- The D.C. government is handing out free KN95 masks. Some experts question their authenticity. [WCP]
- “The Friends Experience” is coming to D.C. next month. [Washingtonian]
- A new report finds D.C. saw a population rebound in the second half of 2021. [Urban Turf]
- Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando became the target of racist and abusive language during a Zoombombing. [WTOP]
- A new Virginia bill is setting aside $1 billion in government bonds to fund a new Washington Commanders stadium. [WUSA9]
- Arlington County aims to redevelop a vacant office building on the Columbia Pike.
- The FBI arrested two D.C. Fire and EMS Department employees for accepting contractor bribes for years. [WTOP]
- A 54-year-old woman was killed by a stray bullet while driving to a birthday party in Northeast D.C. Her 8-year-old son was sitting beside her. [Post]
- Meet Rodney Stotts, a Washingtonian who’s one of the nation’s few Black master falconers. [Treehugger]
- Enjoy a sunny start to the weekend, with temperatures reaching the mid-60s. [CWG]
- ICYMI: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan called on the state board of education to lift mask mandates at schools.
- ICYMI: Chocolate Chocolate owner writes children’s books about her Korean heritage.
- This Day in DCist: D.C. reported its first cases of the U.K. and South African variants.
Amanda Michelle Gomez