City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
💰 Union Station scores federal funding
November 18, 2024 · 💌 Kaela
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What's CITY Talking About?
Amtrak To Get Millions Before Biden Leaves
President Biden allocated $321 million in grants to improve Amtrak service between Baltimore and D.C. This includes $24 million toward Union Station’s $10 billion expansion and $59 million for improvements at the existing station. [Washington Post 🔒]
To Snow, Or Not To Snow?
Snow forecasts are all over the place this year, with meteorologists predicting D.C. could see anywhere between six and 20 inches this winter. La Niña conditions should mean a milder winter, but Capital Weather Gang says the effects may wane by February. [Axios]
Gas Company Pays for Skirting Environmental Commitments
D.C.’s Attorney General is making AltaGas pay $2.1 million for failing to develop the solar capacity when it merged with Washington Gas. It will also pay millions into clean energy projects until it meets its obligations. [Office of the Attorney General]
Go-Go Museum is a Go
The new Go-Go Museum is cutting its ribbon today! Funded by a city grant, the museum will showcase the history and impact of D.C.’s sound. The public opening won’t be until February. [City Cast DC 🎧]
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What To Do
Monday, Nov. 18
- ✍️ National Portrait Gallery Writing Workshop | 5 p.m. | Free | Penn Quarter
- 👑 Profs & Pints: The Six Wives of Henry VIII | 6 p.m. | $16 | Penn Quarter
- 🎤 “We Shall Not Inherit the Earth” Experimental Opera | 5 p.m. | Free | East End
Tuesday, Nov. 19
- 🎥 Movie Night: “Deadpool vs. Wolverine” | 5:30 p.m. | Free | MLK Library
- 🍺 ChurchKey Beer Tasting Class | 6 p.m. | $52 | Logan Circle
- 🎞️ Popeye Party @ The American History Museum | 6 p.m. | Free | National Mall
- 🛍️ International Arts & Crafts Market (start) | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 👻 Profs & Pints: Spirits Around the Place | 6 p.m. | $16 | Penn Quarter
🏳️🌈 WorldPride Theme Announced
D.C. is hosting WorldPride in 2025, and we finally have a theme, “The Fabric of Freedom.” The theme is meant to recognize that though we are all cut from different cloths, we come together to create a single fabric through shared humanity.
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