- A Maryland GOP congressional candidate hosted more than 300 people at a campaign fundraiser and birthday party. [Post]
- Maryland’s average daily coronavirus case count dropped to its lowest point since July 19. [Post]
- The median home sale price in the D.C. area hit a 10-year high in July. [Washingtonian]
- Arlington police are warning of a recent spike in fentanyl and heroin-related overdoses. [WJLA]
- A second person was found dead in the rubble of an explosion in a Baltimore neighborhood. [Post]
- Voter registration numbers spiked during June’s Black Lives Matter protests. [NBC 4]
- The DMV Food Truck Association says 90% of trucks have left D.C. to sell in the suburbs during the pandemic. [WJLA]
- Krispy Kreme is coming to Columbia Heights. [WBJ]
- An inmate at a North Carolina prison died of coronavirus, and his family in D.C. didn’t find out until months later. [WUSA 9]
- A restaurant owner says a Virginia gubernatorial candidate refused to wear a mask inside the eatery. [Washingtonian]
- Early morning rain led to flooding and a sinkhole in Manassas. [WTOP]
- Without a college football season, small businesses near the University of Maryland expect large drops in revenue this fall. [NBC 4]
- ICYMI: What are the region’s contract tracers doing, and is it containing the virus spread?
- ICYMI: Mutual aid groups are fundraising to provide local students with essential supplies for the school year.
- This Day in DCist: D.C. councilmembers criticized Metro for how it handled the transportation of “Unite the Right 2” protesters.
Colleen Grablick