- D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says she isn’t supporting the ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic drugs. [Post]
- Delays continue to disrupt the construction of a new grocery store in Ward 8. [The Wash]
- Early voting turnout in Maryland broke a record. [WTOP]
- Despite coronavirus cases increasing in the region, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he likely won’t employ earlier restrictions [Post]
- D.C. United’s sportscaster Carlos Alberto “Escopeta” Osorio passed away from cancer. [NBC4]
- Local restaurant workers have been waiting more than a month for their unemployment benefits. [WCP]
- The owner of U Street’s Tropicalia presses on, despite compounding losses from the pandemic. [DC Line]
- A Fairfax County teachers’ union asked educators to take a mental health today to mitigate return-to-classroom stress. [NBC 4]
- A judge ruled that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam can remove a statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond. [Post]
- Some community members doubt the usefulness of Arlington County’s racial equity conversation series. [The Wash]
- Montgomery County received more than 5,000 applications for eviction protection. [WTOP]
- The National Zoo wants your help in naming their new baby chimp. [WJLA]
- ICYMI: Family and friends protested the death of Karon Hylton outside a D.C. police station last night.
- ICYMI: A group ripped down posters in Black Lives Matter Plaza after the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett.
- This Day in DCist: D.C. saw hours-long lines for early voting in the 2016 election.
Colleen Grablick