- When will the Washington Monument reopen? Who’s to say. [Washingtonian]
- When classes start at Montgomery County public schools, students won’t see a police officer in the building for the first time in nearly two decades. [Post]
- A roundup of local school systems, their reopening plans, and what coronavirus protocols are in place. [Post]
- Montgomery County’s program allowing streets to be used for outdoor recreation during the pandemic will be extended through November. [WTOP]
- Officials in St. Mary’s County, Md., are on the lookout for a loose alligator. [FOX5]
- It’s hot out. But cooling D.C. is a complex issue. [WCP]
- Meet the D.C. songwriter and producer behind the new company Heart of the City Candles. [Washington Informer]
- 12,000 K-6 students in Prince George’s County public schools will be permitted to learn virtually. [WJLA]
- A child drowned in a residential pool in Fairfax County last night, police say. [FOX5]
- Remembering beloved D.C. jazz musician Howard “Kingfish” Franklin, who died this month after complications from COVID-19. [WCP]
- ICYMI: Inside the first day of a new school year at Annandale High School, where students and teachers are feeling a mixture of joy and uncertainty.
- ICYMI: A temporary women’s shelter in Montgomery County has been plagued by mice, mold, and leaking ceilings.
- This day in DCist: The Washington Spirit played the season’s first game at Audi Field, where the team more than doubled the previous season’s attendance record.
Lori McCue