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🎒 DC Truancy rates drop to pre-pandemic levels
November 15, 2024 · 💌 Kaela
Hey, D.C. After the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest in New York and the Dev Patel lookalike contest in San Francisco, does anyone else think D.C. is due for one? I’m convinced we’ll soon have Tony P. lookalikes in these streets.
What's CITY Talking About?
Truancy Back at Pre-Pandemic Levels
D.C. Public School truancy levels have dropped to pre-pandemic numbers. Truancy – the number of kids having 10 or more unexcused absences per year – fell from 37% last year to 30% today. This is a big comeback after D.C. struggled with some of the highest absentee rates in the country. [Washington Post 🔒/City Cast DC]
Walking Pneumonia Spike
D.C. is experiencing an ‘unprecedented’ spike in walking pneumonia cases, a 358% increase from this time last year. The largest increase is in kids 10 - 17 years old. So, mask up, wash your hands, and stay home when sick. [WTOP]
A Musk in the Swamp
President-elect Donald Trump announced that billionaire tech bro Elon Musk will join his entourage in D.C. Musk will head up Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, which could move 100,000 federal workers out of the city and fire many more. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Arlington Apartment Prices Surpass DC
Arlington now has the priciest apartments in the D.C. region. A median one-bedroom goes for $2,410 a month, a 5.2% increase from last year, pushing D.C. into second place. Just another reason to live in D.C. proper, that’s all. [ARLnow]
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What To Do
Friday, Nov. 15
- ☂️ Umbrella Art Fair 2024 | 12 - 10 p.m. | Free | Union Market
- 🥣 Pottery on the Hill: Opening Reception | 6:30 p.m. | $40 | Capitol Hill
- 🎶 Local Tunes: KINDA EVIL Record Release Party | 8 p.m. | $20 | 14th St. Corridor
- 🤠 Western Dancing with the DC Rawhides | 5:30 p.m. | Free | Capitol Hill
- 🎨 Armenian Art Pop-Up | 6 - 8 p.m. | Free | Adams Morgan
- 🥂 Four Seasons Wine & Dine Fundraiser | 6 - 10 p.m. | $100+ | Georgetown
Saturday, Nov. 16
- ☂️ Umbrella Art Fair 2024 | 12 - 10 p.m. | Free | Union Market
- 🥣 Pottery on the Hill Sale | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Free | Capitol Hill
- ✍️ Journaling Workshop | 12 - 2 p.m. | Free | Anacostia
- 🎧 Listening Party at Culture House | 3 - 6 p.m. | Free | Navy Yard
- 💙 Block Printing with Natural Dyes | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Free | U.S. Botanic Garden
- 👖 DC Punk Rock Flea Market | 12 - 5 p.m. | Free | Columbia Heights
- 🎵 Sounds of US Music Festival | All Day | $20+ | Kennedy Center
- ❄️ Holiday Market & Celebration | 12 - 5 p.m. | Free | Takoma Park
Sunday, Nov. 17
- ☂️ Umbrella Art Fair 2024 | 12 - 10 p.m. | Free | Union Market
- 🥣 Pottery on the Hill Sale | 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Free | Capitol Hill
- 🪘Afro-Brazilian Dance Party | 2 - 5 p.m. | Free | Glen Echo Park
- 🚽 World Toilet Day Comedy Craptacular | 4 p.m. | $15 | Dupont
- 🌱 Terrarium Building Workshop | 2 p.m. | $30 | Ivy City
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