- A survey found that firefighters at four D.C. stations are among the 13 busiest in the nation. [WTOP]
- These two small-town Virginia churches share the same name, but they have very different congregations. [NPR via WAMU]
- The District’s new and improved MLK Library will feature a rooftop terrace, a new cafe, and an outdoor patio. [Curbed]
- An armed bystander interrupted a robbery in Loudoun County by firing shots and detaining a suspect until police arrived. [Post]
- High school students across the Fairfax County public system are getting laptops this coming school year. [Post]
- Hundreds gathered for a “Stand up for Humanity” event at the Lincoln Memorial, but presidential candidate Marianne Williamson did not show up as planned. [WJLA]
- A new burger joint equipped with the Impossible Burger soft-opened across from Eastern Market. [Popville]
- On an annual day of mourning, Tisha B’Av, Jews protested outside the White House. [Post]
- A high school math teacher won Ocean City’s White Marlin Open for the second time with a 79.5-pound catch. [WTOP]
- Here’s an eclectic list of vacation rentals in the D.C. area for your next weekend getaway. [Curbed]
- D.C.’s most expensive construction projects. [WBJ]
- You can buy many things without sales tax until August 17 during Maryland’s tax-free holiday. [WTOP]
- How the D.C.-born musical Dear Evan Hansen became a Broadway sensation. [Washingtonian]
- A new pub is serving American bar food from a fine-dining chef in a historic firehouse space in Mount Vernon Triangle. [Eater]
- One firefighter and two residents were injured in a fire that damaged four townhouses in Woodbridge. [WTOP]
- A retired Montgomery County SWAT team officer died after he suffered a seizure while teaching a tactical class. [WJLA]
- ICYMI: A former student body president at American University was awarded $725,000 in a lawsuit against a neo-Nazi website.
- ICYMI: The W Hotel launched a special room service menu so customers can livestream themselves eating copious amounts of food.
- This day in DCist: An eight-year-old girl asked President Obama to put on a tie-dye shirt.
