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June 25, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
Hey, neighbor! D.C. really be doing its best to broil us like crawfish at a cookout 🥵 Thankfully, the extreme heat is supposed to break tomorrow. In the meantime, head to your local pool or one of D.C.’s cooling centers.
What's CITY Talking About?
DC Sues Drivers With Outstanding Fines
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb just filed four more lawsuits against Virginia and Maryland drivers with over $300,000 in collective unpaid traffic fines. One driver accrued 414 citations in D.C., mostly for speeding. [Office of the Attorney General]
Proposal to Cut Bowser’s Violence Intervention Program
Ward 2 council member Brooke Pinto wants to remove D.C.’s violence interruption program from Mayor Bowser’s control and combine it with a similar program run by the Office of the Attorney General. Pinto says having both programs is an inefficient use of taxpayer funds. [Washington Post 🔒]
- Lawmakers have been looking to make the violence interruption program more accountable after it was involved in a bribery scandal last year. [City Cast DC 🎧]
The One Thing All DC Men Want? Square Heads
Plastic surgery is booming among Washington men. Some of D.C.’s most prominent residents are getting secret procedures to emphasize strong jawlines and chins. Journalist Joanna Weiss from Politico told us all about this “square head” phenomenon. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Local Train Stalls In 100-Degree Heat
An Amtrak train was stuck in a Baltimore tunnel for over an hour on Monday with no AC or electricity. Passengers were finally able to evacuate via a rescue locomotive. [Fox 5]
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What To Do
Wednesday, June 25
- 🎵 Local Tunes: Taisha Estrada (Pop) in Milian Park (Mt. Vernon)
- 🍷 Outdoor Movie: “Mamma Mia!” at Alethia Tanner Park (NoMa)
- 🚲 WaBA Volunteer Orientation at the the Gearin’ Up shop (NoMa)
- ❤️🩹 Health Care Enrollment Assistance for Federal Workers at the Cleveland Park Library
- 🎷 Outdoor Tunes: Pebble to Pearl (Soul/R&B) at The Wharf
- 📚 Library Day at Planet Word (Downtown)
Thursday, June 26
- 🎤 LGBTQ+ Immigrant Storytelling Night with KAMA DC (Adams Morgan)
- 👖 West End Closet: Clothing Giveaway at the West End Library
- 🛍️ Cleveland Park Night Market on Connecticut Ave
- 👂 Polymer Clay Earring Workshop at Merry Pin (Takoma)
- ✍️ D.C. and the Poetry of AIDS Panel at MLK Library (Downtown)
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