- In a rare occurrence, D.C. has reached 90 degrees or higher 50 times this year. [CWG]
- Federal prosecutors charged a Tennessee man who threatened to “shoot up” a D.C. Planned Parenthood. [Fox5]
- A Maryland man is selling the new craze-inducing Popeyes chicken sandwich for $100 plus a hefty delivery fee. [Washingtonian]
- A 6-year-old dog was set to be euthanized before she was given a new lease on life at a Chevy Chase retirement center. [WTOP]
- A crosswalk in downtown Bethesda is slated for improvements after two pedestrians were struck and injured at the intersection last week. [WTOP]
- Six women managed to steal $24,000 in phones from a Maryland Verizon store by distracting employees. [NBC]
- A new survey shows D.C. residents are the most likely to pee in the shower. [Washingtonian]
- A rising New York City falafel shop is opening its first D.C. location with a new store in Georgetown. [Eater]
- A non-profit group is pushing the city to provide school transportation for homeless children living in hotels. [Post]
- Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon on a new short-term family housing facility in Brookland on Wednesday. [WTOP]
- A national gun-control group has launched a digital advertising campaign against Republican lawmakers in Northern Virginia. [Post]
- A crashed ART bus remained at the scene for two weeks, apparently over structural concerns. [ARLnow]
- New Airbnb rules might finally take effect soon. [WBJ]
- ICYMI: The co-owner of the 9:30 Club was reportedly charged with soliciting prostitution from a massage therapist.
- ICYMI: A nine-year-old boy and an adult man were killed in a fire at an unlicensed rental property in Brightwood.
- This day in DCist: A projection on the Trump hotel read “Felons Welcome Here” with an arrow pointing to the entrance.