Afternoon Buzz: Temp checks, digital menus and ‘touchless’ mustard: The maddening persistence of ‘hygiene theater’

Outside investigators fault Virginia inspector general for likely bias in report related to actions of state parole board; Severe storms may strike after dark Monday in D.C. area; Videos show Ocean City, Md., police Tasering, kneeing teens while enforcing boardwalk vaping ban; How the pandemic saved Glut, an odd, beloved Maryland food co-op; How NPR's Ramtin Arablouei would spend a perfect day in D.C.; Newly built condos for under $400,000 in Southeast D.C. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     A man uses a hand sanitizer dispenser at the U.S. Capitol. (Matt McClain/The Post) Temp checks, digital menus and 'touchless' mustard: The maddening persistence of 'hygiene theater' As the covid death rate plummets in America and vaccinations soar, must the show go on? By Marc Fisher ●  Read more »   Outside investigators fault Virginia inspector general for likely bias in report related to actions of state parole board Report clears Northam administration of accusations of interference, but Republicans have said the probe was too limited in scope. By Gregory S. Schneider ●  Read more »   Severe storms may strike after dark Monday in D.C. area The most intense storms, with a damaging wind threat, may focus in our northern suburbs after 10 p.m. By Jeff Halverson and Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Videos show Ocean City, Md., police Tasering, kneeing teens while enforcing boardwalk vaping ban Critics lashed out at Ocean City, Md.. police over viral videos showing officers kneeing and Tasering teens who the city said were ignoring a ban on vaping on the boardwalk. By Julian Mark and Paulina Firozi ●  Read more »   How the pandemic saved Glut, an odd, beloved Maryland food co-op But as our lives return to normal, will shoppers continue to tolerate its idiosyncrasies and inefficiencies? By Gabriel Popkin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How NPR's Ramtin Arablouei would spend a perfect day in D.C. The Rockville resident works on the podcast 'Throughline.' By Rudi Greenberg ●  Read more »   Newly built condos for under $400,000 in Southeast D.C. AFFORDABLE HOME OF THE WEEK | The Benn, located at 4442 B St. SE in D.C.'s Fort Dupont neighborhood, is a newly built eight-unit building. By Michele Lerner ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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