Who You Gonna Call? A Look At D.C.’s Updated 311 And 911 System
D.C.'s 311 system will soon consolidate requests for information and repairs. And its 911 system is now geolocating emergency calls from cell phones.
Does Washington D.C. have a distinct food culture? The city’s culinary traditions reflect centuries of political, economic and demographic evolution. But that history is often ignored or forgotten. We begin a new series exploring the city’s modern food culture and how it’s been influenced by the past.
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- Jeff Krulik Independent film-maker
- Vance Garnett Freelance Journalist
- Psyche Williams-Forson Associate Professor and Co-Director of Graduate Studies, American Studies, University of Maryland
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