City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
🎃 8 DC-inspired Halloween costumes
October 10, 2023
Morning, neighbor! Climate change is top of mind for us this week. Who’s impacted the D.C. sustainability sphere this year? We’re continuing the search for nominations for our City Cast 6 awards, recognizing D.C.’s most influential people in six different industries. Send in your suggestions!
What's CITY Talking About?
District Dogs Flooding Update
The director of D.C.’s 911 call center says “there was no delay” in responding to the District Dogs flooding in August, in which 10 dogs died. The director says firefighters were dispatched immediately after the first 911 call, but didn’t explain why they arrived on the scene 23 minutes later. [Washington Post 🔒]
- Related: Dog owners are livid about the way the city handled this tragic incident, at the moment and also in the weeks since. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Floods Worsening with Climate Change
D.C. has seen a significant uptick in intense floods lately, and with climate change, it’s only poised to get worse. It turns out the old way of mapping flood risk is out-of-date and D.C. is making some big changes to be more prepared. [City Cast DC 🎧]
CVS Shoplifting Continues
There’s been a rash of shoplifting at the CVS in Columbia Heights that have left the shelves barren. A spokeswoman for CVS says they have no intention of closing any of their D.C. stores, but will be working with police to identify and stop new thefts. This is part of a string of CVS shoplifting cases across the city. [WTOP]
48 Arrested in Operation Trident
Almost 50 D.C. fugitives with outstanding warrants were arrested last week as part of a multi-agency operation called “Operation Trident.” Most of the fugitives faced gun-related or violent crimes and had failed to comply with the terms of their supervised release. They will now go before a judge who will decide if they must remain in custody. [WTOP]
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What To Do
🧑🍳 Molly Baz | Wednesday | 7 p.m.
YouTuber and chef Molly Baz will chat about her latest cookbook “More is More” with a panel of experts. [$12, Penn Quarter]
💃 Dance Soirée | Thursday | 6 - 10 p.m.
Head to the Austrian Embassy to learn how to dance the Viennese Waltz. No partner required. [$25, Tenleytown]
🌚 Friday the 13th | Friday | 6 p.m.
Heurich House is hosting this superstitious evening where guests can search for oddities in the mansion, listen to stories of the Heurich family, drink cocktails, and create good luck talismans. [$13, Dupont]
🫖 Tarot & Tea | Friday | 5 - 7 p.m.
Warm up with curated tea selections interspersed with a guided tarot reading to set the tone for the season. [$60, Dupont]
Today on City Cast
After District Dogs: What Can DC Do About Flooding?
D.C. has had intense floods this year, and it’s only poised to get worse. Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe, a journalist at Hola Cultura, is here to explain why the old way of mapping flood risk in D.C. is out of date and what we need to know to be more prepared.
That’s all for today! Thanks for reading and see you tomorrow.
Kaela
Today’s newsletter was edited by Priyanka Tilve.
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