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💰 House votes to cripple DC budget
March 12, 2025 · Kaela
Hey, neighbor! We’ve already discussed that Republicans love steakhouses, but now we’ve got the receipts to prove it.
Politico ran the numbers to find exactly where congress members are eating and how much they spend. As expected, The Capital Grille came in as the GOP hotspot (Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) alone spent $155,563 there). Meanwhile, Democrats gravitate towards bistros.
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House Votes to Slash $1B From DC Budget
The House just passed a budget stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown but it includes cutting $1.1 billion from D.C.’s local budget. If the Senate passes the bill without changing this provision, it would cripple the District’s carefully balanced budget and the effect would be immediate. [City Cast DC 🎧]
DC Mansion Sells To Mystery Billionaire
A mansion near the Naval Observatory just quietly sold off-market for $23 million. It’s the third-most expensive home sale in D.C. history, but there is virtually no public information about it. Even the Google Street View image was blurred out. We know a few billionaires who have reportedly been looking for D.C. homes in the area recently 👀
‘Tunnel Girl’ Gets City Permit
Northern Virginia’s most controversial TikToker, “Tunnel Girl,” was finally granted a permit to continue digging under her home. The Herndon resident went viral last year for her videos recording the process of building a tunnel system 22-feet below ground, but had to stop due to safety concerns. [Fox5]
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What To Do
Wednesday, March 12
- 🎤 “Odd Lots” Podcast Taping | 7 p.m. | $55 | Capitol Hill
- 🎨 Japanese Art + Design Practices Talk | 6:30 p.m. | Free | Embassy Of Japan
- 🎵 Tunes: The Main Squeeze | 6:30 p.m. | $28 | The Atlantis
- 🥃 Women’s History Month Whiskey Tasting | 5:30 p.m. | $50 | Penn Quarter
Thursday, March 13
- 💸 Feminist Financial Planning Workshop | 6:30 p.m. | $15 | Cleveland Park
- ☕ DC Central Kitchen Cafe Day | All Day | $1 coffee | Multiple Locations
- 💃 NGA Nights: Revolutionary Women | 6 - 9 p.m. | Free with registration | National Gallery of Art
- 🇬🇭 Cookbook Talk: “Ghana to the World” | 7 p.m. | $10+ | Mt. Pleasant
- 🎼 Austrian Women Composer Concert | 7 p.m. | Free | Austrian Embassy (Van Ness)
- 📚 Book Talk: “How to Sell Out” | 7 p.m. | Free | MLK Library
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Gay Men's Chorus presents 'Passports'
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC is going on a musical tour around the world! Departing from North America and hitting four continents, we'll travel the globe in song and have you dancing in your seats. Passports - March 15 & 16 at Lincoln Theatre. Tickets at GMCW.org.
Malcolm X Fountain Not Flowing Anytime Soon
In the least surprising news ever, The National Parks Service says funding to get the Malcolm X Park fountain up and running won’t be available until at least the 2027 Fiscal Year 😩
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