City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
☑️ House votes on 4 DC-related bills
September 16, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
Morning! I’m currently obsessed with these D.C. challenges that people have come up with. For example:
- The Bridge Run: Cross every Potomac bridge in a single day.
- Tri-Jurisdiction Day: Breakfast in D.C., lunch in Maryland, dinner in Virginia.
- Library Bike Challenge: Bike to every branch of the DC Public Library (26 total) in one day.
- North to South Walk: Walk from the Northern boundary stone in Silver Spring to the Southern boundary stone in Alexandria in one go.
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What's CITY Talking About?
Trump Says He’ll Call Another National Emergency
President Trump threatened on Monday to call another national emergency if local police don’t cooperate with immigration enforcement efforts. This comes after Mayor Bowser said MPD would not help ICE once the 30-day emergency expired on Sept. 10. [WTOP]
DC Loves AI
Washingtonians lead the nation in per-capita AI use. This may be because D.C. is a hub for white-collar work like writing and editing documents. [Axios]
Why DC’s Media is Wrong About H Street
If you read a certain gloomy article earlier this summer, you might think H Street is like a black hole for businesses. But we call BS. H Street is jumping if you know where to look and we got City Cast contributor Austin Graff and tour guide Kate Denson to prove it. [City Cast DC 🎧]
VA Orders Covid Shots, No Prescription
Virginia’s health department authorized the new Covid shots for everyone over 18 with no prescription and at least one underlying health condition, reversing the federal order that requires anyone under 65 to have a prescription for it. [WUSA9]
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What To Do
Tuesday, Sep. 16
- 🪩 Drag Bingo at Red Bear Brewing (NoMa)
- 🚶 WalkingTown DC Neighborhood Tours (Various Locations)
- 🎥 "The Last Battlefront" Film Screening at the West End Library
- 📖 The Inner Loop September Reading at Sonny’s Pizza (Park View)
- 🤔 The Role of Media in National Security Lecture at the Institute of World Politics (Downtown)
- ✊ Book Talk: “A Protest History of the U.S.” at Solid State Books (H Street NE)
- 📸 Photography 2025 Opening Reception at the Hill Center (Capital Hill)
Wednesday, Sep. 17
- ⚖️ Immigration Legislation: Then and Now at the Capital Jewish Museum
- 🧑🍳 Miso Making Class and Dinner at Rice Market (14th St NW)
- 🎥 Outdoor Movie: "Amélie" on the National Mall
- 📕 The Toni Morrison Book Club at MLK Library (Downtown)
- 🍽️ Cookbook Club: “Setting a Place for Us” at Bold Fork Books (Mt. Pleasant)
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