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A jury has convicted a D.C. police officer of murder in the case of Karon Hylton-Brown. Another officer was convicted of trying to cover it up. Mitch Ryals from Washington City Paper has been covering the twisting case and is here to tell us about it — and what it says about the state of policing in the District.Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter.We’re also on Twitter! Follow us at @citycast_dc.And we’d love to feature you on the show! Share your DC-related thoughts, hopes, and frustrations with us in a voicemail by calling 202-642-2654.

It’s a new year! But we’re still talking about familiar storylines: Football ineptitude, January 6 fallout, and the fate of central Washington. We discuss the rollout of the new Washington Commanders mascot, the latest Capitol trial updates, and a new plan to populate D.C.’s downtown. Check out these articles, that fueled this Friday episode:  Colleen Grablick’s very sassy report on Major Tuddy. Rachel Weiner and Spencer Hsu’s coverage of the Proud Boys trial jury selection.  Cuneyt Dil on getting workers back to the office downtown. And our episode with Tristan Navera about how downtown D.C. is transforming. Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter. We’re also on Twitter! Follow us at @citycast_dc.And we’d love to feature you on the show! Share your DC-related thoughts, hopes, and frustrations with us in a voicemail by calling 2026422654.

District Taco just announced that it’s planning to expand across the East Coast, from New Jersey to Florida, and it’s just the latest DMV-born fast-casual spot to explode like this nationally. We’ve got Sweetgreen, Cava, Call Your Mother is going national soon. Why is DC such an incubator for this style of restaurant? City Cast DC Contributor Tim Ebner is here to break it down, and we’re also talking to the co-founder of the new Indian fast-casual eatery RASA about his journey.Check out Montgomery County's fitness passes via this registration link.Need even more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter Hey DC! You can also find us on Twitter at @citycast_dc.We also wanna hear YOU on the show! Share your DC-related thoughts, hopes, and frustrations with us in a voicemail by calling 202-642-2654.

Today, Bridget and Mike tackle a question that needs an answer: Is D.C. considered ‘The South’? And if not, what part of the country DOES it best fit in?Need more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter. We’re also on Twitter! Follow us at @citycast_dc.And we’d love to feature you on the show! Share your DC-related thoughts, hopes, and frustrations with us in a voicemail by calling 202-642-2654.

2023 is going to be our year! At least if all of us, and our neighbors, and city leadership pay heed to the New Year’s resolutions featured in this episode. Thanks to all of you who sent in your thoughts. We were blown away by the response!A lot of you also got in touch via our morning newsletter Hey DC. Be sure to subscribe to become a part of that community. And you can also join in by following us on Twitter, at @citycast_dc.And we’d love to feature even more of you on the show! Share your D.C.-related thoughts, hopes, and frustrations with us in a voicemail by calling 202-642-2654.

Today's episode is related to our NYE resolution to follow through even more on listeners' pitches! Like this episode, which we originally aired in August: What happens when neighbors band together and transform a section of asphalt in their own backyard? Bridget Todd meets up with Tyrone Goodwyn, who explains the history of Crispus Attucks Park in Northeast D.C. and how it became Bloomingdale’s secret urban oasis.That's it for our holiday content! Need more news from us? Then subscribe to our newsletter Hey DC. Plus, we’re on Twitter! Follow us at @citycast_dc.Got a story you want featured? Share your DC-related thoughts, hopes, and frustrations with us in a voicemail by calling 2026422654.

One of City Cast DC's resolutions is to not just present problems about the city, but also find a way to help YOU solve them. So in that vein, here’s our chat from August, with the Head of DC Health’s Rodent Control Program Gerard Brown, to talk about the rat problem in the District and how you can be a good neighbor and help solve it.If that gets you thinking about any solutions you’ve come across in D.C., email us about them at dc@citycast.fm!Check out our newsletter Hey DC and follow us on Twitter at @citycast_dc.And we’d love to feature you on the show! Share your DC-related thoughts, hopes, and frustrations with us in a voicemail by calling 2026422654.

A big resolution for us here at City Cast is to continue picking stories that make people smile, have fun, and also get them out of their comfort zones! And if you need inspiration, well, a story that took us out of our comfort zones was the one at Markoff’s Haunted Forest, since none of us had ever been! We had a blast making this, and we know you'll have a blast listening to it if you missed it in its original October run, so here’s our adventure through the forest. Our sister newsletter Hey DC is putting out all kinds of cool holiday content this week. Subscribe now so you don’t miss it. Plus, we’re on Twitter! Follow us at @citycast_dc. Plus, if you've got a feel-good story or something that'll push us out of our comfort zone, email us!And we’d love to feature you on the show! Share your DC-related thoughts, hopes, and frustrations with us in a voicemail by calling 2026422654.

One resolution we have at City Cast DC is holding those in power to account. We are local journalism after all! But we rely on listeners like you to help us find those institutions to hold accountable. One episode from earlier this year that fit in that camp, was our chat with Washington Business Journal’s Hannah Denham this August, about her investigation into the now defunct international education center The Whittle School, and it’s the type of accountability journalism we want to bring you even more of in 2023.Go find our newsletter Hey DC online if you want more! Plus, we’re on Twitter! Follow us at @citycast_dc.If you have a story in mind that we should investigate, leave as a voicemail about it at 202-642-2654.

What’s the best bread in DC? Jill Nguyen, the Bread Lady of Capitol Hill, dove into baking during the pandemic, and has some thoughts — about what’s coming out of her oven, and beyond. Our sister newsletter Hey DC has tons of great baked good suggestions, and other fun lists. Be sure to subscribe. You can also follow us on Twitter at @citycast_dc.