Weather: Even the weather is feeling the Pride and kicking it with temps in the 90s and fabulous blue skies. Gotta love capitol summers.

Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Capital Pride parade!; D.C. Jazz festival is back; Port City Brewing is celebrating a new flavor with two full days of dartying; You can never go wrong with going to a Nats game; Sunday Funday with more Pride parties and concerts; Grab a beer or ten at the Americana Beer Fest. 

ROUNDUP PRESENTED BY

National Confectioners Association #AlwaysATreat

#NationalCandyMonth keeps getting sweeter by the week and we can’t wait to show you what we have in store for the rest of June. This month we are celebrating our classic American manufacturing success story. For those who love chocolate, candy, gum and mints, those who appreciate the strong economic impact of a responsible and fun industry, and for many others, this is a month made for celebration – and we hope you’ll continue to join us.

Learn More at CandyUSA.com/NationalCandyMonth.

#WATCH

I recently heard this story about these three little pigs that built homes made out of straw, sticks and bricks, respectively. A big bad wolf came along and blew all their houses down, with the exception of the one made of brick.

I thought to myself, “Wow, those dumb pigs should’ve called Eric Wohlschlegel before making that kind of investment.”

Eric is founder of The Crib Line, the hottest resource in D.C. real estate. We went over to one of his homes to chat more about it and let’s just say when he invited us in and told us to make ourselves at home, we definitely did.

#NATIONAL

Way to be original, America; Obama is ready for Hillary. Hi Phillies; Paul Ryan had a big week this week; #BestFriendsDay is the most anxiety-ridden day of the year; Let’s all just live by this philosophy, ok? #JustBeCool; Bad decisions are a part of life. Blaming others for your bad decision is called the Presidential Election of 2016; This has to be one of the greatest headlines ever written;  Great interview with the Ketel One fam via Hungry Lobbyist; Sorry, ugly babies; America and Canada at war; We’ve never needed Jon Stewart more than this election; Bernie’s speech, interpreted; This is not a drill: Bob Ross will be on Netflix; It’s coming: the clown emoji; Microsoft is curing cancer with…search queries; Obama and O’Malley cheer on Clinton. 

#LOCAL

DC has peaked; Regardless of what axe grinders think, Founding Farmers continues to amaze us each time we dine there – which is often; Aaron Schock returned to Congress this week like whoa; We didn’t recognize David Copperfield when he made his way to the Hill this week; Metro has new rail cars! Oh wait…; Burger King becomes Bantam King; Catch cute critters on cam at the National Zoo; Oprah gives a milli to D.C. organization helping the homeless; Crazy vending machines popping up all over the district; The nation’s capital boosts minimum wage. 

#ICYMI

Make The Metro Work Again

Fashionably Famous: Denada Designs

Seering is Believing

#EDITORSPICK

Confessions of a Capitol Hill Staffer: Home Alone: Congressional Edition

Let’s just be honest with ourselves – we all have those weird habits that we do when nobody’s watching, but we’d be embarrassed to publicly admit. For example, singing into a hairbrush around the apartment to Britney Spears circa 2000 or having extended conversations with your dog.

Hill staffers engage in similarly weird behaviors, only they are more, how shall we say it… patriotic? Here are a few of the ‘crazy’ things Hill staffers do at the office when no one is watching.

#BIRTHDAY

Famous birthday wishes to Mike Dunkle, Lacey Coleman, Ashley Montenegro, Patty Navarro, Hugh McDermott, Leighton Yates, Scott Johnson, Rory Vitag, Alex Navarro, Will Rahn, Patrick McGill, James Van Horn, Henry Gallagher, Tyler Valeska, Lucy Upchurch, Clair Cunningham, Jordan Holtz, Michael Kelley, James Atwater, Amber Eagan, Sarah Tompson, Mike Orr, Shani Saul, Lucy Williams, Riva Bruenn, Jenna Raleigh, Seymour Knox, Cole Townsend, Dennis Gucciardo, Margaret Jaco, Jane Sheehan, Lori Brown, Meredith Carden, Mike Dunkle. 

#TWEETOFTHEWEEK

“Delete your account.”

Hillary Clinton

#FAMOUSFORDC

Mike Dunkle is the youngest 31 year old in town; Lauren Hagen is the best roommate in the world; Do Mark Borelli and Jordan Cooper still live here?; Why do people fly to NYC from DC? #ACELA4life; Brittany Barbou is KILLING THE GAME; Natasha Flint better bump some Beyoncé from the Uber float at Saturday’s Pride Parade; Paige Gress is overdue for a panda suit cameo; Hallie Williams lived her truth at Dolly Parton this week; Lisa Kramer gets dressed up for work on Fridays; Kristen Soltis Anderson continues to amaze us with her accomplishments; What in the world is Kevin J. Binversie up to these days?; Morgan Gress crushed it this week; Marie Formica is my hero; Emma Barnes, are you still feeling the burn?; Mollie Kennerson can’t get enough tequila; Want some caramel with that macchiato, Josh Shultz; Have a great weekend in Alabama Snead Family!; We want to go to Starbucks with Jessie Cleveland Brady; Sarah Belknap may be in your inbox; The Paskos are reminding everyone how to live this week; Does Tim Tracy read this?; Cristin Prosser has taken the pledge to be cool; Welcome home Nikki Schwab; Andrew Fimka rocks; Will Suhail Khan give us a ride?; Akshai Datta is killing it; America expert Nicole Clifford spotted at the White House; Where did Chase Clanahan get that epic fleece?; We’re really hoping Caitlin Blocker brought back some Whataburger. 

#MEDIAMOVES BY BRYANT ROW

Congrats to Nicole Daigle on her newest role as Communications Director for US Senator, Lisa Murkowski; Fmr. Senator William “Mo” Cowan is joining ML Strategies as president and CEO; Ted Prettyman leaves Senator Tom Carper’s (D-DE) office to join Chamber Hill Strategies as a government affairs associate; Gena Romano joins VOX Global as vice president for digital and creative strategies; Emily Pierce was hired by Vrge Strategies to serve as senior vice president; Michael Steel is joining Hamilton Place Strategies as managing director; Alex Conant, Terry Sullivan and Will Holley announced the launch of their new public affairs firm, Firehouse Strategies.

#BYE

Stuck in traffic.