City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
🗳️ What next week’s election means for DC
July 8, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
Hey, there! When’s the last time you took yourself out on a date? There’s something uniquely empowering about going to the bar by yourself. The City Cast team got together last year to figure out D.C.’s best places to drink alone.
What's CITY Talking About?
VA Loosens Ban On Conversion Therapy
Virginia lawmakers have agreed to not fully enforce a 2020 law banning conversion therapy for kids. The let-up follows a lawsuit from a conservative group, and a consent decree now allows for talk therapy between willing counselors and patients. [WTOP]
PG Fights For FBI Headquarters
Prince George’s County officials say they aren’t giving up the FBI headquarters without a fight. The Trump administration wants to move the FBI to the Ronald Reagan Building Downtown rather than the previously selected Greenbelt location. [NBC4]
Trump Could Jump On RFK Deal
President Trump indicated that he would step in if the D.C. Council doesn’t approve the RFK Stadium bill. Meanwhile, the team is on edge as the council waits on three external studies before advancing the deal. [X/Axios]
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What To Do
Tuesday, July 8
- 🖼️ Painting the Landscape Class at Georgetown Library
- 🪨 The Backstory of D.C.'s Bedrock with the Smithsonian (Zoom)
- 🎵 Tunes: Florencia & the Feeling (R&B/Soul) at DC9 (Shaw)
- ⚾ Profs & Pints: The Physics of Baseball at Penn Social (Penn Quarter)
- 🎨 Art Supply Swap at Arlington Public Library
Wednesday, July 9
- 📚 Library Day at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (Downtown)
- 🎵 Rock the Dock: Hot Cactus (Party Hits) at the Wharf
- 🤘 Tunes: Cap’n Jazz (Punk/Indie) at Black Cat (14th Street)
- 🌈 Holocaust History and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights at the Capital Jewish Museum (Penn Quarter)
💡 You’re not imagining it. Fireflies are having a bumper year due to the warm, wet spring we’ve been having. They have to be one of the best parts of D.C. summer.
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