In today’s rundown: Losing affordable housing units in Northern Virginia. A journey to homelessness and back. And heat wave help.
— Low- and moderate-income families will be priced out as plans to revitalize Northern Virginia are implemented, according to The Washington Post. The Post cites a report released today by the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance that says that more than 11,000 low-cost housing units will be lost.
— WTOP takes a look at one homeless person’s journey from high earner to a life on the streets. The article is about a man, but the point of the story is that it can happen to anyone.
— We’re on the front end of a brutal heat wave so The Washington Post has published some heat safety tips along with the locations of local cooling centers across the area.