Sen. Tim Kaine officially accepted the vice presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday, and the internet promptly deemed him a walking dad joke.
(TIME, Slate)
A Blue Metro train may have run a red signal at Ronald Reagan Airport on Thursday, potentially the ninth time this year.
(NBC 4 Washington)
Virginia lawmakers approved the New Economy Workforce Industry Credentials Grant Program which will fund roughly 10,000 students over the next two years to pursue training in high-demand job fields.
(NB C 4 Washington)
Students at Virginia Tech’s Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center proposed ideas of how to improve the Rosslyn waterfront to make it more pedestrian-friendly.
(ARLnow)
In his speech addressing the DNC, President Obama asked voters to “carry” Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton “the same way you carried me.”
(The Washington Times)
Sen. Kaine’s Northern Virginia regional director Joe Montano died this week in his Falls Church home at the age of 47.
(Loudoun Times-Mirror)