City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
🍸 10 best spots for DC Cocktail Week
November 29, 2023
Morning, neighbor! After 13 years on H Street NE, Biergarten Haus is closing and selling everything but the walls. Need a five-liter stein? Done. Eight tables shaped like barrels? Done. Or how about an elk antler chandelier?
What's CITY Talking About?
BID Asks Metro to Delay Red Line Shutdown
The Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District has asked Metro to postpone the planned shutdown of several Red Line stations in December, saying that the closure will interfere with a critical sales tax revenue period. The shutdowns are scheduled for Dec. 18 through Dec. 30, chosen because ridership is typically lower then. Metro wants the safety repairs completed before students return to school in 2024. [Washington Business Journal]
Teachers’ Union Wants Action from DCPS
The Washington Teachers’ Union is once again in the middle of fraught negotiations with D.C. Public Schools. WTU accuses the city of dragging its feet on a new contract. Teachers want the new agreement to focus on staff retention, salary increases, diversity, and safety concerns. [DCist]
- Related: The D.C. Public School system has also been dealing with the open secret of its toxic work culture. [City Cast DC 🎧]
New Solar Panel Goal
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments has set an ambitious goal of installing solar panels on 250,000 rooftops in the DMV by 2030. MWCOG is prioritizing environmental solutions since surveys show climate change is a top concern for constituents in the area. [DCist]
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What To Do
✊🏽 Afro Futurism and Social Justice | Thursday | 2:30 p.m.
Join D.C.-based visual artist Lisa Gentry as she discusses AfroFuturistic solutions to many community issues. [Free, Virtual]
📖 Immigrants' Stories of Independence | Thursday | 7 p.m.
At this storytelling night, immigrants will share how they “found themselves” again after moving to the U.S. [Donation, Downtown]
💡 Georgetown Glow | Friday | 5 - 10 p.m.
This outdoor light art experience has dozens of glowing installations by artists around the country. Runs until Jan. 7. [Free, Georgetown]
🖼️ Art Walk Dupont | Friday | 6 - 8 p.m.
Art galleries, museums, and embassies around Dupont open their doors to the public for a night of special programming. [Free, Dupont]
Today on City Cast
An Alternative to Cops in D.C.
To call the police or not call them? D.C. is exploring alternative emergency responses in the city. How would they work and what would they do? Gloria Gong, Executive Director of the Government Performance Lab at Harvard University is here to explain.
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Today’s newsletter was edited by Priyanka Tilve. News was written by Susannah Broun.
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