Friday Round Up
Weather: The April showers are right on time, DC. Expect a rainy Saturday and a breezy Sunday with temperatures as low as 37.
Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Take a trip to Baltimore for the first large-scale city light festival; Catch one of the two Nats exhibition games at the ballpark; Head over to the mall to see the Blossom Kite Festival; Get into a hardcore pillow fight at the Washington Monument for International Pillow Fight Day; Mosey on over to Shaw to witness the Sumo-Sized Sunday wrestling matches; You can never go wrong attending the Ripe festival at Right Proper Brewing Company.
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#WATCH
BREAKING – TRUMP SUSPENDS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
We received news yesterday that Donald Trump is suspending his presidential campaign in an effort to unite the party. This information was supposed to be embargoed until April 1, but we don’t know what “embargoed” means so we released it yesterday.
#NATIONAL
The baby bald eagles are in need of names; Apple vs. FBI; The Obamas really outdid themselves this Easter; This just isn’t your week, Donald; You’ve been served; The GOP just got Trumped; Cruz and Trump are breaking up; The new Instagram algorithm is making us nervous; Disney supports the rainbow; Apple is hitting it out of the park; Ted Cruz once attended a Pink Floyd concert when he was a senior in high school and saw a cop smoking a joint; Can you fib 71 times in an hour?; This is the best way to respond to your friends picking up their phones in the car (h/t Max Gigle); All 91 Metro stations ranked by ridership.
#LOCAL
Some fan mail is just down right crazy; Cava Grill is headed to Dupont Circle; 2016 road closings = stay home; Can you ping pong this hard?; We’ll see Amtrak, we’ll see; Take cover, Trump is making moves in DC; Get it together, Metro; Are you gonna flirt with Mary-Jane in support of legalization?; We all know this is a joke, Metro; Can Bieber bring the heat?; Sesame Street does Warren G ft. Nate Dogg; The State Department has something it needs to break to you; And where can we get a copy of this “playbook”? Asking for a friend; Goodbye, Bohemian Caverns (h/t Colin Wilhelm); As if we needed another reason to go to the Pug; Can’t tech this; What you are really getting yourself into when you chat it up with a Washingtonian.
#ICYMI
Friday Grind
Breaking: Donald Trump Suspends Presidential Campaign
Life on the Campaign Trail: Intern
The Untied State of Autocorrect
Sh*t Trump Says-Posters
Calling All Interns
Obamas Host their Final White House Easter Egg Roll Emceed by Tommy McFly
#EDITORSPICK
During an election year, it is sometimes forgotten that there is a machine behind each candidate that is largely responsible for whether their campaign flourishes… or flops. This machine is the campaign team, and we’ve taken a closer look at their roles – from the attractive, to the not-so-glamorous, and everything in between.
Below is the third installment in our Life On The Campaign Trail series.
#BIRTHDAY
Emily Brown, Gerardo Ayma Garcia, Lia DiNunzio, Kellen Pembleton, Harry B. Schooley, Sarah Scaccia, Danielle Simonetta Maurer, Drew Maloney, Michael Ramlet, Brian Werner, Daniel Bucheli, Julian Johnson, Llanco Talamantes, Bradleigh Chance, Riley Titus, Lori Robinson, Caitlin Taylor, Mariah Carey, Fergie, Johann Bach.
#TWEETOFTHEWEEK
“Like I always say, never bring a knife to a pen fight.” – David Drucker
#FAMOUSFORDC
Morgan Gress throws a killer Easter brunch; Thanks for the ice cream Josh Shultz; Jack Quinn has more fun than we do; We need more Garrette Turner’s in this world; We miss Phillip Herndon; What’s next for Joe Pounder?; Does Benny Johnson drink on the job — without us?; What is Brandon Eden up to this weekend?; congratulations to Hannah Mooney on becoming a [solidcore] coach; Recess is bad for Sean Hayes; This week was one for the books, Lisa Kramer wore floral two days in a row; Does Andie D’Agostino read this far down?; Did you see Nikki Schwab on Showtime?; Where in the world is Caitlin Blocker?; Ask Noelle Clemente about her rap squad; Derek Timmerman was creeping around OTown; Kevin Gannon’s NCAA bracket is on point; Ask Robby Wehagen for his top ant-sitting tips; Will Carla Coley give us a ride?; Congratulations to Domenic Manecke and Margaret Jaco!; We should have known Wendell White is a space nerd; Does Max Gigle want UConn to lose?; Anne Marie Malecha’s life is our goal; Let’s play Hollis Gurley’s favorite game; Is that China Riddle on tv?; Congratulations Josh Kersey and Chelsea Forinash; We like “spring snow” Robbie Myers; Longworth will run on Dunkin on April 4th (h/t Jim Billimoria); Don Castellucci can’t wait to get his FDC koozie; Congrats to whoever pranked the entire FamousDC team. We will get to the bottom of this!; Leo Bauza is very funny; Scott Clement makes some of the best charts in the District; Congrats on your well-deserved retirement, Frank Gunion!; DC will miss the Gress family!; Tommy McFly loves his Egg Rolls; Jennifer Jacobs and Carlos Watson are crushing it; It wasn’t just an ordinary Tuesday for Riley Titus; Chris Jorgenson is king of the castle right now; Will Taz Jones make a comeback?; We’ve received some intel that Norberto Salinas is crushing it.
#MEDIAMOVES BY BRYANT ROW
Bloomberg Politics welcomes Jennifer Jacobs to the team; The Guardian appoints Jill Abramson as Political Columnist; David Gregory joins CNN; Keith B. Richburg takes on the director position of HKU’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre; CQ Roll Call’s Kathy Black is saying her goodbyes; NPAA names Akili-Casundria Ramsess their new executive director; Despite the rumors, Sports Illustrated is keeping Peter King on board; The New York Times is welcoming back Peter Goodman.
#BYE
Cherry blossoms suck.