DC gets two new food halls

What's CITY Talking About?

Zoo Bomb Threat

A bomb threat caused an evacuation of the National Zoo on Tuesday morning. Police searched the park after the threat came in at 10:40 a.m., but found nothing suspicious. [Washington Post 🔒]

DC Second Amendment Violations

The District will pay $5.1 million to gun owners and attorneys after a judge found that certain local gun laws violate the Second Amendment. More than 3,000 people qualify for payment through the class action suit. The “unconstitutional” laws in question banned carrying handguns outside the home and banned nonresidents from carrying guns at all in D.C. [Washington Post 🔒]

New Bridge On the Potomac

Officials are starting the process of building a new bridge between Virginia and D.C. to reduce train congestion. Preliminary soil testing will begin for the Long Bridge project on the Potomac River. The $2.3 billion dollar project is meant to double passenger rail capacity between D.C. and Virginia. [WTOP]

• Related: Metro also faces tons of congestion, this time under the Potomac. But they’ve got a plan and want your input. [City Cast DC 🎧]

What To Do

🌅 Salutations Yoga | Wednesday | 7:30 a.m.

Start your Wednesdays with yoga on the sundeck at The Yards. Bring your own mat and water. [Navy Yard]

🖼️ Studio Gallery | Wednesday | 1 - 6 p.m.

Studio Gallery is back with some new exhibits for fall. Printmaker Carolee Jakes, sculptor Chris Corson, painter Iza Thomas, and visual artist Jennifer Duncan are all on display. [Free, Dupont]

📽️ Outdoor Movie Night | Thursday | 7:30 p.m.

The Wharf is hosting their last outdoor movie night of the summer, RIP. Watch “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” by the water with some neighborhood takeout. [Free, The Wharf]

🪩 Gimme Gimme Disco | Friday | 9 p.m.

This ABBA-inspired dance party at 9:30 Club will have you singing along and getting a man after midnight. [$36, U Street Corridor]

Today on City Cast

What the COVID-19 Surge Means for You

The COVID-19 hospitalization rate in D.C. rose 29% this summer. But it definitely doesn’t feel like a pandemic out here. So how seriously are we supposed to take all this? Politico’s health reporter Chelsea Cirruzzo joins us at our live taping at Sonny’s Pizza to talk it all out.