- A 29-year-old George Mason Law student who nearly died of coronavirus has a message for young people. [Post]
- D.C.’s Emancipation Day “has slipped off the margins of history,” Natalie Hopkinson writes. [The Root]
- Here’s how restaurant chefs and owners say you can be a better take-out and delivery customer. [WCP]
- Beloved Arlington County Board member Erik Gutshall has died after a battle with brain cancer. He was 49. [Post]
- D.C. borrowers want to know if the pandemic could lead to some form of mortgage forgiveness. [WBJ]
- The National Institutes of Health is now testing people for coronavirus antibodies, and it’s looking for volunteers. [Washingtonian]
- A federal judge denied Roger Stone’s request for a retrial on Thursday, calling his motion “a tower of indignation.” [Post]
- Local craft breweries were counting on the start of the Nationals’ season for big business. Now what? [WBJ]
- D.C. Public Library is asking for community participation to archive this moment. [Washingtonian]
- An officer shot and wounded a man who tried to rob him with an accomplice in Southeast D.C., MPD said. [Post]
- D.C.’s air quality has been “code green” almost every day since March 13. [Washingtonian]
- ICYMI: A few dozen people protested lockdown orders at the Virginia Capitol, mirroring conservatives nationwide.
- ICYMI: You can catch a local music festival from your couch this weekend.
- This Day in DCist: How D.C. delivery services prepared for 4/20.
This post has been updated with the correct university the student attends.
Elliot C. Williams