City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
🗳️ DC primary races to watch
May 29, 2024 · 💌 Kaela
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What's CITY Talking About?
Parents Worried About Education Quality
A new poll found 46% of D.C. parents are worried about learning loss and teacher shortages. The study also shows significant concern about the quality of education and absenteeism in the wake of the pandemic. The city has been losing teachers at an alarming rate, and early budget proposals suggest there could be more layoffs coming. [Washington Post 🔒, City Cast DC 🎧]
More Booze in the Burbs
D.C. has long been considered the "Wild West" for booze. But, the suburb’s liquor laws are finally catching up as businesses try to follow shifting consumer habits post-pandemic. Virginia legalized to-go drinking in March, while Maryland is pushing to allow alcohol deliveries. The laws aim to boost business and drive up restaurant revenues. [Axios]
DC Primaries Approaching
Primary voting day is June 4! There are some big races: Ward 7 has 10 candidates to replace Vince Gray, while the incumbents in Wards 4 and 8 have notable challengers. Also, one of the city’s strangest positions is open, with shadow senator Michael D. Brown stepping down after almost 20 years. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Deadly Memorial Day Weekend
Officials found the body of a man who went missing while trying to swim across the Potomac at Great Falls over the weekend. Deaths in the Potomac are common in the warmer months, despite swimming being banned. On top of that, homicides were reported every day of the long weekend. [NBC4, Washington Post 🔒]
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METAMORPHOSES NOW ON STAGE AT FOLGER THEATRE
Mary Zimmerman’s Tony Award-winning Metamorphoses is on stage at the historic Folger Theatre on Capitol Hill through June 16! Updated for the 21st century, this 90-minute staging directed by Psalmayene 24 weaves together classic stories of gods and mortals in a series of vignettes centered within the African diaspora.
What To Do
Wednesday, May 29
- 📽️ Films: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Sunset | Free | NoMa
- 🎉 AANHPI Heritage Month Celebration | 6:30 p.m. | Free | Shaw
- 🔭 Astronomer Talk | 7:30 p.m. | Free | Shaw
- 🪩 Queer Disco Dance Party | 8 p.m. | Free | Adams Morgan
- 🎤 Kacy Hill | 8 p.m. | $20 | Union Market
- 💃 DanceAfrica DC Masterclass | 6:30 p.m. | $17 | Columbia Heights
Thursday, May 30
- 🎵 Tunes: Francis of Delirium | 8 p.m. | $17 | Shaw
- 🌱 Green Drinks Environmentalist Meet Up | 6 p.m. | Free | Shaw
- 🎺 Jazz At Metropolitan Park | 4:30 p.m. | Free | Crystal City
- 🛍️ Cleveland Park Night Market | 5 p.m. | Free | Cleveland Park
- 🍺 AAPI Beer Tasting | 5 p.m. | Free | Navy Yard
Friday, May 31
- 🧶 Exhibit Opening: Fiber Art by Women | All Day | Free | Downtown
- 💃 Salsa Night At Walter Reed | 5:30 p.m. | Free | Takoma Park
- 🎥 Outdoor Movie: Jurassic Park | 8:30 p.m. | Free | Foggy Bottom
- 🎸 Tunes: Yamandu Costa | 8 p.m. | $50 | Capitol Hill
- 😋 Unique Eateries Dinner Party | 7 p.m. | $122 | H Street
- 🎶 Tunes: Umrao Jaan Ada | 8 p.m. p.m. | $80+ | Penn Quarter
Today on City Cast
It’s election season in D.C.! Washington City Paper’s Alex Koma is here to give us the low-down on the city’s hottest races before you head to the polls on June 4.
Rumor has it that the Wilson Aquatic Center is close to reopening, and will be ready for action before summer starts!
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