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What Is City Cast DC Neighbors?

Posted on April 21, 2025   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
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City Cast DC staff

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Welcome to City Cast DC Neighbors, our newly-revamped membership program that helps deepen your connection to D.C. Here’s everything you need to know about our growing Neighbor community.

What It Means to Be a City Cast DC Neighbor

At City Cast DC, our team brings you the stories that matter — right here in our own backyard. In a barrage of national headlines, we spotlight the conversations impacting our neighborhoods, and celebrate the neighbors who make D.C. unique.

Because better neighbors make for better cities.And City Cast DC Neighbors are the best.

Benefits and Perks

Your membership directly supports local journalism and the stories you rely on to better understand D.C. Here’s what else you get:

  • Neighbor-only events: You’ll get access to events like special insider tours, local volunteering meetups, happy hours with other City Cast DC Neighbors, and other Neighbors-only events where we share ideas about how to make the city better for everyone.
  • An opportunity to submit your favorite local business or organization to be mentioned in the show and in the Hey DC newsletter. It’s your chance to shine a light on the local spots making a difference.
  • A weekly preview of local events right in your inbox every Monday, so you can snag tickets and plan ahead.
  • Ad-free listening: A special feed just for Neighbors where you can listen to the City Cast DC podcast without advertisements.
  • A dedicated thank you on the City Cast DC podcast and Hey DC newsletter.

Become a City Cast DC Neighbor and help us build a better city, one good neighbor at a time.

Join the growing community of City Cast DC Neighbors

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