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November 12, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
Morning! Two lucky City Cast DC members will each win a pair of tickets to see "A Case for the Existence of God" at Mosaic Theater 🎭 We will randomly draw from our members this Friday so become a member now for a chance to win!
What's CITY Talking About
People Mover Crashes at IAD
Eighteen people were hospitalized after a people mover at Dulles International Airport crashed while bringing passengers back to a gate. [ABC7]
Metrobus Adopts ‘Tap to Ride’
D.C. buses will start using Tap to Ride by mid-November, allowing riders to tap a credit or debit card directly on the fare reader. WMATA launched the same system on Metro this May. [WTOP]
VA Pauses SNAP Benefits
Virginia is pausing all emergency nutrition benefits to comply with Trump’s order to undo any steps to issue full SNAP benefits this month. However, D.C. "has no plans to revoke or undo" SNAP payments for November. [ABC7]
Are DC Food Halls Overrated?
D.C.’s newest one food hall, Wonder — which the owner wants to make the “Amazon of food” 🥴 — has caused some controversy. We chatted with Axios reporter Anna Spiegel about the rise and fall of D.C.’s food halls and if Wonder is really all that wonderful. [Axios / City Cast DC 🎧]
District Homicide Rate Slows
D.C. homicides dropped about 30% in 2024 according to analysis by the Washington Post, but they are still concentrated in Wards 7 and 8. Officials say the decline is due to stricter punishment and new laws that make it easier to hold defendants before trial. [Washington Post 🔒]
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What To Do
Wednesday, Nov. 12
- 🏛️ Albert H. Small History Symposium at George Washington University Museum (Foggy Bottom)
- 🪡 Celestial Beading Social at Femme Fatal (Cleveland Park)
- 📵 Dumb Dating Event at Hush Harbor (H Street NE)
- 🎭 Theater: “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” at the French Embassy (Georgetown)
- 🍷 Spanish Wine Tasting Experience at Taberna del Alabardero (Downtown)
- 🎶 Girlfriends at DC9 (Shaw)
- 🪈 Songs From a Medieval Winter at Folger Shakespeare Library (Capitol Hill)
- 📚 Author Talk: Michelle Obama at Sixth & I (Chinatown)
Thursday, Nov. 13
- 🏺 Pottery Jam! At Eastern Market North Hall
- 🎞️ The Lavender Scare Film Screening at the Capital Jewish Museum (Downtown)
- 🛍️ Dupont Circle Holiday Sip and Shop
- 🐟 Bluefin Tuna Carving at Kyojin (Georgetown)
- 🧑🍳 Chef Talk: Alison Roman at Sixth & I (Chinatown)
- 🎤 Stories About Food & Family Drama at Penn Social (Penn Quarter)
- 🎵 Tunes: Braxton Cook at Songbyrd (Union Market)
- 👓 State of Reading with the Librarian of Congress at Planet Word (Downtown)
- 📚 Cookbook Club: “Pomegranates & Artichokes” at Creative Grounds (Bloomingdale)
🥶 Renters! Temps in D.C. dipped below freezing for the first time this year! Landlords must maintain at least 68°F inside. Here’s what to do if your landlord isn’t maintaining proper heat, and answers to other common questions.
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