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Food and CultureJune 4Samu Qureshi sitting in old stadium seats in his Washington Football Team Museum. (Courtesy of “The Custodian” team)

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Local NewsMay 27The John A. Wilson Building in Washington, D.C. Under the proposed budget, D.C.'s sole mental health crisis team for kids would be shuttered. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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DC PoliticsMay 22City Cast's Michael Schaffer interviews Janeese Lewis George on Wednesday, May 20. (City Cast DC)

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.

Local NewsMay 22Rowhouses in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in Washington, District of Columbia, on September 14, 2020. (Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Poll: Even After Everything, Washingtonians Are Optimistic

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Jaclyn Peiser Joins City Cast DC as Business, Development and Transit Reporter

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DC PoliticsMay 22City Cast's Michael Schaffer interviews Kenyan McDuffie on Monday, April 28. (City Cast DC)

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?

DC, ExplainedMay 21Chris Lake at the Project GLOW Block Party April 18. (Courtesy of Project Glow)

The Summer of EDM is About To Hit D.C.

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DC PoliticsMay 20Kenyan McDuffie and Janeese Lewis George. Lewis George holds a narrow lead over McDuffie, according to a City Cast DC poll. (

City Cast DC Poll: Lewis George Leads for Mayor; Ranked Choice Could Boost McDuffie

The first citywide poll of District voters shows that neither candidate has a majority in the mayor’s race. McDuffie is the leading secon...

Local NewsMay 20The Malcolm X Park fountain has been repaired after many years. The $16 million park renovation is part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to repair defunct D.C. fountains ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations. (Emma Uber/City Cast DC)

At Malcolm X Park, The Fountain’s Repairs Bring Joy – and Politics

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