what’s going on in d.c.
Friday: Washington National Cathedral hosts a Flower Mart with a carousel, games, performances, and, of course, flowers for sale (10 am - 6 pm, Saturday 10 am - 5 pm) | Rapper Babyface Ray performs at the Filmore Silver Spring (9 am)
Saturday: A D.C. staple, the Around the World Embassy Tour is back, with dozens of embassies open to the public to explore (10 am - 4:30 pm) | Takoma hosts a music and food festival with performances throughout the afternoon and a beerfest into the evening(12-5 pm, 3-7 pm) | It’s the Running of the Chihuahuas at the Wharf, with 100+ pups racing down the pier (2-5 pm) | NoMa’s newest rooftop bar, Upstairs at The Morrow, hosts a Kentucky Derby watch party (6 pm)
Sunday: Non-purebred pups compete at Dacha Navy Yard for the Muttminster Dog Show honors (11 am - 3 pm)
all weekend: Canal Boat Tours return to Georgetown’s C&O Canal, with one hour tours running four times a day | Washington Ballet presents The Sleeping Beauty at the Kennedy Center (shows throughout the weekend)
let’s talk food and drinks
my weekly best bite: vodka tagliatelle at Toscana Market
It’s starting to feel like ice cream season - grab a cone at one of these 16 spots profiled by DC Eater.
what’s on our minds?
Lego cities arrive at the National Building Museum on May 27th, with miniature metropolises on display through the fall. “Brick City” will showcase models from around the world, including a 12-foot-long replica St. Pancras Station from London.
The dream of fare-free buses by DC Council members is on pause, as Metro board members announced opposition this week to the plan, aligning with Mayor Bowser. Bowser and the Metro board support a competing plan to reshape the K Street NW stretch downtown.
Quick links to other weekly #goodreads:
What Exactly Is the Magic of Disney World? - per The Cut, “"Disclosing one’s relationship with Disney is like talking about religion. I come from a family of nonbelievers, but I did visit the Orlando park once, when I was 5.”
How the Courts, COVID, and Jan. 6 Have Made it Harder for D.C Prisoners to Earn Early Release - per Washington City Paper, “Incarcerated people must now apply for early release from far-flung federal prisons rather than the D.C. Jail, making the process all the more difficult.”
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