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Exciting news! @JacobFenston is embarking on the ultimate DC Parks Quest. He's going to bike, Metro, walk, and when necessary, even kayak (!), to all 683 parks in the District and document the journey on our podcast and newsletter. Follow along: dc.citycast.fm/dc-parks-ques…
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It’s a rough day to be in local journalism. DCist’s reporting has inspired us, fueled our podcast, and helped shape our city. Between rising crime, upcoming elections, and a dying downtown, Washingtonians need nuanced, local reporting now more than ever. This loss is devastating.
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The D.C. Council is considering banning Right on Red for cars and allowing the Idaho stop. Wondering what an Idaho stop even is? @JWPascale and @davidplotz have you covered.
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When DCist abruptly shut down, it was a shock. Now, a group of six DCist alum are launching The 51st, a worker-led nonprofit covering local news in Washington. We chatted with the founders last week about what to expect and how to support their work.
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We chatted with D.C. broadcast legend @Nnamdikid about all things D.C. statehood – Will we get it? Who’s against it? And what would D.C. “the state” look like?
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The toxic work culture in DCPS is an open secret. Now, Deputy Chancellor Melissa Kim has resigned over it and is leaving tomorrow. @SamPKCollins from @washinformer tells us what to expect. pod.link/citycastdc
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Weee! The National Mall looked pretty different in the 1930s.
ALT Horse-driven sleigh on a snowy path near the Lincoln Memorial (Bettmann/ Getty Images)
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Welcome to City Cast DC — a smart, daily local news podcast and newsletter that make you a better and more curious citizen. (1/4)
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🎉🎉🎉 We're proud to announce the official launch of the City Cast DC newsletter! Starting Monday, It'll hit your inbox every weekday at 6 a.m. with fresh news, views, intel, and tidbits from this complex city we call home. 🎉🎉🎉 Subscribe here: dc.citycast.fm
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City Cast’s mission is to make podcasts and newsletters that connect people with the cities they love. And we can't do that without amazing people behind the scenes, working every day to bring important stories about D.C. to your ears and eyes. (1/6)
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.@wmata says it's going to have to close 10 stations & 67 bus lines, shut down daily at 10 pm, etc. if governments in the area don't help with financing. Are those cuts actually on the table or is this a negotiation play? We asked @wmataGM Randy Clarke: dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/metr…
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Our Summer Bucket List Bingo is here!
Let us know (and send a pic 📸) when you check something off and we'll post the winners in our daily newsletter.
May the best Washingtonian win.
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Hey DC twitter, what are your favorite Hispanic-owned local restaurants?
💌We'd love to give them a shoutout in our daily newsletter for #HispanicHeritageMonth.
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The dedication!!! ICYMI Jacob is visiting all 683 parks (!) in DC and documenting his journey on our podcast and newsletter. Listen to him describe the project here: dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/frat…
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Here are the best D.C. pizza joints according to our readers:
Reader favorite: Andy's Pizza
Best Neapolitan style: Menomale (Runner up: Pupatella)
Best Detroit style: Emmy Squared
Best affordable pizza: Vace Italian Deli
Anything to add?
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Ultimate DC Parks Quest update! @JacobFenston has visited 10/683 parks so far. We catch up with him on the pod to see how it's going and the weird stuff he's seen so far!
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🎤 Thank you all for coming out to our live taping at The Square today! The full episode (complete with all your DC Valentine’s Day horror stories 💔) comes out next week!
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Visited the @streetsensedc office today to learn more about the amazing work they're doing. So excited for future collabs. What stories would you like to see us cover together?
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Join us for our next live taping at @metrobardc! Our host @BridgetMarie will be joined by D.C.'s Office of Planning's (@OPinDC) Anita Cozart and Ebony Dumas to chat about the future of D.C. neighborhoods.
RSVP for a spot! rb.gy/ffo0yn
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The sacrifices we make for our listeners and readers 😩
Today the @CityCast_DC team went on a mission to find the best pupusa in DC. Overcoming lactose intolerance, Dave Thomas circle, and caffeine withdrawal to try pupusas from 6 different spots. Results coming soon 👀👀
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Cloudy winter days make Kaela, our Hey DC newsletter writer, crave diner coffee, greasy eggs, & maybe corn beef hash if she feels indulgent. Here are some of the best spots she's found in D.C.
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I'm Julia Karron (@jkitsjulia), City Cast's Audio Producer. I grew up in Bethesda, moved away for college, then came back and haven’t left since. You can find me tearing it up at any of the local ice hockey or roller hockey rinks or taking a stroll on the National Mall.
