Census data released on Thursday details significant growth in NoMa, Navy Yard, and The Wharf, with Ward 6 accounting for a third of DC’s overall growth. Almost half of DC’s growth was made up of new white residents. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
Students and staff at K-12 schools in Virginia will be required to wear masks indoors when the new academic year begins. Schools in DC and some individual districts in Maryland are also requiring masks. (Debbie Truong / DCist)
Maryland is now the most diverse state on the East Coast, with less than half of the population identifying as white, according to Census data released Thursday. This shift is partially due to an increase in Hispanic and Asian populations. (WTOP, Post)
Census data shows that northern Virginia continues to grow. The state’s population grew by 7.9%, with the fastest growth occurring in Prince William and Loudoun Counties. Still, that pace of growth is slower than previous decades. (WTOP)
More than 5,800 households have received more than $32 million in pandemic rental assistance from Montgomery County, but nearly 60% of requests still have not been processed. Officials are still encouraging people to apply. (Kristi King / WTOP)
The Greenbelt council approved a referendum that would form a commission to study how reparations for African American and Native American residents would work. Voters will be able to vote on the referendum later this year. (WTOP. Tip: Chester B.)
The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition is suing Montgomery County’s Housing Opportunities Commission for selling a parcel of the Moses Macedonia African Cemetery without getting court approval. The cemetery holds the remains of about 500 enslaved people and their relatives. (Stephanie Lai / Post)
