- It took a Fairfax teacher four ER visits to get tested for coronavirus. She’s now recovering from COVID-19. [NBC4]
- Mo Willems, the current education artist in residence at the Kennedy Center, is hosting a livestream doodle every week for kids. [Washingtonian]
- D.C. Superior Court agreed to temporarily suspend all non-emergency eviction and debt collection hearings. [WCP]
- Learning under quarantine: “Instead of summer learning loss, it could be COVID-19 learning loss.” [Post]
- A premier ballet school in D.C. rehired a convicted embezzler—she was then charged with misusing $1.5 million in funds. [NYT]
- Humane Rescue Alliance is anticipating more abandoned pets that will need homes. Adopt them here. [Washingtonian]
- A new report shows that D.C.’s low-income communities of color have seen far fewer lead service line replacements than higher income neighborhoods. [Grist]
- Councilmember David Grosso revealed he was sexually assaulted as a minor by an indicted former Virginia priest. [WCP]
- Photo: social distancing at a Wilson Building press conference. [Twitter]
- The American Psychiatric Association is the first to buy office space at the Wharf. [Bisnow]
- How parents and childcare facilities are being affected by the coronavirus pandemic. [Post]
- Council members rail against Metro’s proposed budget cuts. [DC Line]
- ICYMI: Mayor Bowser orders D.C. bars, restaurants, other businesses to shut down.
- ICYMI: Wards 7 and 8 have been pooling resources to get through the coronavirus outbreak.
- This Day in DCist: A “loud boom” at the National Zoo was related to chlorine.
Elliot C. Williams