- There’s a new kava bar in Adams Morgan where you can try “nature’s xanax.” [WCP]
- Marylanders are in favor of D.C. statehood, a new poll shows. [Post]
- There’s a new mural coming to the facade of Synetic Theater. [Washingtonian]
- Northern Virginia is predicted to experience demographic shifts in the coming decades. [WTOP]
- The D.C. Public Schools chancellor says he will reevaluate the teacher evaluation system. [Post]
- More than 20 businesses have been damaged by fire and smoke in Fairfax County. [NBC Washington]
- A priest in Fairfax is leaving his parish after admitting to having sexual contact with a minor in a different parish. [FOX 5]
- Police are looking for this white pickup truck in connection with a fatal shooting. [Post]
- Where to eat Jamaican food around the city. [Eater]
- A woman and a boy were injured in a shooting and took themselves to a fire house for help. [Post]
- ICYMI: Spot of Tea is a new (and kind of unusual) boba place in NoMa.
- ICYMI: Overheards: “No, I’m not in line. I just came in here to have a little marijuana away from my child.”
- ICYMI: Is Date Lab a good matchmaker?
- This Day in DCist: A statehood rally.
Natalie Delgadillo