Colleen Grablick
- He used to perform outside Capital One Arena. Now this D.C. drummer is competing on the “America’s Got Talent” stage. [NBC 4]
- Montgomery County started a new program to prevent evictions and offer rental assistance to low income households. [WJLA]
- To-go alcohol sales might not be bringing in boatloads of money for D.C. restaurants, but it’s helping some survive the pandemic. [WCP]
- One million registered voters in Montgomery County and Baltimore City received their mail-in ballots late or not at all. [Post]
- A federal judge is set to rule today in a case against the constitutionality of Virginia’s emergency absentee voting plan. [WTOP]
- D.C.’s black residents fear they’ll continue to face disproportionate impacts of the pandemic as the city prepares to reopen. [Time]
- Amtrak says it needs an additional $1.5 billion in federal aid to survive. [Post]
- Alex Ovechkin announces the birth of his second son. [WJLA]
- Jose Mardoqueo Reyes, a D.C. construction worker and well-known radio voice, passed away from the coronavirus. [Post]
- Ocean City’s council voted to remove the barriers to boardwalk benches that were originally installed for social distancing measures. [WTOP]
- A local strip club was spotted setting up its patio seating. But no, it’s not for outdoor stripping. [Washingtonian]
- A Virginia school board defended its decision to ban a transgender student from using the boys’ bathroom. [WTOP]
- ICYMI: Rock Creek Park, now a quarantine escape for Washingtonians, was originally intended as the president’s backyard.
- ICYMI: D.C. officials are poised to announce today that the city will begin phase one of reopening on Friday.
- This Day in DCist: The D.C. Council’s spokesperson solved the mystery behind an old plaque found in the Wilson Building.
