- Zebras (yes, zebras) were found wandering around Prince George’s County. [NBC 4]
- The Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond is coming down today. [Post]
- Virginia leads the nation in distributing pandemic rental assistance money. [Virginia Mercury]
- 95% of Maryland residents over the age of 65 have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. [WTOP]
- Arlington Public Schools is offering virtual learning to anyone uncomfortable with in-person class, but the program is a mess. [ARLNow]
- The National Museum of American History is displaying one of the bullet-ridden signs placed in remembrance of Emmitt Till. [Informer]
- Federal officials failed to prepare Northern Virginia hospitals for the mass arrival of Afghan refugees in need of medical help. [Post]
- A former FBI official said D.C. law enforcement should take the rally planned in support of Jan. 6 insurrectionists “very seriously.” [CNN]
- With prices for crab surging, a Baltimore chef is adding an unexpected ingredient to his crab cakes: tofu. [NPR]
- You can take your pup to one of these D.C. pools this weekend. [Washingtonian]
- ICYMI: Shady Grove and Rockville stations on the Red Line will close for three months.
- ICYMI: Metro is actually considering creating a station in Georgetown.
- This Day in DCist: The Washington Spirit prevented Megan Rapinoe from kneeling during the national anthem.
Colleen Grablick