Weather: That heat advisory is no joke. Hit up the community pool, stay “hydrated,” and lather on that SPF because it’s about to get hot as sh*t up in here. And yes, margaritas count for hydration purposes.

Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Make partying great again with RCPT, SASOP, and Capitol Grapevine today at Cantina Marina – starting at 4pm because, recess; Hit up some amazing rooftops for a tasty beverage; Grab a brewski for five at the Virginia Craft Beer Festival; Get your FREE D.C. Scoop ice cream at Dock 5, Union Market on Saturday; Winds Brewing Company is having a delicious crab boil that you definitely should not miss. 

#WATCH

Summer is a time to really enjoy the outdoors before you start complaining about the humidity and we don’t want hanger to add to this seasonal struggle that is REAL.

In an effort to avoid heat hanger (we have yet to find it on WebMD), we met with DCity Smokehouse Pit Master,Shawn McWhirter, who gave us the skinny on some lean (and damn good) brisket. Naturally, we asked him what the secret ingredient to the brisket is and if we would be allowed back after the interview.

We’re still waiting to hear back on one of those.

#NATIONAL

Has Newt left the rails?; President Pikachu has arrived; Trump for Twitter?; Katy Perry coming in strong for Rio; Emojis are all inclusive. 

Who’s ready for Cleveland? We’re not, but we’ll have to be by Monday. Be sure to check in often next week as we blanket the GOP convention with or trusty team of content producers. Kathryn will be chasing down interesting people, while Marissa covers the intersection of fashion and politics. If you’re in Cleveland and see something, say something. Hit us up at [email protected]. 

#LOCAL

Are you one of these people on the metro?; Freshman Congressman Will Hurd ‘drops the mic’ with his 2nd consecutive 1st place finish in the annual House GOP Conference Digital Challenge, with an able assist by comms team Shana Teehan, Rachel Holland & Eliezer Flores; When you figure your way around Rayburn HOB, it might be time to leave the hill; Get Casual for #NoTieJuly;  What code do you use for lobbying time in CUPS?; D.C. Dog Days; We’ve got the scoop on national ice cream month.

#ICYMI

Confessions Of A Capitol Hill Staffer: Why Hill Staffers Love DC Reporters 

Famous 5: Whitney Cole

10 Reasons Why Harrison Ford Would Make A Better President Than Hillary Or Trump

Fashionably Famous: Guide To Cleveland 

This Summer Heat Calls For A Gin Rickey

Talk Nerdy To Me

Drake’s Latest Album Title Inspired By DC

A Scandalous DC

#EDITORSPICK

Doughn’t fear, the Cookie Man is here!

After years of investigation, we finally know who’s stolen all the cookies from the cookie jar- it’s Kirk Francis, the man behind the DC famous food truck Captain Cookie and the Milk Man.

We wanted you to get to know the man you have been unknowingly stalking through the streets of DC so we got you a Famous 5 interview with a real-life superman, Kirk Francis, who as it turns out not only knows the Muffin Man, but has made a milk and cookie house call to his home on Drury Lane.

#BIRTHDAY

Famous birthday wishes to Caitlin Owens, Luke Miller, Kyle Zebley, Anne Schroeder, Paul Kane (PK hat tip, Doug Heye), Svetlana Legetic, Megan Moskowitz, Jordan Sekulow, Eliana Johnson, The Mayor of Capitol Hill –> Neil Chatterjee, Kyle Drop, Pepper Pennington Natonski, Emma Barnes, Josh Kreeger, Mike Bouchard, Leecie Stevens, Carly Petroski, Arthur Piantedosi, Kim Jones, Lauren Carlson, Hannah Scott, Paige LaRue, Jake Stearns and Michelle DeMeo.

#TWEETOFTHEWEEK

“My boyfriend said “Catch ’em all” instead of “I love you” when he dropped me off at work this morning…#PokemonGo”

Tabares Zamaro

#FAMOUSFORDC

The New York Times noticed Tara Fuller’s dance moves – she must’ve had a great partner; Noelle Clemente killed it this week; Allie Freeman and Dorothy Allen don’t gotta go to work; Cameron Easley is going to catch ’em all; Doug Heye bought the Bryant Row office brownies this week, on John Scofield’s credit card; Fawn Johnson is the coolest; The Energy and Commerce Committee makes late markups look fun; Have fun in Chicago Sean Hayes; Enjoy Phantom Ally Funk!; How many hot dogs did Greg Watson take down on Thursday?; Good luck, Graham Pittman! You will be missed; RECESS. FREEDOM; Brittany Stromko still gives Capitol Tours; Daniel Harder got a lovely new tie this week; Kenny Ames and Cody Tucker left everyone out of China Chilcano lunch club #youcantsitwithus; Jill Sims has the cutest astronaut friends that hashtag #smallstepsaregiantleaps; ChickFilA is coming to H Street NE; Suhail Kahn made it to Cleveland; Watch out for Elizabeth Heng in Ohio also, as she has a tendency to take places by storm; Wishing Caleb Raymond a happy birthday month and hoping there are more survivors than last year; Cutest puppy award goes to Congressman Matt Salmon’s office; Good luck to Derrick Fogle on his journey; Is Sean Spicer too busy to read this far down in the email?; We’re living vicariously through S. Wilkerson’s FB feed; Marie Formica is an absolute gem; Morgan Gress has a Finding Dory date tomorrow; Brian Johnson’s snapchat game is on fleek; Hope Katherine Gress is loving Portland; DC is ready for you Andie D’Agostino; Nobody can outrun Don Castellucci; Austin Becker is crushing Mario Kart – sorry DJ Jamiel; Hope Cody Simmons is having an awesome time at the beach.

#MEDIAMOVES BY BRYANT ROW

PhRMA welcomes Caitlin Carroll to their communications team. Caitlin served three and a half years with the Republican Study Committee on the hill; Tell internationally acclaimed DJ Josh Harbursky congratulations on his new position with Independent Community Bankers of America; Congratulations to Carrie Budoff Brown for her new role as POLITICO editor. Brown was previously the managing editor for Politico Europe; Reid Wilson returns to The Hill as national correspondent; The Atlantic welcomes Adam Serwer, previously at BuzzFeed, to become deputy editor of its Politics & Policy team. Meanwhile, Sacha Zimmerman, previously deputy editor of Politics & Policy, moves to her new position as features editor; Also joining the Atlantic team, Siddhartha Mahana joins as deputy editor of the Global section of the website; RealClear Politics welcomes A.B. Stoddard as associate editor. Stoddard previously served as a columnist and associate editor at The Hill; Bryan Lanza, formerly Communications Director at Citizens United, joins the Trump Campaign as its Deputy Communications Director for Surrogates; Alan Murray joins Time Inc. as its new Chief Content Officer. VOX Global President, Robert Hoopes will continue his role at VOX while joining FleishmanHillard as general manager; Also at FleishmanHillard, Kris Balderston, the current general manager, moves on to become the firm’s president of global public affairs and strategic engagement; Brad Anderson, now with Precision Strategies, will serve as counsel for communications, digital and data analytics for the firm’s office in Iowa. In 2012 he was President Obama’s Iowa State Director.;Congrats to Courtney Seiloff who leaves Burson-Marsteller to form Asana Creative Strategy;  And finally, best wishes to Luke Russert, who leaves MSNBC this week, after eight years with the network.

#BYE

Just be Nice.