City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
👋 Say farewell to the H St Streetcar
May 29, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
Hey, neighbor! New reports show D.C. residents are opting to stay in more and eat out less.
What's CITY Talking About?
Vietnam Vet Ceremony Moved For Military Parade
The annual Vietnam veteran ceremony is being pushed out of D.C. for the first time since its founding three decades ago, to make room for the giant military parade honoring the Army’s 250th birthday (also President Trump's birthday). [Washington Post 🔒]
Bye To the H Street Streetcar
The D.C. Streetcar on H Street NE is being phased out and replaced with an electric bus using the existing electric cables. [Washington Business Journal 🔒]
New Head Prosecutor Sworn In
Former Fox News host and prosecutor Jeanine Pirro was officially sworn in as the new interim U.S. attorney for D.C., and said that "This city will again become a shining city on a hill." [The Hill]
- President Trump named Pirro after his first pick, Ed Martin, lost Republican support in the Senate. [City Cast DC]
DC Auditor Calls DC Jail Conditions ‘Bleak’
A new report by the Office of the D.C. Auditor found the rate of deaths in D.C.’s jail is 3.5 times the national average and is calling to replace it as soon as possible. [Office of the D.C. Auditor]
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What To Do
Thursday, May 29
- 🏳️🌈 After Hours Pride Party at the Capital Jewish Museum (Judiciary Square)
- 👀 Profs & Pints: Dark Skies over the South China Sea at the Old Naval Hospital (Eastern Market)
- 🎶 Tunes: Cameron Knowler / Adeline Hotel / Small Sur Show at Rhizome DC (Takoma Park)
- 📚 “Along Came Amor” Author Event at East City Bookshop (Capitol Hill)
Friday, May 30
- 🎭 Queer Dramaturgy at Folger Shakespeare Library (Capitol Hill)
- 🎻 loadbang Orchestra Ensemble at Thomas Jefferson Building (Capitol Hill)
- ⚱️ Pottery Vase Workshop at Sio Ceramics (Brookland)
- 🎷 Jazz in the Garden in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden (National Mall)
- 🌱 “The Light Eaters” Book Event at Politics and Prose (The Wharf)
- 🎉 WoCo Fest 2025: Gender-Marginalized Composers at The Mansion at Strathmore (Bethesda)
- 🌍 Decolonized Beatz Indigenous World Pride at Arena Stage (The Wharf)
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