Local Headlines: Weary from virtual learning, Fairfax students donned hard hats to help build $1 million house

Day care is expensive in D.C. Some say the city should spend millions more subsidizing it.; But 'it's break!': Thousands of D.C.-area kids head to summer school, sometimes reluctantly; D.C.-area forecast: Super sweaty this week, the hottest of the summer so far; Everything was going wrong in his life. Then he won D.C.'s vaccine lottery.; The ugly side of 5G: New cell towers spoil the scenery and crowd people's homes; Charlottesville takes down two more statues, deemed offensive to Native Americans, in weekend of removals; Hundreds denounce antisemitism during rally at Capitol; Nationals break from tradition, select high school shortstop in first round of MLB draft; A racial reckoning at nonprofits: Black women demand better pay, opportunities; Where to watch outdoor movies in the D.C. area ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Essential news and more for DMV residents.     Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post Weary from virtual learning, Fairfax students donned hard hats to help build $1 million house Fairfax County Schools' technical program offers students the chance to pursue interests in construction work. By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff ●  Read more »   Day care is expensive in D.C. Some say the city should spend millions more subsidizing it. A D.C. law calls for day-care workers to be paid like elementary school teachers, but it hasn't happened yet. By Julie Zauzmer ●  Read more »   But 'it's break!': Thousands of D.C.-area kids head to summer school, sometimes reluctantly Educators hope comprehensive summer instruction will help repair learning loss from the pandemic. By Hannah Natanson ●  Read more »   D.C.-area forecast: Super sweaty this week, the hottest of the summer so far Most days this week, if not all, top 90 degrees. By Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Everything was going wrong in his life. Then he won D.C.'s vaccine lottery. He lost his job, his home and his van during the pandemic. He says the free Metro fare that he won when he got vaccinated will help him get back on his feet. By Julie Zauzmer ●  Read more »   The ugly side of 5G: New cell towers spoil the scenery and crowd people's homes Property owners and local governments mount a surge of objections to the telecom industry's rush to install new technology. Perspective ●  By Robert McCartney ●  Read more »   Charlottesville takes down two more statues, deemed offensive to Native Americans, in weekend of removals The city previously removed a statue of Robert E. Lee that was the focal point of a deadly 2017 rally. By Teo Armus and Hannah Natanson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Hundreds denounce antisemitism during rally at Capitol By Nicole Asbury ●  Read more »   Nationals break from tradition, select high school shortstop in first round of MLB draft Brady House, a high school shortstop from Georgia, goes to the Nationals at No. 11 overall. By Jesse Dougherty ●  Read more »   A racial reckoning at nonprofits: Black women demand better pay, opportunities Black women are at the center of a push for equity in the nation's huge nonprofit sector. By Sydney Trent ●  Read more »   Where to watch outdoor movies in the D.C. area From the lawn at the Library of Congress to waterfront parks, where to watch outdoor movies this summer. By Fritz Hahn ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Capital Weather Gang morning forecast for Your daily forecast and important weather updates, every day at the break of dawn. From Capital Weather Gang experts. Sign up »

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