City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
🚇 Metro’s changing its look
January 25, 2024
Hey, D.C.! The Golden Triangle BID is hosting its annual haiku competition. The winner’s poem will be plastered all over downtown. Here is our submission:
But snow is still on the ground
What in the fresh hell
What's CITY Talking About?
Restaurant Openings > Closings
The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington reports that 100 new restaurants opened in D.C. in 2023, a 6% improvement from 2019. We may feel down after the barrage of closings in late 2023, but clearly, things are looking good. [Axios]
- Related: Lots of restaurants last year said they were closing because of crime, but was that just an excuse? [City Cast DC 🎧]
Columbia Heights CVS Closing
The CVS on 14th Street NW is closing on Feb. 29. Shoppers report shelves there had been barren for months in response to theft. CVS said it’s closing because of “market dynamics” and “population shifts.” [NBC4]
Bus Lanes on H Street NE
The city has released a plan to add bus and streetcar-only lanes to H Street Corridor. The plan also widens sidewalks in an attempt to reduce boarding times and traffic accidents. [X, formerly Twitter]
CCDC Guest Diversity in 2023
City Cast just published podcast guest demographic data for podcasts in its 11 cities, including D.C. It’s our way of holding ourselves accountable to representing the city authentically. We’ve got some room to improve, but we’re determined to undertake this project and wanted to share these stats with you. [Nieman, City Cast DC]
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What To Do
Thursday, Jan. 25
- 📚 Reading Room Festival | Varies | $35, Free for students | Capitol Hill
- 🎵 Wonderland’s Holiday Hangover Show | 7 p.m. | Free | Columbia Heights
- 😋 Holy Food Cookbook Talk | 7 p.m. | $5 | Mt. Pleasant
- 🍇 Urban Grape Opening | 11 a.m. | Free | Shaw
Friday, Jan. 26
- 🎨 Introduction: Rothko Paintings | 1 p.m. | Free | National Mall
- 🍸 Mindful Drinking Fest | 5 p.m. | $40 | Union Market
- 😆 Comedy: Don’t Tell Arlington | 8 p.m. | $25 | Crystal City
- 🎤 Seven Black Minutes Show | 7 p.m. | $10 | Anacostia
- 🪩 Broke Gay Boys | 10 p.m. | Free | U Street Corridor
Saturday, Jan. 27
- 🎞️ Dorothea Lange Documentary | 3:30 p.m. | Free | National Mall
- 🖼️ Screen Printing Workshop | 3 - 5 p.m. | $50 | Georgetown
- 🌲 Winter Tree Identification | 10:30 a.m. | Free | Sixteenth St. Heights
- 👕 Clothing Swap | 12 - 3 p.m. | Free | Cleveland Park
- 🍸 Mindful Drinking Fest | 5 p.m. | $40 | Union Market
Today on City Cast
How To Make Metro More Navigable
Metro is rolling out one of the biggest visual changes in its history. We talked with Sarah Meyer, Metro’s new Chief Experience Officer, about the hidden-in-plain-sight magic of subway signs — and how this new initiative will change the way folks navigate the metro.
New Restaurant Rankings Dropped
Yelp released its 100 best reviewed U.S. restaurants. DMV restaurants Menya Hosaki and Sabores Tapas Bar both made it. Also, Washingtonian dropped its 100 Very Best Restaurants list. We’re chatting with one of its authors, Ann Limpert, on Friday. Stay tuned 🎧
- Kaela
Today’s newsletter was edited by Priyanka Tilve. News was written by Ashe Durban.
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