Colleen Grablick
- A D.C. landlord is under federal investigation for allegedly using rat poison that may have spilled into local waterways. [WUSA 9]
- The National Cathedral will move its Christmas services completely online this year, citing the rise in COVID-19 cases. [NBC 4]
- Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin tapped an investment banker for Virginia finance secretary. [Post]
- The mother of a 9-year-old struck by a driver outside of KIPP D.C. earlier this month says he is likely paralyzed from the neck down. [WJLA]
- Montgomery County is considering a vaccine passport for bars and restaurants similar to D.C.’s [WTOP]
- An uptick in hospitalizations around the region could threaten the safety of emergency patients. [Post]
- A woman was struck by a car and seriously injured near the Whole Foods in Clarendon. [ARLNow]
- With the announcement of D.C.’s forthcoming business vaccine mandate, the restaurant industry is forced to pivot again. [WBJ]
- Virginia officials opened a time capsule from the 1800s found in the pedestal of Robert E. Lee’s statue in Richmond. [Washingtonian]
- Cold today before a warm Christmas. [CWG]
- ICYMI: Politics and Prose owners announced they’re open to voluntarily recognizing their employees’ union after public backlash.
- ICYMI: The D.C. Jail has seen a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases over the last week.
- This Day in DCist: A tiny art series popped up around D.C.
