David Plotz

After three years off this platform, I'm back on because of what's happened at @washingtonpost and what we're trying to do about it at @CityCast_DC. We're going to start hiring journalists immediately to make sure DC continues to have great, useful, ambitious local journalism...

A guy is having a gigantic apple-eating party in DC in August. Free apples, thousands of RSVPs. dc.citycast.fm/culture/how-an…

Emma Uber gets results! Yesterday @EmmaUber7 and @CityCast_DC revealed that priceless documents were overheating in the Lincoln Memorial Undercroft. Today, the Park Service removed them. dc.citycast.fm/news/lincoln-m…

Does DC really need to ban foie gras, asks @mffisher dc.citycast.fm/opinion/the-d-…

SCOOP: Less than a month after the opening of a $69 million exhibit beneath the Lincoln Memorial, Park Service officials are raising alarm bells. They say rare copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment are being kept in temperatures above 80 degrees. Preservation experts tell me that's hot enough to damage the documents, which date back to the 1860s and bear Lincoln's signature. It’s the latest in a string of troubles involving upgrades to the National Mall as part of America’s 250th birthday celebrations. An NPS spokesperson told me the documents are being properly cared for. They did not answer when I asked why there was a fan pointed toward the display case. dc.citycast.fm/news/lincoln-m…

Writer-director Kwame Kwei-Armah weaves two dozen TLC classics into the new musical CrazySexyCool. The show premiered at Arena Stage on June 26. @ctklimek dc.citycast.fm/theater-review…

Local parade saves the day when national parade is canceled. dc.citycast.fm/news/national-…

Places to watch the DC July 4 fireworks without the crowds--and without dealing with the draconian mall security. dc.citycast.fm/dc-life-hacks/…

You may be "invited" to Trump's July 4, but they sure hope you won't come. No frisbees? No fun! dc.citycast.fm/opinion/trump-…

D.C. needs local news. We answered. New voices, a refreshed website, more newsletters, lively social coverage and D.C.'s best daily podcast. dc.citycast.fm/announcements/…

I don’t love how I am so looming in this photo but I am incredibly excited to work with this crew to build a great local newsroom for at @CityCast_DC dc.citycast.fm/announcements/…

So @ben_brasch visited the Great American State Fair and found basically...no one dc.citycast.fm/news/great-ame…

Every week, I dedicate the final section of my newsletter to something a bit more lighthearted. I often use it as an excuse to dig into some of my personal D.C. curiosities. So when I interviewed Janeese Lewis George at nearly midnight on election night and somehow her shimmery purple eyeshadow and false lashes were still perfectly intact, I knew what had to be done. Here's the secret behind JLG's glam (spoiler alert: it involves 4 different kinds of setting spray and a decade with your makeup artist): dc.citycast.fm/dc-politics/ja…

Very charming @EmmaUber7 interview with @Janeese4DC's brilliant makeup artist. citycast.fm/dc-politics/ja…

Well, at least they are inspecting the Trump Ferris Wheel. dc.citycast.fm/news/ferris-wh…

This brave soul started as our politics and govt reporter the day before the primary election. So pumped to have @ben_brasch join our team!

I'm replacing myself! As we've been building DC's best local newsroom at @CityCast_DC, I've been acting as our interim General Manager. Now we're hiring a permanent GM to run this great new local media venture. Help me find the right person, please! apply.workable.com/city-cast/j/71…

After the DSA wins New York, Seattle, DC, and (potentially) the LA mayoral races, I think the center left needs to acknowledge that its infrastructure in major American cities is broken, that we are being flatly out-organized, and settling for uninspiring candidates.

DC's new election setup--ranked-choice voting plus 10 days for late-arriving ballots--could have been a disaster. It wasn't, but only because we got really lucky this time. Really interesting new @mffisher column for @CityCast_DC dc.citycast.fm/dc-politics/co…

🎧 @michaelschaffer @EmmaUber7 @BridgetMarie spent last night at election watch parties and the early hours of the morning recording this pod with the primary analysis you need about JLG and Robert White's very good nights. open.spotify.com/episode/07lo9D…

Referring to ranked choice voting @kenyanmcduffie said: “We respect this process and we will see it through all the way to the end and ensure every vote is counted”