- The State Fair of Virginia is going to be a lot more inclusive for people with sensory processing issues. [NBCWashington]
- An online lunch payment service is accused of pocketing money that local parents thought were going to their children’s schools. [Post]
- Spots around town that provide comfort, joy, and familiarity. [WCP]
- A black sixth grader in Virginia says white classmates cut her hair and taunted her with racist insults earlier this week. [WTOP]
- A new alternative school is geared towards Maryland’s littlest learners that have behavioral issues. [Post]
- Millennials in D.C. have the most mortgage debt in the country, data shows. [WBJ]
- The most popular Halloween candy in D.C. is… [WTOP]
- A “squirrel whisperer” was summoned by a mother squirrel to help its injured baby. [Fox5]
- Mayor Bowser was spotted at the Lizzo concert. [Twitter]
- “The Gentleman Toker,” a cannabis review site, is shutting down because its creator no longer thinks it’s safe to consume cannabis in any form. [Washingtonian]
- ICYMI: Climate protesters are shutting down more intersections Friday morning. Here’s where.
- ICYMI: A Virginia town magically turns into a Harry Potter world this the weekend.
- This Day in DCist: It was the beginning of the end of the Riders’ Advisory Council (or so we thought).
