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    Celebrating 65 Years of Ben’s Chili Bowl

    Celebrating 65 Years of Ben’s Chili Bowl

    FromCity Cast DC

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    Celebrating 65 Years of Ben’s Chili Bowl

    FromCity Cast DC

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    Length:
    18 minutes
    Released:
    Aug 22, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    The word “iconic” gets used too much in D.C. But in the case of Ben’s Chili Bowl, the U Street Mecca for late-night half-smokes, it fits. Bridget and Mike sat down with Virginia Ali, the matriarch of the restaurant which turns 65 today! They talk about the early days serving Howard University students, living through the fires of 1968, and what business is like in spiffed-up 21st century U Street. 
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    Released:
    Aug 22, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    City Cast is the daily, local audio companion you knew DC needed. Washingtonians are gritty, proud, and resilient — necessary qualities for a community facing issues that range from an affordability crisis to the fight for statehood to the movement for racial justice… and useful qualities for a region full of whip-smart people, dynamic culture, and constant change. Washingtonians are deeply passionate about our city, whose story is still being written, and City Cast DC is here to tell it. Every weekday morning, our hosts Michael Schaffer and Bridget Todd will engage people from all over the eight wards in conversation about DC’s crises and its beauty, both literal and figurative. It’ll have the feel of eavesdropping on an energetic and informative coffee shop chat, except that with City Cast DC, consider this your official invitation to listen in.