City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
📸 DC adds dozens of speeding cameras
November 22, 2023
Morning, neighbor! If you’re looking to volunteer this Thanksgiving, both Bread for the City and Everything But the Turkey are still looking for people to help prepare and distribute their holiday food packages.
What's CITY Talking About?
New Speed Cameras
DDOT is installing 29 new speeding cameras in areas where speeding has been identified as a safety issue. The cameras will be placed on Florida, Rhode Island, and New York avenues along with many others. Warnings will be issued for the first 30 days, then speeders will be issued tickets upwards of $100. [WTOP]
- Related: This is one of DDOT’s latest attempts to penalize bad drivers, some of which have been quite controversial. [City Cast DC]
Fentanyl Drug Bust
Federal officials caught a drug ring that prosecutors say was lacing counterfeit pills with fentanyl and selling them to unsuspecting buyers in D.C. The two-year investigation began after a young woman in D.C. overdosed and died two years ago. Latest statistics show that fentanyl overdoses outrank homicides as a top killer of Washingtonians. [NBC4]
- Related: The fentanyl crisis looks different in D.C., affecting older, Black men more than elsewhere in the country. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Southeast Library Renovations
The library closest to Eastern Market is closing for renovations in January. The $33 million renovation will expand adult seats in the historic library, add study space, book shelving and computers, and will take at least two years. [DCist]
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What To Do
🪩 Gimme Gimme Disco | Wednesday | 9 p.m.
This ABBA-inspired dance party at 9:30 Club will have you screaming all the 70s classics. [$35, U Street Corridor]
🎙️ Hi-Lawn Concert | Thursday | 7 - 9 p.m.
Head to the rooftop of Union Market for the first of its free outdoor concert series. [Free, Union Market]
🎶 Native American Heritage Day | Friday | 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Learn about and watch a Jingle Dress Dance with traditional music at the National Museum of The American Indian [Free, National Mall]
🌿 Rock Creek Invasive Removal | Friday | 1 - 3 p.m.
The perfect post-Thanksgiving activity, help the National Park Service remove invasive plants near the Carter Barron Amphitheater. [Free, Rock Creek Park]
🎄 City Center Tree Lighting | Saturday | 5 - 7 p.m.
Count down until the 75-foot tree is lit up. Enjoy music, balloon artists, face painters, and holiday treats while you wait. [Free, Downtown]
Today on City Cast
We’re talking to the experts about the ins and outs of the White House Turkey pardoning - how the turkeys are chosen, where they come from, where they stay in D.C., and where they go afterwards.
Heads up: We are off this Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving but will be back in your inbox on Monday. Have a wonderful holiday!
Correction: America’s Trot for Hunger takes place at 9:30 a.m. (not p.m.). Thanks for the catch, Andrea L.!
Today’s newsletter was edited by Priyanka Tilve.
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