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🚫 Puppy death sparks plant ban petition
April 28, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
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What's CITY Talking About?
Local LGBTQ Case Carries National Implications
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on a landmark case about local LGBTQ+ education during WorldPride DC. The case involves conservative Montgomery County parents who want the power to pull their kids out of classes with LGBTQ themes. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Suspects Arrested for Kristi Noem Purse Theft
Two people were arrested for stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse — which had $3,000, her keys and her DHS badge in it — when she was dining at Capital Burger in Mt. Vernon Square. One was arrested in D.C. and another in Miami Beach. [Axios]
Amazon HQ2 Downgrades Jobs Prediction
Amazon is slowing its forecast for how many jobs it will bring to the DMV. The tech giant originally planned to add 25,000 new jobs at the Arlington location by 2038, but now it is only "moderately” confident it will meet that target. [Washington Post 🔒]
New Aldi On H St. NE
A new Aldi is opening on H Street NE on May 28, bringing another affordable grocery option to the neighborhood. [PoPville]
Dog Death Sparks Petition To Ban Deadly Plant Citywide
Residents at the Lurgan apartment complex downtown are starting a movement to ban Carolina jessamine from all shared-use landscaping in the city. Earlier this month, a puppy died after eating it in the Lurgan courtyard. [Washington Post 🔒]
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What To Do
Monday, April 28
- 🌱 DC Climate Week Starts | All Day | $10+ | Various Locations
- 🔍 Profs & Pints: A Bird's-Eye View of the Flu | 6 p.m. | $17 | Penn Quarter
- 🪡 Fashion Maker Meetup | 6 p.m. | Free | MLK Library
- 🎉 Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Party | 7 - 11 p.m. | $20 | Union Market
- 🎤 Incarcerated Writers Storytelling | 6:30 p.m. | Free | U St. Corridor
Tuesday, April 29
- 🐦 Warblerpalooza | 8 - 10 a.m. | Donation | Lower Senate Park
- 👶 Family Story Time | 10:30 a.m. | Free | Anacostia Library
- 🍞 Food Policy Impact 2025 | 1 - 5 p.m. | $75+ | Downtown
- ✊ Profs & Pints DC: Trump Versus Free Speech | 6 p.m. | $15 | Penn Social
- 🌈 LGBTQ Networking | 6 - 9 p.m. | Donation | Logan Circle
- 🪧 Book Talk: “The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity” | 7 p.m. | Free | Chevy Chase
- 📚 ”Taiwan Travelogue”: April Bold Fork Book Club | 7 p.m. | $5+ | Mount Pleasant
- 😀 Skip the Small Talk | 7:30 p.m. | $23 | Foggy Bottom
Wednesday, April 30
- 🔎 Scavenger Hunt: Arab American Heritage Month | All day | Free | Juanita E. Thornton Library
- 🧘 Senior Strength & Balance With Ruth Barnes | 1 p.m. | Free | West End Library
- 😆 Comedy For A Cause D.C. | 5:30 p.m. | $100 | Dupont Circle
- 🧰 Fostering Resources for Accessible and Multimodal Education | 6 p.m. | Free | NoMa
- 💐 Profs & Pints DC: Goddess of Spring and the Underworld | 6 p.m. | $15 | Capitol Hill
- 📚 Kidlit Authors Talk | 7 p.m. | Free | Southeast & Virtual
- 🖼️ Dance, Art, & Sculpture Installation | 7 p.m. | $15+ | Takoma Park
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