Wake to Washington

Ticket prices for the All Things Go Fall Classic increase

...this Friday at 11PM. This is your last chance to see CHVRCHES, LANY, Betty Who and more for as low as $41 down at Union Market on October 12 & 13!

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The Army is running a classified mission in DC

Black Hawk helicopters are shuttling soldiers across the city. Of course we don’t know much about the program, which started in October, but when the Defense Department asked Congress this month for $2.5 billion, the Army marked the helicopter program as a high priority. 

Tenants unionize to beat back gentrification, bad landlords

A coalition of residents from all eight wards gathered at All Souls church in Columbia Heights to curb discrimination against minorities by landlords, by joining forces and demanding more rights as tenants. One study claimed DC had the most intense gentrification in the country, leading to cultural displacement as people were pushed out largely along racial lines. 

• ICYMI: Friedrich Engels, “The Housing Question” (pdf)

Where the DC power lunch was born

Recounting the history of Sans Souci: The exclusive French restaurant was the height of glamor in the 60s and 70s, when it turned away a poorly-dressed Mick Jagger and whose maitre d’ studied two newspapers each day to avoid accidentally seating two embroiled parties next to each other. Today, 17th and Pennsylvania houses a...McDonald’s.

Harris’ housing proposal, applied here

It’s unclear whether Sen. Kamala Harris’ housing proposal would have its intended effect in DC given the undefined criteria of what qualifies as “formerly redlined neighborhoods which are still low-income.” Plus, housing costs in DC have appreciated well above the $300,00 limit Harris proposes. 

“They’re acting like the Walmart of medical centers”

Protesters rallied outside John Hopkins Hospital this past Saturday to decry the hospital’s aggressive attempts to collect outstanding medical debt from low-income patients, noting the lawsuits disproportionately targets the city’s African-American population. This is simply the latest example of unsavory behavior from Hopkins—the hospital previously came under fire for blocking nurses’ efforts to unionize.

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Last call for a Cold one

The Cold War never ended at artist Mark Keltner’s installation at Culture House (nee Blind Whino). Its extended run is now set to end on the 28th. 

Stand With Airport Workers!

Over 11,000 UNITE HERE members at various airline catering companies have authorized a strike against bad pay, bad conditions, and no respect. Confirmed rally attendees include Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Eleanor Holmes Norton. (4:30-7:30)

Spam fried rice will bring us world peace

And now you can recreate Coconut Club’s delicious rendition in your kitchen, featuring the staples: Spam and Dole pineapple.

Here’s the Scoop

That’s the name of Georgia Avenue’s newest store, started by a DC native. No better time to launch an ice cream store than in a heatwave, eh? 

A glass of Purple Rain

You know what pairs well with fancy wine? Prince! Or the artist formerly known as Prince, we’re not quite sure. Either way, City Winery is teaming up with Vine of the Rhyme to guide you through a unique listening experience of his classic album, Purple Rain. (5:30pm)

Reminders from the Weekly Scheduler

• Sample more than 100 craft distillers from across the country while supporting the National Press Club Journalism Institute. (6 pm)

• Pineapple DC brings together some of the biggest local ice cream innovators to discuss ice cream as a platform for cultural exchange. (7 pm)

Also || profs & pints: gettysburg | NSO at Art Enables | BYT’s Summer Book Swap