- A retired couple and their granddaughter were on their way to see Aladdin when they got stuck in an elevator at the Kennedy Center. [Post]
- Digital Pioneers Academy is racing to open in time for the school year after a fire left the D.C. charter school in shambles. [Post]
- Another heat wave will bring extreme heat and humidity to the D.C. region until Thursday, but the weekend is looking cooler. [Post]
- D.C. residents are fighting back against the Trump administration’s most recent move to roll back LGBTQ rights. [WCP]
- Colt McCoy’s recovery from a broken leg means he won’t be the starting quarterback for Washington’s NFL team. [WTOP]
- A group of Laurel police officers helped a woman deliver a healthy baby from the back seat of a car on the side of the road. [WTOP]
- A man died in police custody after he was seen knocking on doors without clothes in a Prince George’s County neighborhood. [NBC4]
- What you need to know if you’re thinking about renting a Revel electric moped in the District. [Washingtonian]
- Here are 11 sports venues inside the Beltway that you can get to on public transit. [GGW]
- The owner of a former two-story sports bar on U Street is transforming the place into a full-service taqueria. [Washingtonian]
- A new study found that Maryland and D.C. are among the top five states with the highest per capita debt in America. [WTOP]
- There’s a new Persian restaurant coming to Dupont circle and the food looks rather tasty. [Popville]
- A man had a close encounter with a lightning bolt outside his home in Maryland as storms rolled through the D.C. area. [WTOP]
- U.S. Coast Guard crews are looking for a Virginia firefighter who went missing during a fishing trip in Florida. [WJLA]
- D.C. firefighters say a man was killed and a boy is in critical condition after a fire tore through a house on Sunday morning in Northwest’s Brightwood neighborhood. [FOX 5]
- ICYMI: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is getting a facelift this year with more retail space, upgraded landscaping, and a rooftop terrace.
- ICYMI: A proposed 200-bed shelter to house detained immigrant children in Takoma Park will likely face serious pushback from city officials and residents.
- This Day in DCist: DC Improv hosted a pun competition called the Beltway Pundits.
