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🚦 Right on red ban wont be enforced
November 26, 2024 · ~ Lane
Hey, D.C.! Lane here, mixing up your newsletter while Kaela whips up something extra special for the holidays and you focus on Thanksgiving takeout — I mean cooking.
What's CITY Talking About?
DC’s Own Look-Alike Contest
Hundreds showed up to Meridian Hill Park for a Jack Schlossberg look-alike contest — the closest doppelgänger to JFK’s grandson went home with $250 in prize winnings. [WTOP]
- Plus, here's a rundown of all the other stories you missed this news-packed month. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Citywide Right-On-Red Ban Stalled
The D.C. Department of Transportation says it won’t enforce D.C.’s right-on-red ban due to a lack of funding for signage and public outreach. For now, the law only applies where signs are already in place. [Washington Post 🔒]
911 Call Center Urges Residents To Use 311
The Office of Unified Communications’ new “Make The Right Call” campaign urges residents to dial 311 for non-emergency issues like noise complaints, stolen property, and pets in trees, in efforts to reserve 911 calls and resources for dire emergencies. [WTOP]
Celebrating 50 Years of Home Rule
At a party commemorating half a century of D.C. home rule, local leaders discussed how President-elect Trump might affect budget, policing, and development. [Axios DC]
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What To Do
Tuesday, Nov. 26
- 🎞️ Native American Heritage Month Films: “The Saver” | 5:30 p.m. | Free | West End
- 🚲 Bike Maintenance Workshop | 6 p.m. | Free | Mt. Pleasant
- 🧩 Speed Puzzle Competition | 7 p.m. | $40 | Alexandria
- 📚 Book Talk: “The Anti-Ableist Manifesto” | 7 p.m. | Free | Chevy Chase
- 🦃 Martha Dear Friendsgiving | 5 p.m. | $55 | Mt. Pleasant
- 🎵 Tunes: Dorothy Carlos | 7 p.m. | Free | Takoma Park
Wednesday, Nov. 27
- 😆 Cousins Day Comedy Show | 7 p.m. | $10 | Shilington
- 🩰 The Nutcracker | 7:30 p.m. | $50+ | The Kennedy Center
- 🪩 Friendsgiving Rooftop Rave | 9 p.m. - 4 a.m. | $10 | Downtown
- 🎤 Rap is Poetry Open Mic Night | 8 - 11 p.m. | $10 | Alexandria
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