Monday, Monumental Sports and Entertainment announced via a press release that the Capitals’ Kettler Iceplex will now be called the MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
(ARL Now)
Today is National Avocado Day, and to celebrate, Chipotle is offering free guacamole on entrees, on the side or served with free chips so long as burrito, burrito bowl, salad or taco orders are made online and use the code “AVOCADO.”
(WTOP)
Marc Short, President Trump’s former legislative affairs director, was named a senior fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, an appointment that has resulted in a petition signed by more than 2,000 people and the resignation of two professors.
(The Washington Post)
Though he just won the Home Run Derby, sources are saying that the Washington Nationals could be looking to trade Bryce Harper, as well as Daniel Murphy and Gio Gonzalez.
(WJLA)
Leesburg’s Ted Sjurseth is the founder of America’s 9/11 Foundation, which sponsors America’s 9/11 Ride, a motorcycle trip honoring first responders and providing scholarships to their children. Riders will start on Aug. 17 where United Flight 93 crashed in Somerset, Pennsylvania and head south, reaching Leesburg around 1:30 p.m. The next day, riders will rally at the Pentagon and then drive to the 9/11 memorial in New York City.
(WTOP)
7-year-old Emaan Rawn, a student at Reston’s Al-Fatih Academy, has used a lemonade stand to raise $505 to help reunite immigrant families through a national effort called “Kids Take a Stand.”
(Reston Now)
