mayor should handle the families still left there. [The DC Line]
- Have a cocktail while you practice ax-throwing, it’s apparently perfectly safe. [Post]
- Bethesda is planning safety improvements for cyclists. [WTOP]
- This local chef created a distillery specializing in cherrywood-smoked whiskey. [WCP]
- These three Woodrow Wilson High School grads are opening up Village Café near Union Market. [Washingtonian]
- D.C.’s top 25 highest-paid athletes. [WBJ]
- Don’t be fooled by this weather, autumn is coming for us. [Post]
- A D.C. man was arrested for threats to the Vatican’s U.S. ambassador. [NBC 4]
- ICYMI: “All of a sudden, it’s pretty good being a Washington sports fan.”
- ICYMI: Former Bowser aide will pay $3,000 for using government staffers for childcare.
- This Day In DCist: Why the D.C. Council was still discussing paid family leave.
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