Famous Friday Round Up
#WEEKEND
Weather: This weekend is looking sunny but a bit chilly. Expect temperatures in the mid 40s to low 50s with a slight possibility of scattered showers.
Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Grab a drink during DC Cocktail week; Hit up your favorite Smithsonian; Take advantage of the great weather while you can and hike through Rock Creek park; Visit the baby panda at the National Zoo.
ROUNDUP PRESENTED BY
Responsibility.org
Most Washingtonians (64%) report they rarely/never use alternative transportation like taxis, ride-share services or public transportation to get home safely after going out. As the holiday season begins, let’s all do our part to make sure it really is the most wonderful and responsible time of the year.
#NATIONAL
Your guide to surviving Thanksgiving with your crazy family; When will the U.S. House of Reps bail on floor charts and use tv screens instead?; When your hair just can’t; Congratulations! We all survived National Have a Bad Day Day; Fall NINE floors, get back up, and hit the hay (futon); We feel like you need some advice, just because; Willie Nelson’s take on Trump; If presidential candidates had their own Lifetime movies; Rubio is taking some hits; No place like home for the holidays…just don’t drive there; National Security vs. Women; Trump Tracking.
#LOCAL
Drones in 2123 Rayburn?; DC smells like your college dorm… in a good way; The Capitol Christmas tree came from just down the street- Alaska; The new Politico app is looking good; Obama went cold turkey; I’m sure the purple metro line will function wayyy better than all the others; Thinking of visiting Washington? These people are thinking again; Black Friday is almost upon us; In case you weren’t sure if Bryce Harper is the bomb.
#ICYMI
- The Emporiyum Instagram Round Up
- We Heart Iowa
- Famous 5: Complex the Exec
- Josh Rogin vs. Seth Rogen on Twitter
- Feasting Famously with Giada De Laurentiis
- Welcome to the Moulin Bleu
- The National Press Foundation Announces 2015 Award Winners
- Two of our favorites are officially off the market!
- Famous Rant: Escalefting
#BIRTHDAY
Meghan Burris; Mike Ricci; Noreen Holcomb; Kinsey Kolega; Carolyn Kirsch; Jenela Jack; Sophie Halter; Ellie Wells; Evan Turner; Anna Malkiewicz; Madelyn Eagen; Lars Solomon; Brett Nadolinski; Nick Donofrio; Elias Becerra; Micah Lynch; Dan Cercone; Sean Lyon; Kelly Rand; Leah Jacob.
#TWEETSOFTHEWEEK
amorrissey; SimonMaloy; EvanMcSan; annacatkopsky; ValeeGrrl.
#FAMOUSFORDC
Congrats to Ericka Anderson on the birth of her baby boy; Big congratulations to our favorite DJ Tommy McFly and his fiancé Chrys; I guess Mick Kaplan has stopped reading these emails; Hello Matt and Molly Haase – we miss y’all; The Moulin Bleu party at NJI Media was off the chain; Will this be the week for Jeremy Art‘s big subject line win? Good luck in Paris, Alex Gould; Did Leland Vittert make it to his 6am work out?; Alex Finland is good at Black Jack… until he’s not.
#MEDIAMOVES BY BRYANT ROW
Congratulations to all of the winners of the National Press Foundation’s Annual Journalism Awards including: Jim VandeHei, John Harris, Diane Rehm, Charlie Rose; NYT Ashley Parker now covering the Jeb campaign, Matt Flegenheimer covering Cruz, Nick Corasaniti has messaging and targeting, and Jeremey Peters will cover Rubio; Brad Dayspring headed to POLITICO as its first VP of Communications; Erin Evans leaves BET to start as the senior editor of Identities at Mic News at the end of the month; Emily Cahn joins Mashable as a political reporter.
#BYE
The weekend starts… now.
