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DC Music Venue Employees Seek Union

Employees at four D.C. music venues — the Anthem, 9:30 Club, Lincoln Theatre, and the Atlantis — are taking steps to unionize. More than a hundred employees brought a petition to production company I.M.P. Monday in response to claims of stagnant wages and safety concerns. [Washington Post 🔒]

AWS Outage Traced Back To NoVa

Remember that massive Amazon Web Services outage that crippled some financial service, retail, and airlines Monday? Well, the call is coming from inside the house! (Kinda) It’s been traced back to the company’s data center in Northern Virginia. Eek! [Washington Business Journal 🔒]

National Guard Likely To Remain ‘Indefinitely’

The 2,500 National Guard deployed in D.C. could remain until America 250 celebrations next summer, according to new documents filed by D.C.'s Attorney General's Office. The AG’s filing renews his request for a preliminary injunction to end the National Guard deployment. [WJLA]

DC’s Craze With the Supernatural

Seances used to be all the rage among the rich and powerful in D.C. Even Mary Todd Lincoln was known for hosting exclusive seances in her sitting room. Historian Mark Benbow takes us back to the haunted habits of old-time D.C. [City Cast DC 🎧]

Neighborhood Shoutouts

ICYMI: Every week, we include some D.C. recs from our City Cast DC Neighbors, from food to local orgs!

📣 Merrissa H. says to check out Ama in Navy Yard. “They create nourishing Italian dishes and don’t sleep on their Old Tyrolean cocktail!”

📣 Jake H. recomends wedding planner Peña & Co. “A local cost-effective wedding planner who just helped us throw the most beautiful celebration of D.C.”

📣 Maggie W. wants to shout out Bill at Reveler’s Hour for “fully taking over the best pasta spot in the city! Reveler’s rules!”

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