City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
🏈 Hope for the Commanders!?
November 1, 2024 · 💌 Kaela
Hey, neighbor! Daylight savings is this Sunday so turn your clocks back and bask in that extra hour of sleep. Of course, it’s not a great deal considering the months of darkness. But it’s not all bad news, here’s how to make the most of it.
What's CITY Talking About?
DC Council Expands Business Grant Program
D.C. is expanding its retail grant program to include Mount Vernon Triangle, Eastern Market, and Barracks Row. The grants – up to $80,000 – are meant to support small businesses on commercial corridors. This will bring the program to a total of 16 priority areas. [Washington Business Journal 🔒]
Orange Line Closures
Five Orange Line stations will close for construction this weekend. These include the Minnesota Ave, Deanwood, Cheverly, Landover, and New Carrollton Stations. Shuttles will be available. [DC News Now]
New Hirshhorn Art School Opens
The Hirshhorn Museum opened a new art-making studio that offers programming and open-studio sessions four days a week for visitors of all ages. The programs will be organized into thematic, artist-focused semesters, with the first one being “Boundary Breakers.”
A Commanders Comeback?
The Commanders might actually be … good?! Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels chucked a Hail Mary on Sunday to secure a division-leading win, building up nostalgic levels of Washington football fervor. They’ll take on the New York Giants on Sunday. [City Cast DC 🎧]
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DC Insider Trivia
In case you’re new here, every Friday, I ask a D.C.-related trivia question 🤔 Click the button below to answer the question and see if you got it right! If you want more, previous questions can be found at the bottom of this page.
The passage of the 23rd Amendment gave Washingtonians the right to vote in presidential elections. In what year did it pass?
- 1866
- 1961
- 1964
- 1984
What To Do
Friday, Nov. 1
- 💀 Day of the Dead & Tequila Fest | 7 p.m. - 2:30 a.m. | $23 | Penn Quarter
- 🎵 Tunes: Coco & Clair Clair (pop) | 8 p.m. | $25 | Shaw
- 🚶Madams of DC Walking Tour | 7 p.m. | $36 | Downtown
- 😂 Improv: POTUS Among Us | 7:30 p.m. | $20 | 14 Street Corridor
- 💃 Jane Austen Ball at Dumbarton House | 6:30 p.m. | $55+ | Georgetown
- 🪩 The Haunted Basement R&B Party | 9 p.m. | $10+ | Ivy City
Saturday, Nov. 2
- 😂 Improv: POTUS Among Us | 7:30 p.m. | $20 | 14 Street Corridor
- 🌿 Urban Foraging Tour & Cider Tasting | 4 p.m. | $39 | Petworth
- 🎙️ Night of the Livecoding Dead Show | 6 p.m. | $10+ | Takoma
- 🎄 Holiday Maker’s Market & Street Festival | 12 - 4 p.m.| Free | Friendship Heights
- 🎸 Tunes: Astronaut Class (rock) | 7 p.m. | $15 | Truxton Circle
Sunday, Nov. 3
- 🎶 Tunes: The Go! Team (hip hop, soul) | 7:30 p.m. | $27 | 14 Street Corridor
- 🎤 Storytelling Night: Finding Light in the Darkest Times | 7 p.m. | $15 | Adams Morgan
- 🐻 Cookbook Talk: Matty Matheson of “The Bear” | 7 p.m. | $12 - $150 | Chinatown
- 🎼 Capital City Symphony Family Concert | 2:30 p.m. | $24 | H Street Corridor
- 📚 “The Negro Motorist Green Book” Exhibit Opening | 1 - 4 p.m. | Free | Downtown
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