City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
👮 5 arrested for fare evasion
March 21, 2024
Hey, D.C.! A “Burning of the Socks” party – a sick Maryland tradition where you burn the socks you wore all winter – was hosted at the Wharf on Tuesday. The kicker? Sock-burners roasted marshmallows in the same fire pit 🤢
What's CITY Talking About?
Fare Evasion Crackdown Begins
Metro police handed out 37 citations and arrested five people on Monday, the first day of the new crackdown on fare evasion. The recently passed Secure DC crime bill requires fare evaders to provide name and address and pay a $50 fine or face arrest. [WUSA9, City Cast DC 🎧]
Bipartisan Support for Hogan in Senate Race
A new UMD poll shows that former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has a double-digit lead in the senate race, outpacing his Democratic opponents. Hogan has had support across the aisle in the past, swaying the traditionally blue Maryland base to win the governor's race in 2014 and 2018. [Washington Post 🔒]
New Sports Betting Bill on the Table
Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie is pushing a bill that would allow sports venues and teams to offer citywide mobile betting. After the city reached an agreement with FanDuel to overhaul the underperforming sole betting app GambetDC, McDuffie’s plan would allow bettors to pick between multiple platforms. [Washington Post 🔒, City Cast DC 🎧]
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What To Do
Thursday, March 21
- 🖼️ Art Talk: Colonialism and Blackness in Photography | 3 p.m. | Free | National Gallery of Art
- 😍 After Hours at the Phillips Collection | 5 - 8 p.m. | Free | Dupont
- ❤️🔥 ”Female Rage” Fundraiser for DC Abortion Fund | 6 - 9 p.m. | Pay as you go | 14th Street
- 🎶 Tunes: Carolyn Zaldivar Snow, Eli Woodbridge, Marie Carroll | 7 p.m. | $10 | Takoma
- 📷 Book Talk: Photographing American Coal | 7 p.m. | Free | National Archives Museum & Online
- 📖 Author Talk: “Busting the Bankers’ Club” | 7 p.m. | Free | Takoma Park
- 🫂 Benefit Show for Palestine | 8 p.m. | $20 | Black Cat
- 🧑🍳 José Andrés Podcast Taping: “The Zaytinya Cookbook Of Mezze Madness” | 8 p.m. | $45+ | Lincoln Theatre
- 😆 DC Sketchfest | 9:45 p.m. | $20 | Downtown
Friday, March 22
- 🍿 Environmental Film Festival | Multiple Show Times | Free-$15 | Various Locations
- 🧵 Curator Talk: Textiles, Abstract Art, and Equity | Noon | Free | National Gallery of Art
- 💬 SHE:DC :: An Evening with Artists | 6 p.m. | $5-$12 | La Cosecha
- 🕺 THE DANCE SHOW | 7 p.m. | $10-$30 | Edgewood
Saturday, March 23
- 🍿 Environmental Film Festival | Multiple Show Times | Free-$15 | Various Locations
- 🥰 Japanese Culture Day | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Free | Capitol Hill
- ❤️ Exhibit Opening: A Century of Black Arts Education | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Free | Anacostia
- 🛍️ Pop-up Marketplace at The Square | 11 a.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🎨 Collage Workshop | 11 a.m. | $48 | Georgetown
- 🛒 Women’s Month Market | 11 a.m. - 7 p.m | Pay as you go | La Cosecha
- 🌸 Cherry Blossom Family Celebration | 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Free | National Portrait Gallery
- 🥂 Drag Brunch Extravaganza | 1 p.m. | $40 | Shaw
- 🌸 Bloomaroo Spring Festival | 2 - 9 p.m. | Free | The Wharf
- 👀 ”Science Friday” Live Taping | 6 p.m. | $7-$20 | Foggy Bottom
- 😆 A Night of Comedy & Conversation: Nimesh Patel | 7 p.m. | $15-$40 | Foggy Bottom
- 🕺 THE DANCE SHOW | 7 p.m. | $10-$30 | Edgewood
- 🪭 DC Braulesque Show: Blazing Tassels | 8 p.m. | $25-$40 | Woodridge
- 🥲 Cry About It: Taylor Swift vs Olivia Rodrigo DJ Night | 10 p.m. | $20 | The Wharf
- 🪩 BEBESOTAS: The Baddies of Latin Music Dance Party | 10 p.m. | $15-$25 | Dupont
Today on City Cast
Tinkering with DC's Height Act
When you think of city skylines, you might picture dazzling skyscrapers and high-rises. But not in D.C., where the Height Act of 1910 has given the city its iconic shorter vista. But we’re in the midst of another conversation about tinkering with the law. Should we? WTOP’s Luke Garrett breaks it down.
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Today’s newsletter was edited by Priyanka Tilve. News was written by Ashe Durban
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