- Breakthrough COVID-19 infections are rare, but it happened to this mother-daughter pair in Fairfax County. [Post]
- D.C.’s public health emergency expired Sunday, but Mayor Bowser extended the public emergency, which still gives her special authorities.[WJLA]
- Swimmer Katie Ledecky, a Bethesda native, lost an Olympic race for the first time in her career last night. [NYT]
- It’s going to be hot this week, with some relief hopefully coming closer to the weekend. [CWG]
- Virginia prison officials claim that “restrictive housing” has ended, but incarcerated residents and advocates allege that’s untrue. [NBC 4]
- Following recent shootings in D.C., community members convened for a “100 Black Men for Peace and Empowerment” rally. [WJLA]
- Jeff Bezos gave chef José Andrés a $100 million donation for his nonprofit. Here’s what he plans to do with it. [Washingtonian]
- As Virginia works through a backlog of unemployment claims, problems and delays persist. [Post]
- D.C. released a report on improving the city’s health systems using lessons learned from the pandemic. [WTOP]
- Maryland’s General Assembly might begin the redistricting process in December. [Maryland Matters]
- Local Puerto Ricans are celebrating, connecting, and resisting through music. [WCP]
- ICYMI: Maryland won’t require unvaccinated students and staff to wear masks in schools.
- ICYMI: When national outlets cover gun violence in D.C., whose stories do they tell?
- This Day in DCist: D.C. Police found a caiman inside of a Southeast home.
Colleen Grablick