City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
🫵 DC employees forced back to office
January 11, 2024
Morning, neighbor! From Friday through Monday, the Rosslyn and Court House metro stations will be closed. So, there will be NO Metro service between Foggy Bottom and Arlington Cemetery on the Blue Line; and between Foggy Bottom and Clarendon on the Orange and Silver lines. Plan accordingly!
What's CITY Talking About?
District Employees Forced Back to the Office
Starting March 10, the District government will be shifting from two telework days per week to one. Mayor Muriel Bowser has been pushing for more in-person working as a way to support local businesses and reinvigorate downtown. [NBC4]
DC Council’s Cannabis Crackdown
D.C. Council is cracking down on unlicensed marijuana gifting shops. The emergency legislation, which goes into effect immediately, is meant to regulate an illicit “gray” market that D.C. hasn’t been able to close, largely due to government interference. [DCist]
- Related: Meanwhile, Maryland has enforced a regulation process that has its cannabis industry booming. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Delayed Sentencing Commission Vote
After a tiff with D.C.’s top prosecutor, D.C. Council delayed its vote on whether to admit a controversial nominee to the city’s sentencing commission. Nominee Joel Castón spent 27 years in prison for murder. Some, including the council chairman, believe Caston’s perspective is valuable for the panel, which drafts and modifies sentencing guidelines, but the U.S. attorney general disagrees. [Washington Post 🔒]
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What To Do
Thursday, Jan. 11
- 🔮 Journaling with Crystals + Tarot | 6:30 p.m. | $50 | Cleveland Park
- 📜 Freedom Stories History Forum | 6:30 p.m. | Free | Mt. Rainer
Friday, Jan. 12
- 🎤 Shabbat Night Live | 8 p.m. | Free | Shaw
- 🎭 Theater: Love, Love, Love | 8 p.m. | $99 | Logan Circle
- 💃 Dancing With the Stars Live | 8 p.m. | $140+ | National Harbor
- 🎵 Tunes: Soul Meets Body | 7 - 10:30 p.m. | $15 | Truxton Circle
Saturday, Jan. 13
- 🌱 Winter seed sowing workshop | 12 p.m. | Sliding Scale | Takoma Park
- 🚲 DC Queer Bike Ride | 12 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- ✊ Marching on Washington for Gaza | 1 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🎵 Walk The Plank: Record Release | 8 p.m. | $12 | H Street NE
Today on City Cast
Tips for Composting in DC in 2024
Composting can seem like a smelly, messy, complicated affair. But City Cast DC Contributor Abi Newhouse tells us that in D.C., it’s easier than it seems and could make a whole world of difference to both local farmers and consumers.
👋 Washington Post food columnist Tim Carmen signed off with his final Casual Dining review yesterday. It was a bittersweet farewell after 11 years of finding the best hidden gems in the DMV.
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Today’s newsletter was edited by Priyanka Tilve.
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