City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
🏈 DC closes in on $3B Commanders deal
April 17, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
Hey, neighbor. Listen, I’m not saying you should play hooky, but if I was, I would say a well-planned mental health day in D.C. can take years off your life. Take it from someone who knows 😉 Our team tested the ultimate D.C. hooky activities for when you just need a break.
What's CITY Talking About?
DC Close To $3B RFK Stadium Deal
D.C. has almost clinched a deal to get the Washington Commanders to build and play at a new RFK Stadium. The preliminary agreement says that the Commanders would put up $2.5B, with the remaining $850M coming from the District. The team would be the “master developer” in charge of building the stadium and entire 180-acre campus how they want. [NBC4]
- Worth noting: Leading sports economists say stadiums are rarely worth what they cost cities. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Kennedy Center Lights Goes Full Patriotism
The lights outside the Kennedy Center will now be permanently red, white, and blue to celebrate “American spirit.” Previously, they varied periodically, like featuring colors of the rainbow to celebrate Pride or the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag. [Kennedy Center Instagram]
Feds Revoke GMU Student Visas
The Trump administration rescinded visas from 15 international students at George Mason University. The school says it did not consent and is looking into legal recourse. Several additional visas were also revoked at Virginia Tech and Georgetown University. [Northern Virginia Magazine]
El Salvador Denies Senator Visit With Wrongly Deported Man
The El Salvador government denied a request from Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Prince George’s resident who was mistakenly deported there. The senator says the El Salvadorian vice president told him the Trump administration is paying them to continue detaining Abrego Garcia. [Axios]
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What To Do
Thursday, April 17
- 🖼️ Phillips Collection Flash Tattoo Pop-Up | 5 - 8 p.m. | Free | Dupont
- 🛍️ Vintage Shopping Festival | 4:30 - 9:30 p.m. | Free | Union Market
- 🎴Tarot For Beginners | 7 p.m. | $120 | Cleveland Park
- 🎵 Local Tunes: Griefcat | 7 p.m. | $15 | Truxton Circle
- 🍷 Dog Daze Wine Cabaret | 7 - 11 p.m. | $35 | Logan Circle
- 📷 Photography Talk: “Dispatched” | 2 p.m. | Free | National Gallery of Art
Friday, April 18
- 🧘 Cherry Blossom Yoga | 7 a.m. | Free | Capitol Hill
- 👠 Burly Underground Burlesque Show | 8:30 p.m. | $20+ | Dupont
- 🇺🇿 Evening at the Embassy of Uzbekistan | 7 p.m. | $79 | Dupont
- 🎭 Broadway Rave | 10 p.m. | $25 | Shaw
- 🎤 Stand-Up Sawa Comedy for Lebanon | 7 p.m. | $25 | Eckington
Here, Scooter Scooter!
UMD students are developing self-driving electric scooters that come to you. Developers hope it will make it easier to rent scooters in less densely populated areas. Driverless cars and now this!? D.C. is living in 2050.
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