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☠️ Pepco paying for poisoning the Anacostia
October 5, 2023
Hey there! The Speaker of the House drama is confirmation that we are just living in a big simulation of Veep. It also means Union Pub is back with their “Speaker of the Pub” special, which includes a gavel and two buckets of beer.
What's CITY Talking About?
Pepco To Pay for Anacostia River Cleanup
Pepco is paying D.C. $57 million for illegally dumping toxic chemicals into the Anacostia River for decades. Most of the settlement will go towards cleaning the river. The attorney general will monitor to ensure Pepco doesn't just pass these costs on to ratepayers. [WTOP]
Metro’s Got Loose Bolts
Emergency inspections after a Blue Line train derailed last week have uncovered 32 rail cars with bolts that are too loose. All 2000- and 3000-series trains — that’s 360 of the city’s older rail cars — were temporarily removed for emergency inspections. [Washington Post 🔒]
Shootout By Waterfront Restaurant
A shootout outside a popular restaurant in Southwest D.C. on Monday led to three people being wounded. The man who is now in custody fired at a group of four armed men who allegedly tried to steal jewelry from the neck of one of his dinner companions. One of the injured people was just a witness. [NBC4]
- Related: D.C. just passed a grim milestone — 200 murders before October, for the first time since 1997. [City Cast DC 🎧]
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What To Do
🎺 Cultura Y Ritmo | Thursday | 5 - 8:30 p.m.
Head to the Phillips Collection after hours for Latin jazz, cocktails, arts workshop, and spotlight talks in Spanish. [Free, Dupont]
👻 Halloween Burlesque Show | Thursday | 7 p.m.
The Owl Room is hosting this evening of haunted burlesque, bewitching belly dance, and gender-bending performance art with a dance party after. [$23, 14th Street]
📕 Folger Book Fair | Friday | 6:30 p.m.
Folger Library and East City bookshop are teaming up to bring back your favorite childhood memory: the school book fair. There will also be snacks, sips, and readings. [Free, Capitol Hill]
🍷 Fall Wine Festival | Friday - Sunday | 6 - 9 p.m.
Taste unlimited samples from Virginia wineries after hours at George Washington's estate. [$59, Mount Vernon]
Today on City Cast
What a New RFK Stadium Could Mean For D.C.
The House Oversight Committee wants to bring the Washington Commanders back to the old RFK site. The legislation would give D.C. a 99-year lease on the site with fewer restrictions on how it can be developed. We chat about what that would mean for the team and the city.
New Stamp Hot Off the Press:
The U.S. Postal Service just released a new stamp featuring an oil painting of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You can get a sheet of 20 for $13.20. Your grandma will love it.
Today’s newsletter was edited by Priyanka Tilve. News was written by Susannah Broun.
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