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Weather: This weekend is a bit of a hot mess, just like all of 2016. Nothing a few mimosas (or 10) can’t fix. Temps varying between high 60’s and mid 80’s with sunshine on Saturday and some stormy weather on Sunday.

Awesome events you can attend this weekend: RSVP to join Shinola and friends on Saturday night for a delicious whiskey tasting and awesome networking; The National Building Museum’s newest exhibit Timber City opens this weekend; Tuckeroo is back tonight and you won’t want to miss it; Meet real life, bada** astronauts at the National Air and Space Museum; Hit up the H Street Festival for live music, brews, and delicious food; You really can’t pass up the Snallygaster District beer festivalAC/DC is making a pitstop and playing at the Verizon Center; Head to Crystal City with your four legged best friend and grab a beer at Pups and PilsnersGo over the edge for brain cancer research; Saturdays are for beer and college football


#WATCH

It’s time, America – time to turn our attention toward the candidates we can TRUST. If the 2016 election has you thinking #FML2016, we have your solution.


#NATIONAL

Don’t lose faith in humanity yet…; Now this is something worth wine-ing about; Maybe the iPhone 7 isn’t so bad after all; This is old news, Trump…get over it; But we don’t wanna “get used to” 110 heat indexes. 


#LOCAL

Matrimony in MarylandThe building design of the newest Smithsonian is a story in itself; Your fantasy football team not doing so hot? Don’t worry – D.C. has the inside scoop and pro tips; The Capitol has been officially restored to it’s former beauty; Oyamel is the Obama’s new hotspot; Dolcezza me, bro; Um, sorry…you can’t park there


#ICYMI

This Week In Adorable News…

Big Candy In Town

D.C. Got Trumped

Fashionably Famous: Ean Williams – DC Fashion Week Founder


#EDITORSPICK

Forget Trump and Hillary. We need candidates for the highest office we can trust. Americans are looking for another way. Another path. A new avenue. New blood. New leadership.

And who do we all trust more than anyone else?

The media…obviously.

That is why FamousDC is excited to announce not our first, not our second, but our THIRD Presidential Media Ticket.

It’s time to turn this campaign season around. Let’s meet the ticket.

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#BIRTHDAY

Famous birthday wishes to David Van Fleet Bloy, Jodi Hanson Bond, Tyler Carver, Don Castellucci, Marin Cogan, Miller Combs, Anna Dorn, Eliza Garzia, Morgan Gress, Sarah Henschel, Will Keenan, Elizabeth Kim, Scott MacFarlane, Nick Magallanes, John McConnell, Andrew McCormack, Emily Mueller, Ashley Parker, Sergio Rodriguera, Jr., Carly Rolfe, Meg Ryan, Andrea Saul, Macey Sevcik, PattiAnn Shultz, Ali Siciliano, Tony Soruco, Jordan Stoick, Diego Vega and Alex Victoria.


#TWEETOFTHEWEEK

“I’ve only been watching the news for 3 minutes and i already need a nap.”

Lauren Ashley Bishop


#FAMOUSFORDC

Alyson Chwatek has a nice face; Katie Miller is really good at golf; Drew Ellis loves being on camera; Lauren Hagen has a longgg game day ahead of her; Has Heather Dean decided what she’s wearing Sunday?; Hey Mark Borelli; Nu Weller only sits in the front row at baseball games; Does Will Carty still read this far down?; Look out Rory, Brandon Pollak’s four year old soon is gearing up for Augusta already; Kristen Soltis Anderson killed it on Morning Joe today; Sources say Senator Corker’s office dog, Riley, kept off IJReview’s “Cutest Dogs on Capitol Hill” list for making all other nominees seem inferior; Jake Sherman is going to ‘Make America Heady Again’ thanks to Phish and the FamousDC 2016 Media Ticket; Ask Micah Johnson for her pizza dip recipe…trust us; Cameron Easley is one indie show away from full-blown hipster status; We hope Lisa Leonard sees this; Happy FDCversary, Cody Simmons –  you’re the man; Look out for Jonathan Grella at this epic professional wrestling reunion next weekend; Natasha Flint and Lauren Marquez were basically VIPs at the Blood Orange concert earlier this week; Morgan Gress is bringing the party to Martha’s Vineyard this weekend; Lisa King loves her spritzers; Louisa Imperiale and Ken Vogel are really, really concerned about “dark money;” The HPS team throws a great party; Clair May-Key is amazingly awesome; Ask Nathan Imperiale about rage cleaning; Fly-In Battle: Gindy vs. Haller; The Edattel house is the only place to be at 11 AM on Saturday; Sorry, Dan Schneider, Robert Horne took at look at my Fantasy team today. Your team name is the best thing you have going for you; High five Brittany Havens and Jenn Sherman, bubbles next week.


#MEDIAMOVES BY BRYANT ROW

Congratulations to Steve Danon on his new role as senior vice president of communications at the National Restaurant Association. Danon comes over from the Hudson Park Group where he was a partner and managing director; Rachel Martin joins NPR as a Morning Edition Host, where she will lead the Weekend Edition Sunday spot; The American Forest and Paper Association welcomes Barbara Riley as its new communications director and press secretary. Riley comes from the office of Rep. Ander Crenshaw, where she served as communications director; Erik Balsbaugh joins the American Gaming Association as vice president of public affairs; Jolyn Lorenzetti, previously with Jeb Bush’s campaign and WWP Strategies, joins Genworth Financial as PAC manager and government relations specialist; Diane Tomb, Founder of Tomb & Associates, has been named the new executive director of the National Rental Home Council; Julie Bauer, formerly with FINRA, joins the Options Clearing Corporation as senior vice president of government relations; Olivia Dulmage joins Grieboski Global Strategies as director of outreach and engagement; The Society for Science and the Public welcomes Gayle Hope as its chief communications officer. Hope was previously with the Harbour Group; Previously the director of media affairs & strategic initiatives for the House Republican Conference, Pam Stevens, joins Main Street Advocacy as a senior adviser; Nilmini Rubin leaves the House Foreign Affairs Committee from her senior staff post to become the vice president for international development at Tetra Tech; And finally, a big congratulations to International Franchise Association President & CEO Robert Cresanti, who just signed on for another three years.


#BYE

Looking for our birth certificate.