- Longtime Md. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings died this morning following longstanding health challenges. He was 68. [NBCWashington]
- Don’t forget your coat: Expect winds up to 50 mph today. [WTOP]
- Two distinct go-go movements are changing D.C. culture. [WCP]
- Rayful Edmond III, a D.C. drug kingpin from the ’80s, apologizes. [Post]
- A 3-year-old is recovering after she fell from the ninth floor of an apartment building in Silver Spring. [WTOP]
- An 83-year-old grandmother could get evicted for … taking too many cookies at a community event? [Post]
- Va. is planning an east-west rail route that connects the Blue Ridge Mountains to Virginia Beach. [Greater Greater Washington]
- Instead of a a championship parade, several Mystics players flew home overseas to catch up with family. [WCP]
- But you can get the party started with this queso recipe. [Washingtonian]
- A 600-foot-tall tower just got a key approval in the D.C. region. [UrbanTurf]
- Remembering the Washington Evening Star. [Post]
- Nestlé and Mars are both based in our area. Here’s how the two sweets companies compare. [Washingtonian]
- ICYMI: No, you’re not dreaming. The Nats are headed to the World Series next week.
- ICYMI: A look at some of the Nats’ most decorated fans, and how they’re processing this turn of events.
- This Day in DCist: No more Metro 5000-series trains.