DC’s indoor mask mandate has returned as new COVID-19 cases surge. Mayor Muriel Bowser also announced an expansion of rapid test access at libraries and for public schools. (Amanda Michelle Gomez / DCist)
Baltimore legislators are hashing out the details on a proposal to revive the Dollar House program, which gave away city-owned houses for $1 in the 1970s while requiring homeowners renovate and live in them. (Emily Opilo / Baltimore Sun)
Alexandria is looking to amend its zoning ordinance to allow more co-living spaces to be built in new developments without a special use permit. (Vernon Miles / ALXnow)
A planned 10-mile extension of the I-95 toll lanes to Fredericksburg is behind schedule and unlikely to open next year. The contractor says delays and cost overruns are due to soil conditions. (Luz Lazo / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
At least 69 people in DC died without homes in 2021, according to organizers of an annual vigil on the longest night of the year commemorating those who died while experiencing homelessness. (Justin Wm. Moyer / Post)