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DC Council pressured for RFK vote
July 18, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
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House Pressures DC Council for RFK Vote
The House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the D.C. Council pushing them to vote on the RFK Stadium deal before the August recess. Specifically, they requested a prompt vote without “unnecessary” or “politically motivated delays.” [x/@SegravesNBC4]
- ICYMI: D.C. Council didn’t approve the deal by the team’s July 15 deadline, saying they needed more time. [Hey DC]
High Tech Parking Initiative
A new traffic initiative by D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen would roll out automated billing in loading and pick-up zones as early as next year. The hope is it will ease congestion and eliminate parking confusion. [ABC7]
DC’s Best of the Best List
Washington City Paper released its annual “Best of D.C.” list, with crowdsourced results of the District’s favorite people, places, and things. [Washington City Paper]
Rock Creek Tennis Center Makeover
The annual Mubadala Citi DC Open starts tomorrow at the Rock Creek Tennis Center with some big names including Venus Williams. The center is in rough shape and the city has big plans to refurbish it, but sadly this doesn’t include the nearby Carter Barron Amphitheatre. [City Cast DC 🎧]
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What To Do
Friday, July 18
- 🌿 National Cannabis Festival at RFK Campus
- 🛍️ Summer Night Market at Doubles (Park View)
- 🎞️ Film Screening: “Caught by the Tides” at the Asian Art Museum (National Mall)
- 📚 Book Talk: “Wanting” at Solid State Books (H Street)
- 🤘 Tunes: AITA (pop-punk) at Pearl Street Warehouse (The Wharf)
- 🧘 Free Neighbors Night at Lūneh Yoga (Dupont)
Saturday, July 19
- 🐦 Bird Walk at Dumbarton Oaks Park
- 💐 Flower Potluck on the Doubles Patio (Park View)
- 🐞 Garden Party at the French Embassy (Georgetown)
- 🎾 Mubadala Citi Open (Begins) at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- 🌺 Voyaging Traditions of Hawai`i at the U.S. Botanical Gardens
- 🎶 Dig Dug Dig Music Festival at Penn Social (Penn Quarter)
- 🪩 ABBA Glitter Disco Party at Union Stage (The Wharf)
- 💍 Jewelry Repair Drop In at the Rosedale Library
Sunday, July 20
- ☕ Daybreaker Party at Flash DC (Shaw)
- 🐛 Moth Observing on the Mount Vernon Trail (Potomac Yard)
- 🌱 Therapeutic Horticulture Workshop at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
- 👯 Local Tunes: Light Beams (Dance-Punk) at Rhizome (Takoma)
- 🎞️ Film Screening: “The Monk and the Gun” at the Asian Art Museum (National Mall)
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