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Street Sense is a newspaper with a mission - to end homelessness in D.C. In honor of its 20th anniversary, two vendors, Aida Peery and Jackie Turner are tracking how Street Sense has helped them find confidence, hope, and housing. (14 min listen)
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Pursuit Wine Bar & Kitchen on H Street NE says it's no longer sustainable to stay open. The place was robbed five times this year. Did crime drive its closure? We talked to @eat_dc about the many closures this fall and how much rising crime is to blame. dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/is-c…
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It’ll be featured in our newsletter tomorrow ☺️ wouldn’t want our readers to miss out on a great time! Can’t wait.
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Ever wonder what it's like to be a DC food critic? WaPo's @tomsietsema is here to spill his industry secrets, like why it’s important to check the restaurant bathroom, his worst DC dining experience, and why brunch is for suckers. dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/dc-f…
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WE WON NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE DATELINE AWARDS FROM THE @SPJDC 🏆🏆🏆🏆
We're internally gushing over our award winning episodes, and wanted to re share them with you all of you to help celebrate our win:
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Virginia‘s “model policies” on how schools should treat transgender students received over 17,000 public comments in the first two days. @MichaelLeePope from @VaPublicRadio explains why.
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D.C.’s a champ when it comes to great public spaces, but public restrooms, not so much. Thankfully, the D.C. Council has proposed a plan to inch towards potty parity, and @JonathanPKatz knows all about it. 🎧Listen to our latest: pod.link/citycastdc
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The battle for AdMo Plaza is being heard in the D.C. courts. Are you pro-development or pro-plaza? @maustermuhle tells why there's so much hubbub over the scrappy corner.
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Election season is here 🎉 To kick off our coverage, we sat down with @MatthewFrumin – the Democratic candidate for Ward 3 Councilmember – to talk about his plans if elected. pod.link/citycastdc
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Area 2 Farms grows plants that taste like roasted garlic, cheese, or oysters. And for the cherry (tomato) on top, it's fighting climate change. We chatted with Chief Science Officer Tyler Baras and tried some confusing veggies. (21 min listen)
🎧️ pod.link/citycastdc
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We're trying something new! Front Page Fridays – where we spill the local tea on the week's top stories. Today we tackle tennis, curfews, and all-boys prep schools.
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We have a very special guest on the podcast tomorrow... First to make a scientific guess and get it right gets a feature on Hey DC's Friday newsletter.
Any thoughts?
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This D.C. election is ... unusually spicy. Why is the At-Large Council Race so competitive this year? Could Elissa Silverman win a third term, or will she be forced to drop out? Alex Koma from Washington City Paper gives us the rundown before Nov. 8.
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You're invited to join CCDC for a live podcast interview to celebrate our One Year Anniversary at Sonny's Pizza on 8/28 at 6:30 p.m with special guest @ChelseaCirruzzo!
Arrive early for a natural wine tasting from 5-6 sponsored by @PlantWines. 🍷 RSVP: dc.citycast.fm/1-year-annive…
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The Metro is changing — more service and shorter waits on trains, free rides on D.C. buses. But what’s the catch? @JWPascale is here to walk us through the good and bad.
🎧️ pod.link/citycastdc
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Hard decision but the CCDC team decided on @Indiquedc as our election-night takeout of choice. What's yours? @Kaela_CS @jkitsjulia
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💕 Thanks for coming out to our first live taping DC! Catch the episode here on Friday: pod.link/citycastec
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We’re at the @heurichhouse Christmas Market collecting your thoughts on what DC does well and what it could do better. Come on by!
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"The Purple Line is about more than just a light rail line. It's about access to opportunity. It's about equality in the capital region." - @EricCortellessa in our most recent episode, about the delays that have plagued the @PurpleLineMD project.🎧Listen: pod.link/citycastdc
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Who do you think most transformed D.C. politics this year? We asked local reporters, our audience, and ultimately, our brilliant panel (@AnnaSpiegs, @TheArtist_MBS, @davidplotz), and you'll be surprised who they chose. Listen here: dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/dcs-…
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Wednesday is getting closer and closer!
Come see us run the podcast live on 3/1 at @PoliticsProse with special guests @justupthepike and @loriara! Show starts at 6:30 + a special interview after the taping with @genrebending!
RSVP here for more info: eventbrite.com/e/53021478569…
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I’m Michael Schaffer (@michaelschaffer) one of City Cast's Podcast Hosts. I was born in D.C. and grew up in upper Northwest in the 1980s, which means I can pull rank on you if you spout off about punk, go-go, or discontinued Metrobus routes.
