Friday Round Up
Weather: This Labor Day weekend is shaping up to be gorgeous…most of the time. Comfy temps in the mid 70’s and partly cloudy skies will make for the perfect day drinking rager on Saturday, but Sunday tropical storm Hermine may pay us a visit.
Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Don’t miss your last chance to see the “Icebergs” exhibit this weekend; Jazz in the Garden is finishing up the summer tonight; Get in the college football spirit and head to College Park to watch UMD play Howard; The Rock and Roll Hotel is going all out for Beyonce’s birthday this Saturday; On Sunday check out the Labor Day Capitol Concert; Hit up The Bullpen and head into the park to watch the Nats play the Atlanta Braves.
#WATCH
See ya never, summer. Between the excessive heat, Summer Olympics and the presidential race, we don’t know what was most heated.
#NATIONAL
This will never get old, Lochte; Are Drake and Riri dating or not?; Garnet and a heart of gold; Fantasy foozeball is back: The beginner’s guide; Go home Hermine, you’re drunk; Even the Rio Olympics have fact checkers; That iPhone 7 has your name written all over it. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7…not so much; Stranger Things is coming back to instill the fear…again; You had us at wine.
#LOCAL
You officially have no excuse not do something this weekend; Lyft VS. Capital Bikeshare. The battle is on; Chacho me, bro; How hard can you brunch this holiday weekend?; These women are million dollar powerhouses; That is some serious determination and dedication right there; It’s been one of the hottest summers in DC? Ya…no Sh*t.
#ICYMI
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#EDITORSPICK
Ah the tweet. So simple, yet so scientific when you take a look into what goes on behind the scenes (aka your brain, or, lack thereof). You wouldn’t think it was that complex despite all the questionable things you see on Twitter, but even some of our Hollywood favorites make mistakes…
#BIRTHDAY
Famous birthday wishes to Brian Marshall Johnson, Nitika Dumera, Ashlee Nadolinski, Franny Derbs, Julia Scott, Brien Ashdown, Sarah Mahoney, Chandelis Roshae, Joe Toohey, Zachary Sobeck, Alec Poitevint, Emily Porter, Mollie O’Dell, Genevieve Carter Shoemaker, Tom Manatos, J.P. Freire, Sue Hensley Robusto, Carly Heitlinger, Tara Palmeri, Charlie Athey, William Beutler, Jayne Visser, Lance Brown, Sarah Belknap, Creg Fleetwood, Jared Allen, Jamie Wall, Amy Fenton, Pranav Vora and Dan Ronayne.
#TWEETOFTHEWEEK
“When racism ruins food that’s when I get angry. Tacos are minding their own business being delicious and ya’ll wanna drag them down.”
#FAMOUSFORDC
We hope Lauren Hagen and Ali Fraraccio are hunkering down this weekend!; It’s not everyday you see Mike Dunkle coming out of a storm drain; Sonya Gavankar = SO. MUCH. KNOWLEDGE.; Emily Wymer Solomon is one heck of a travel buddy/babysitter; How many oreos did Zac Smith eat this week?; Have Josh Zeitz and Jeff Kreisler signed up for the Round Up yet?; NYC has its perks in the form of garlic knots; Paige Gress is the bombdotcom; Amos Snead loves Barb; Put down the study guide, Cara Becker and look at this shoutout; Erin Lange has the best workday outfits; Maddie Temoyan is counting down the days until she hits the district; DJ Jamiel is having a WICKED good time in Boston; Are you feeling 23, Nitika Dumera?; Congrats to Jim and Katherine Anderson on the birth of their new boy; Ask Liz Kelly about the amazing work trip souvenir her husband brought back for her; Kevin Madden is still handsome; Charles Faulkner is going to be a Tarheel for life; Someone ask Ted Prill about being stranded on an island for 12 hours; Arty Bochner contacted us this week!; Jeff Hubbard is in Istanbul and we didn’t get an invite; Meet DC’s newest Insta-famous pup: Dayton; Happy Wedding Week Dan Schneider; We like you enough to trust you with our Fantasy Football password, Becky Card, that’s saying a lot; Hannah Mooney crushed the Spartan game; How many rounds of golf did Matt Bravo play this month?; Is Daniel Heider European royalty or just the best international traveler ever?; Bubba Atkinson is finally (almost) as famous as his dog, Charlie; Samantha Smith, Brittany Bramell, Hallie Williams, Rachael Dean and Lisa Leonard are on their best behavior this weekend on the Outer Banks; Cameron Easley crushed it at Lockn’ last weekend, and loves the Lost and Found; Kyle Dropp’s dinner parties are DC’s newest and most exclusive affair; Stef Petroupoulos is serious about flag football; Erin Lange and Noelle Clemente stayed up late on a school night for Bruce, but it was well worth it; Kathryn Lyons isn’t getting rid of her playpen…seriously; Kathryn Lehman seems to be having a blast in Rehoboth Beach; We love the idea of thankful pumpkins, Kelly Kelley; We wish we could travel with Greg Crist and Laura Chambers Crist; Erin Veltman is a super achiever; Brooks Brunson is voting Dolly Parton for President; Thanks for the GWU Alumni Weekend reminder, Steve Roche; Lauren Lofstrom found a great bloody mary at DCA; Congrats to Louisa Imperiale who we have named, Best Adjunct Professor at American University; You guys, hug an Auburn fan today. Tomorrow their season starts against Clemson; Ask Whitaker Askew about his favorite Appalachian State player; Does Neil Chatterjee still read this far down?; Casey Clark and Suzanne Clark rocked it out with Bruuuuce!; Attention all FSU Seminoles in the District: LET’S DO THIS.
We would like to congratulate DC’s famous couple Morgan Gress, former editor of FDC, and Brian Johnson on their exciting engagement! After three years, Johnson finally popped the question on the beach in North Carolina, presenting the uniquely designed sapphire ring, crafted by DC’s favorite Shah & Shah. We wish you both the best and we better be invited to the wedding.
#MEDIAMOVES BY BRYANT ROW
Macey Sevcik is saying goodbye to Rayburn and teams Bilirakis and Energy and Commerce, taking her talents downtown where she will be Deputy Director of Communications at MPAA; After almost six years with NBC and NBCNews.com, Meet the Press welcomes Matt Rivera as senior digital producer. From his previous role on the press team at Freedom Partners, Brian Anderson joins Governor Ducey’s office as press secretary; Previously with Univision and Fusion, Mariana Atencio moves to MSNBC as a correspondent; Mario Salazar joins API as an external mobilization manager. Prior to this, Salazar was the western regional field director at the DCCC; Managing editor of The National Interest, John Allen Gay, has accepted a role as executive director of the John Quincy Adams Society where he will focus on educating college students about new foreign policy perspectives; SKDK announced a new vice president yesterday. Congratulations to Obama alumnus and previous DNC press secretary Michal Czin on his new role at the firm, where he will focus on advocacy, issues and communications; And finally, a big congrats to Samantha Boyd, formerly with the comms team at the American Diabetes Association, on her new role as communications director of Bloomberg’s Washington bureau.
#BYE
Rain dancing.