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Metro gets $50M for electric buses
November 24, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
Exciting news! We’ve got another free members-only tour of Fort DeRussy (fully booked in three days last time!) with our CEO David Plotz on the books for Sunday, Dec. 7. The invite is going out tomorrow, so if you want in, become a member today!
What's CITY Talking About
A Sad End For DC Streateries
D.C. streateries are starting to come down, including Le Diplomat’s "chalet” seating. Others like Chicken + Whiskey and Doi Moi have already been dismantled as D.C. rolls out new rules and fees relating to streeteries. [Axios]
Why Do So Many Washingtonians Have Dementia?
D.C. has the highest rate of dementia caused by Alzheimer’s. But a new approach to elder care might offer a better path forward — modeled after a dementia village in the Netherlands. [Washington Post / City Cast DC 🎧]
Turning Wastewater Into Drinking Water
DC Water is spending $20 million to research and implement a wastewater recycling program that would supply a backup of safe drinking in the District and prevent shortages. [ABC7]
Metro Gets a Little Greener
Metro received $50 million in federal funding to procure 50 new electric hybrid buses and modernize D.C.’s aging bus fleet. [WMATA]
- Plus, they just opened new rentable bike lockers outside Foggy Bottom and Eastern Market stations, with more to come. [WMATA]
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What To Do
Monday, Nov. 24
- 🎵 Tunes: Liz Hogg & Exit Angles at the Rhizome (Takoma)
- 🎞️ Film Screening: “The Bigamist” at Greenbelt Cinema
- 📚 Brief Encounters Book Club at Southwest Library
- ✊ Reproductive Justice Panel at Lost City Books (Adams Morgan)
- 🎨 Miniature Figure Painting Workshop at Fantom Comics (Dupont)
Tuesday, Nov. 25
- 💡 Light Yards opens at The Yards Park (Navy Yard)
- 🎞️ Film Screening “The Maiden” at Suns Cinema (Mt. Pleasant)
- 🎤 Open Mic at The Pocket (Truxton Circle)
- 🎲 Mahjong Night at MLK Library (Downtown)
- ✍️ Resume Workshopping at Parklands-Turner Library (Congress Heights)
⛸️The Sculpture Garden ice rink opens today!
Plus, the Georgetown rink opens tomorrow and the one at The Wharf opens on Wednesday. So strap on those skates and get twirling.
Free · 5 days a week