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Thursday, June 4
- 🎤 Hot Mess at Penn Social (Penn Quarter)
- 🔮 Astrology Dinner Nights at Flor Coffee + Books (Downtown)
- 🎬 Microcinema: Margaret Rorison “Passages” at Rhizome (Takoma)
- 🎥 Adams Morgan Movie Night: “Hamilton” at Marie Reed School (Adams Morgan)
- 🎨 Phillips after 5: Party with Pride at the Phillips Collection (Dupont Circle)
- 🍽️ Taste of America Evening Benefit at the National Archives (National Mall)
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Transcript: City Cast DC's Interview with Janeese Lewis George
You know, I think a lot of the things that we had when I was a young person, are a lot of the things we need to just reinvest back in.
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Transcript: City Cast DC's Interview with Kenyan McDuffie
I'm wondering, looking at the city now, as a kid growing up as you did in a neighborhood like Stronghold… better place now?
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At Malcolm X Park, The Fountain’s Repairs Bring Joy – and Politics
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Pirro Says She Will Prosecute Parents of Kids Participating in "Teen Takeovers"
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said parents could face fines or up to six months of jail time.