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- If you're not vaccinated, José Andrés wants you to get vaccinated. His restaurant group is offering $50 gift cards to anyone gets their first shot starting tomorrow. dcist.com/story/21/05/07…
- It's about damn time! Lizzo just became the first person to play James Madison's 200-year-old crystal flute bit.ly/3UL2YZS
- On August 13, the National Museum of African American History and Culture will be hosting a free block party to celebrate the history of hip-hop and rap. bit.ly/3IQmcb7
- “It feels like this country is breaking our hearts,” said one protester outside the Supreme Court after the Dobbs decision. More abortion rights supporters showing up as evening falls. bit.ly/39T9uer
- 65-pound alligator snapping turtle named "Lord Fairfax" found wandering a residential neighborhood in Alexandria dcist.com/story/20/06/15…
- Overheard in D.C.: "I guess I’m vaccinated so I don’t have to wear a mask outside but … I really don’t want people to think I’m a Republican." dcist.com/story/21/04/30…
- Several @DCist / @wamu885 reporters and photographers will be out at SCOTUS tonight following the protests. Hundreds of demonstrators are still gathered outside. Abortion rights supporters bang on drums and lead chants like "Never again we won't go back." Vid by @debbietruong
00:00 - Protesters and Trump supporters clashed in front of the Washington Monuments as fireworks exploded overhead. dcist.com/story/20/07/04…
- José Andrés pulled out of a deal to open a restaurant in the Trump property at the Old Post Office years ago. Now, the building is a Waldorf Astoria hotel and Andrés is back. bit.ly/3NJDvvU
- Black birthing people in D.C. made up 90% of recent birth-related deaths according to a new study, underscoring the severity of the city’s maternal health crisis.