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Where do you stand with bike lanes?
Lee Mayer and Sauleh Siddiqui joined us on the pod to explore both sides of DDOT's bike lane proposal.
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Sure, ranked choice voting sounds great for a city like D.C., where 12+ candidates are apt to divide up the vote in a Council race. Who could be against it? It turns out … quite a few folks. @AlexKomaWCP walks us through I-83 & its antagonists. Listen🎧: dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/rank…
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On Nov. 18, a mass shooting DIDN’T take place at Jackson-Reed High School. But after reports of gunshots, the school went into full lockdown. Benjamin Chait from the school newspaper tells us about what happened, and the aftermath.
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It is Day Two of our Spy Week, presented by the @IntlSpyMuseum!
Today, former CIA agent Lindsay Moran tells us how to spot a spy in DC, whether it’s your neighbor, best friend, or that guy hitting on you at the bar.
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D.C. has lots of trusted news sources for local stories, but the Washington Post (@washingtonpost) has long been the most recognizable, particularly to D.C.'s many transplants. That means its editorial board has an outsized influence on city politics and election coverage. (1/3)
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We proudly present our holiday cocktail pairing - the City Cast DC Royale!! Designed for sipping while catching up on your podcast queue, but just as good at impressing your friends on NYE. Created by our friend @hurndownforwhat from Silver Lyan. Recipe on our insta & newsletter.
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In our first episode: What happens in D.C. now that @SCOTUS has overturned Roe v. Wade? @RoederKaela of @streetsensedc joins us to discuss the future of abortion in the city. pod.link/citycastdc
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September is Hunger Action Month, and one in three D.C. residents is food insecure. Radha Muttiah from @foodbankmetrodc tells us why this is, and how to help.
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I repeat: the dedication!!!
I took advantage of today’s storm to get completely drenched biking around to visit parks in Ward 8. Visited 2 triangle parks, 2 rec centers, 1 parking lot that was supposed to be a park, 1 vacant lot, and 2 boundary stones. Only 676 DC parks left to visit! @CityCast_DC
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The mystery man behind @eat_dc tells us why SO many fantastic DC restaurants are closing and why now. pod.link/citycastdc
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People came OUT to Dupont Circle today to support USA against Wales. And that's love, because it's 🥶 out here
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The FBI Headquarters is an aesthetic disaster, but maybe not for long (fingers-crossed). The FBI wants to move to the burbs, and we’re dreaming up alternate uses for the space with @TristanNavera.
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I’m Priyanka Tilve (@ptilve), City Cast's Lead Producer. I moved to D.C. in early 2019. I’m a regular at the National Portrait Gallery, love exploring coffee shops across the eight wards, and Tiger Fork’s Jah Leung is the key to my heart.
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Staffers at Union Kitchen, a food business accelerator, are suing their employee for wage theft. (1/2)
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Happening now at Dupont Circle! Jazz event put on by @ColombiaEmbUSA, @DupontCirMainSt, and @DupontCircleBID
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Ghost kitchens are having a moment. But what are they and where can you find them? Cornelia Poku of @BGExploreDC shows us the scene.
⬇️ Cornelia’s Ghostburger order (which started as a ghost kitchen in Espita)
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History being made tonight at Audi field as the collective bargaining agreement is signed! #EqualPLAYforEqualPAY
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Remember: DC has same day voter registration, just bring a proof of residence to the polls with you 🗳dcboe.org/FAQS/Voter-Registr…
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The @CapitalFringe Festival kicks off this Thursday! There will be more than 30 theater performances, creatively set up in vacant storefronts across Georgetown.
Founding Director Julianne Brienza told us all about what to expect from the shows:
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Georgetown is cool again? And speakeasies are out? Washingtonian Food Editor @jsidman chats about her predictions for D.C.’s restaurant scene in 2023. (20 min listen)
🎧 pod.link/citycastdc
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D.C. rats are seriously out of control this summer. It's gross, it's wild, and @BridgetMarie is gonna tell you all about it. pod.link/citycastdc
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DC USA Mall in Columbia Heights is trying to ban all minors from entering the store without adult supervision. We get into what this means for D.C. in this week's roundup episode with @cuneytdil and @justupthepike. Listen here 🎧 : dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/char…
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EXCLUSIVE: We sat down with Mayor Bowser to ask what we're all wondering: How worried should we be about D.C. crime? What was she really doing in Vegas? And why are her approval ratings so low?
