- It could feel as hot as 105 degrees in some parts of the D.C. area today. [WTOP]
- Wizards player Rui Hachimura will be one of Japan’s flag bearers at the Olympics. [WUSA 9]
- The sister of the construction worker who was trapped under a building collapse in D.C. last week says he might not walk again. [WTOP]
- A recap of D.C.’s first-ever “Sidewalk Palooza.” [GGWash]
- Mahogany Books is opening a second location in National Harbor. [Afro]
- The story of Jenari Mitchell, a 21-year-old poet from D.C. who’s gained international recognition. [WCP]
- Mayor Bowser accidentally tweeted and deleted. [@AppalachiaBelle]
- How COVID-19 has changed D.C. residents. [730 DC]
- Maryland’s primary gubernatorial race could be the most expensive in the state’s history. [Post]
- An interactive “fashion funhouse” is opening in Georgetown this week. [Washingtonian]
- ICYMI: Scientists want your help reporting birds that are dying of a mysterious illness.
- ICYMI: There were indeed tornadoes in D.C. last week.
- This Day in DCist: Police shut down Columbia Height’s firework display before it could begin. Also a woman recounts getting attacked by a rat.
Colleen Grablick