City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
📋 What’s on DC Council’s to-do list?
September 17, 2025 · 💌 Xoxo, Kaela
Morning, neighbor! Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is getting his own cereal, Ovi’s Great Crunch. It’s a bran flake (🤨) celebrating his goal-scoring record and will be available in Giant grocery stores starting Friday. I'm not a bran gal, but I've gotta know how it tastes…
What's CITY Talking About?
DC Council Returns, With Lots To Do
D.C. Council returned from recess this week and has a lot on their plate. Covid vaccine access, RFK stadium legislation, 988 and local crisis response, and permanent supportive housing are among the issues they’ll be tackling, according to DC Councilmember Christina Henderson. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Old Town Alexandria Expands Pedestrian Zone
Alexandria is permanently closing off another block of King Street to cars, after a year-long trial. The move will expand the existing pedestrian-only zone by the waterfront effective immediately. [WTOP]
PG Data Center Stopped For Now
Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy paused development on a massive data center at the old Landover Mall after a petition to block it got more than 20,000 signatures. Opponents worry about noise pollution and other environmental impacts of the center. [NBC4]
Fact Checking Trump’s DC Crime Stats
An analysis of arrests during President Trump’s crime emergency found they were concentrated in the city’s poorest, least White neighborhoods. Washington Post reporter Olivia George crunched the numbers and explained what these trends mean for D.C. residents. [City Cast DC 🎧]
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What To Do
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)
Thursday, Sep. 18
- 🎞️ Film Screening: “Immutable” at Planet Word (Downtown)
- 🍺 History & Hops Talk at Heurich House (Dupont Circle)
- 🎉 Anniversary Celebration at the Anacostia Community Museum
- 🍁 Fall Dried Wreaths Class with PLNTR (National Landing)
- 🎵 Tunes: Kendra Morris at DC9 (Shaw)
- 👯 Dance and Sip at The Stacks (SW Waterfront)
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