- Rent prices in D.C. rose at a pace of 1.6 percent last December, slightly above the national average. [Post]
- Maryland governor Larry Hogan introduced a new bill to start school after Labor Day, reversing the General Assembly’s decision last year. [WAMU]
- A Washingtonian writer spent 12 hours inside Virginia’s 450,000 square fitness center. [Washingtonian]
- Mayor Bowser announced that she plans to send her toddler to a D.C. public school. [Post]
- A Maryland bill would require schools to provide free menstrual products. [NBC4]
- A D.C. teacher is showing his students what it means to say “Kobe.” [WJLA]
- The proposed WMATA budget, explained. [GGWash]
- A Barry Farm resident is launching a new for-profit farming company to address food insecurity. [WCP]
- The Virginia House of Delegates passed a resolution designating Nov. 20 as Transgender Day of Remembrance. [Blade]
- Vexit? West Virginia Governor and Liberty University president suggested the state absorb some of Virginia’s border counties. [The New Republic]
- How three D.C. bars and restaurants trained a new generation of restaurateurs. [WCP]
- ICYMI: D.C. police are partnering with the neighborhood social networking app Nextdoor.
- ICYMI: A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Southeast D.C. yesterday.
- This Day In DCist: Dulles International Airport faced lawsuits amid a “constitutional crisis” after President Trump’s travel ban.
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