10.14 - we have liftoff
what’s going on in d.c.
Friday: It’s the last showing of Union Market’s drive-in movies for the season - tonight, it’s Black Panther (7 pm) | R&B/pop singer Giveon performs at The Anthem (8 pm) | Humor writer David Sedaris performs at the Kennedy Center (8 pm)
Saturday: The inaugural Shaw Art Walk presents artists, musicians, and vendors throughout the northern part of the neighborhood (12-6 pm) | An Asian Night Market pops up in Pentagon City, serving street-food options (5-11 pm) | Hocus Floatus, a silent dance party travels through Kalorama (8 pm)
Sunday: The Turkish Festival sets up near the Capitol with food, coffee, and music (11 am-7 pm) | Adams Morgan PorchFest, rescheduled from a few weeks ago, features 70+ bands, sets up along 17 neighborhood porches and patios (2-6 pm)
Ongoing: The National Air and Space Museum reopens today with eight updated galleries. For now, timed tickets are required | DC Design Week begins today with talks and workshops throughout the week.
let’s talk food and drinks
my weekly best bite: Scallop schnitzel from H St NE’s Irregardless
Apple cider doughnuts, traditionally a farm favorite, are popping up on menus around D.C. proper this month. Options are available at Donut Run, Milk Bar, District Doughnut, and more.
what’s on our minds?
Early voting is open in D.C. with one deja vu-esque initiative on the ballot: the increase in tipped minimum wage. Initiative 82, a repeat of a 2018 ballot initiative in which D.C. voters removed the lower tipped minimum wage, is back after the D.C. Council overruled that vote. DCist published an overview of the vote here.
Check out the D.C. Airbnbs deemed the best by Washingtonian, including one that’s an old firehouse.
Quick links to other weekly #goodreads:
Inside Georgetown’s Disastrous Student Government Election - per Washingtonian, “And what it may say about the future of our nation’s politics.”
At the Edge of a Cliff, Some Colleges Are Teaming Up to Survive - per The New York Times, “Faced with declining enrollment, smaller schools are harnessing innovative ideas — like course sharing — to attract otherwise reluctant students.”
The Watcher - per The Cut, “‘A family bought their dream house. But according to the creepy letters they started to get, they weren’t the only ones interested in it.” (ed. note: this piece is originally from 2018, but forms the basis of a Netflix miniseries released this week)