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📚 Trump fires Librarian of Congress
May 12, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
Hey, D.C. Tell me this LA Times article about D.C.’s food scene wasn’t written by AI, I dare you. “Let your taste buds savor the 'capital' fare,” I mean, come onnnn.
If you want to test your D.C. culinary knowledge against some real local food experts, take our ultimate D.C. food trivia quiz.
What's CITY Talking About?
Trump Abruptly Fired Librarian of Congress
President Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to hold the position. Conservative groups claimed she promoted books with “radical” content and materials authored by Trump opponents. [AP]
New Fairfax Food & Drink Tax
Fairfax County supervisors included a 4% food and beverage tax in next year’s budget. If approved, it would apply to everything from cocktails to movie theater popcorn prices. The final vote is tomorrow. [NBC4]
DC Shows Signs of Recession
Experts warn that Trump’s federal layoffs and spending cuts could cause an economic downturn in D.C. on par with the COVID pandemic. New stats show unemployment claims are up 167% compared to this time last year. [Washington Post 🔒]
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What To Do
Monday, May 12
- 😭 Cry N' Vibe at MLK Library
- 🌔 Full Moon Tarot and Wine Workshop at PLNTR (Dupont)
- 🧑🍳 Cookbook Talk: “One Thousand Vines” at Bold Fork Books (Mt. Pleasant)
- 👍 Book Talk: How the Like Button Changed the World at Planet Word (Downtown)
Tuesday, May 13
- 💻 Profs & Pints: Gender in a Digital World at Penn Social (Penn Quarter)
- 🎭 “Twelfth Night” (Begins) at Folger Shakespeare Library (Capitol Hill)
- 🎤 Street Karaoke at MLK Library
- 🦕 Film Screening: “Why Dinosaurs?” at the Natural History Museum
- 🎶 Tunes: Tomáš Kačo at the Phillips Collection (Dupont)
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📸 ICYMI, during our spring membership campaign (in an act of feral desperation), we promised you some embarrassing photos if you got us to our membership goal. Well, you helped us blow past it, and we’re not ones to go back on our word.
👋 P.S. Welcome Kelsey D. to the City Cast Neighbor squad!
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