We covered a lot in just 30 minutes. 🎧Listen here: dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/mayo…
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Jade Womack never expected her Clockout DC Instagram to blow up. But 70k followers comes with a mental cost. @whatpreferences tells us how she navigates it all as a one-woman show.
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T-5 days until your new favorite podcast launches. What stories do you want us to cover? 🎧Check out our trailer if you need some inspiration: pod.link/citycastdc
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Compost queen Abi Newhouse chats with @michaelschaffer about the nitty gritty of food waste disposal in D.C. Give those watermelon rinds a second life! pod.link/citycastdc
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If you've been in Adams Morgan recently, you’ve probably seen the aftermath of attacks on local businesses.
Today, we’re looking at what they’re doing to protect themselves and the community.
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Vote, vote, vote!! In the 2020 primaries, only 28% of registered voters in DC actually cast their ballots (and presidential election years are always higher than others). Let's get that number up this year, people! Local elections matter.
TODAY IS ELECTION DAY!
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Cast your vote at:
☑️ ANY Vote Center Location, open from 7 AM - 8 PM (those in line by 8 PM will be able to vote)
☑️ ANY Mail Ballot Drop Box location (open until 8 PM)
Search Vote Center Locations: bit.ly/3PnHuj0
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D.C. showed UP for the 1964 election. Can we match this turnout in 2022?
ALT District residents swarm to the polls in 1964. (Bettmann / Getty Images)
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If you thought you'd heard all of @jsidman's restaurant hot takes, you thought wrong. Check out today's episode for some brutal honesty about D.C.'s food scene, from Jessica and our team, @jkitsjulia and @michaelschaffer. dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/brut…
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DC, we're one week into 2024. What's in and out? @jsidman breaks down the restaurant trends to expect this year (sad spoiler: happy hour is out?) and our team contributes some cultural ins/outs of our own. Listen here: dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/what…
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👋 Question: DC's recycling guide says pizza boxes are "forbidden". Why are there conflicting sources and which one is correct? irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/…
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Cuteness alert! Meet the three red pandas that recently arrived at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation facility in Virginia. (Plus, a bonus photo of the whooping crane baby.) bit.ly/3OQj2WI
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We'd be willing to collab on a beer anytime @AtlasBrewWorks😉
Next Month PoPville turns 16 Years Old, We Will Celebrate Nov. 3rd with a Happy Hour(s) at Atlas Brew Works (Navy Yard) AND we will toast in style with a special release, Behold the PoPville Cedar IPA!! popville.com/2022/10/atlas-c…
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The murder of Catherine Fuller transfixed Washington in 1984. And now, nearly 40 years later, it’s the subject of a book by former D.C. public defender Tom Dybdahl.
On today's episode he tells us about what happened — and what’s still happening.
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I'm Kaela Cote-Stemmermann (@Kaela_CS), I write City Cast newsletter. I have lived in D.C. for over five years and still never tire of the many sites here. On the weekends you can find me knee-deep in the community garden or biking Columbia Heights searching for the best coffee.
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Look at this sweetie. How could you not love her? But plot twist: She wouldn't be allowed to live in PG County because of its 25-year-old pit bull ban. @justupthepike and @BridgetMarie chatted about efforts to overturn the ban. Listen here: pod.link/citycastdc
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For our last election prep episode, we’re talking I-82, the ballot initiative to scrap the tipped minimum wage. How’s this different from the 2018 vote? Would it affect menu prices? @TheArtist_MBS from the Washington Post is here to explain. pod.link/citycastdc
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How do you do shrooms in D.C.? Learn how Melissa Lavasani (CEO of @PMCinDC) started exploring psilocybin mushrooms, and how you can too.
🎧️ pod.link/citycastdc
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The Department of Public Works has finally selected households for the curbside composting pilot.
If the program goes well, hopefully we’ll see compost collection across the city! In the meantime, here’s how you can compost in D.C.:
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We just aired our first field episode! Willing to bet most of you have never been to Crispus Attucks park (which, admittedly, is part of its charm ... ) And the story behind its founding is even more beautiful than the park itself. 🎧️ Listen here: pod.link/citycastdc
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What's a service charge anyways? Do you tip on top? If so, how much? @jsidman answers all the questions you're too embarrassed to ask.
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It's officially holiday shopping season, and that STRESSES us out. Thankfully, @BGExploreDC has some chic winter market and pop-up recs, to make this time of year a bit brighter. Listen 🎧: dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/the-…
(pc: @Kaela_CS at Salt & Sundry's holiday pop-up)
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