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GW is arming campus police
August 24, 2023
Morning, Washingtonian. This article got us thinking, what are the best bachelor/bachelorette activities in and around D.C.? If you’ve had one here, what did you do? Asking for a friend, of course.
What's CITY Talking About?
Downtown Restaurant Sued for Wage Theft
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing downtown Kenyan restaurant Swahili Village for allegedly stealing wages and tips from staff since it opened in 2020 and failing to track employee hours. The lawsuit says some staff were left deeply underpaid despite working over 60 hours a week. Most of the restaurant's employees are people of color including African immigrants. [DCist]
GW Arms Campus Police
George Washington University is arming campus police officers to address rising crime, despite faculty disapproval. Armed officers will have to complete implicit bias training each semester, monthly de-escalation training, and renew their firearms qualifications three times per year. But more than 200 faculty members are still against the plan and signed a letter denouncing it. [WTOP]
Taking Admissions Debate to the Supreme Court
A group of Virginia parents has asked the Supreme Court to hear its case arguing that the admissions process at the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School discriminates against Asian American students. TJ recently changed its admissions process to increase its diversity. The changes meant the Asian American student population went from 70% to about 50%. [Washington Post 🔒]
Medium Rare Goes National
The D.C. classic steak frites restaurant Medium Rare is expanding nationwide. Its first location outside of the DMV has opened in New Orleans. The spot is planning on opening in many cities, specifically those with professional football teams. [WTOP]
- Related: Our podcast host Michael Schaffer is a big Medium Rare fan, claiming it’s better than steak frites in Paris. [City Cast DC 🎧]
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What To Do
🎸 School of Rock | Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
Throw it back to the 2000s and watch Jack Black jam out with some fourth graders at this movie night at Transit Pier. [Free, The Wharf]
📽️ March on Washington Film Screening | Friday | 7 p.m.
Watch and discuss the 1964 film “The March,” about the March on Washington, at the National Archives. [Free, Downtown]
📽️ Ice Cream For Bike Lanes | Saturday | 9:30 a.m.
Bike from Alethia Tanner Park to Parker Lee Park (and Dolcezza) to call attention to the need for protected bike lanes on Q and R streets. [Free, Eckington]
🎤 CCDC Live Podcast Taping | Monday | 6:30 p.m.
Come celebrate our one-year anniversary with a special live taping at Sonny’s Pizza, with guest Chelsea Cirruzzo! Come early for some wine tasting. [Free, Park View]
Today on City Cast
Locals Siddharth Muchhal and Bobo Stankovikj set out to visit every Capital Bikeshare dock in the DMV. Our first question is … why? Secondly, what tips and tricks do they have for the rest of us? We find out on today’s podcast.
Wildflower follow-up: A few of you had thoughts on yesterday’s segment about potentially filling the National Mall with wildflowers:
“In the summers, I play in kickball leagues all over the mall lawns. I don’t know where we’d go if those were suddenly off limits.” – Natasha M
“As a D.C. resident, I would love to see this and would support it!” - David R.
“As someone who walks my dog on the National Mall almost daily, why can’t we have both lawn and wildflowers?” - Jill R
Where do you stand on the wildflower debate?
Today’s newsletter was edited by Priyanka Tilve. News was written by Susannah Broun.
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