Colleen Grablick
- After a journey across the country, a 25-foot Native American totem pole arrived in D.C. [Post]
- D.C. Mayor Bowser introduced several new incentives to get kids vaccinated — including free AirPods. [WUSA 9]
- A judge dismissed a lawsuit that was seeking to overturn state education policies aimed at protecting transgender and non-binary students. [Blade]
- Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is “recommending” residents wear masks indoors, but he stopped short of reinstating a mandate. [WTOP]
- What older residents think of D.C. restaurants’ many pandemic changes. [WCP]
- The humidity will break this weekend. [CWG]
- No business improvement district for Silver Spring. [Post]
- A Ward 5 ANC commissioner announced he’s running for Kenyan McDuffie’s D.C. Council seat in 2022. [Informer]
- Another strong summer storm ripped through the D.C. area last night. [NBC4 ]
- D.C. restaurants Maialino Mare and Anchovy Special will require indoor diners to show proof of vaccination. [Washingtonian]
- ICYMI: Former archbishop of D.C. Theodore McCarrick was charged with three counts of assault and battery against a minor.
- ICYMI: Starting Saturday, D.C. will require mask wearing in all indoor settings.
- This Day in DCist: Brutalist buildings in D.C. that former president Donald Trump would hate.
