#WEEKEND
Weather: Winter is out and Spring is in! Put on those shades and enjoy the 60 and 70 degree weather that is coming at you this weekend with only a slight chance of rain on Sunday.
Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Grab a boot of beer or try a new cocktail from Dacha Beer Garden which is now officially open for the summer; DC’s famous festivals are kicking off starting with the DC Independent Film Festival this weekend; Take your annual night tour of the monuments; Go out and support all those runners in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon; Museums that usually charge admission are opening their doors this weekend for Museum Day Live; Take advantage of this gorgeous weather and plan a picnic on the mall or a game of frisbee.
#WATCH
We came. We saw. We conquered Miami. Dayton, you’re next.
#NATIONAL
The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency is called Dick Pound…; This explains everything; We’re booking our flights now; If this doesn’t make you all warm and fuzzy, you have no soul; Polling is still hard; Just when you thought Zac Efron couldn’t get any dreamier; Chuck Norris, who’s definitely still relevant, is now riding the Cruz bandwagon; Obama impersonator does an amazing spoof of a Drake song dissing Donald Trump.
#LOCAL
Don’t try to drive in the East part of the city tomorrow – it’ just not going to happen. Why? Rock’n’Roll Marathon AND Shamrock Fest at RFK!
Get your Instagram ready, the National Building Museum has a new installation in the works; No money, mo problems; Winter is coming… back; Well that’s rude; A pregnant woman is training for the Olympics. What’s your excuse?; We’ve got Spirit yes we do; Best local headline you’ll read this week; Finally entering and leaving the same station won’t cost you a dime; City Paper interviews Dan Silverman; Capitol Weather Gang tests jinxing spring; These are the coolest jobs in DC according to Thrillist; What is Jeopardy in DC?; The snow melter that saved Georgetown; We didn’t think DC farmer’s markets could get any better, but now they sell alcohol.
#ICYMI
Morning Grind
The Truth About Michelle Fields
Click the Vote
100 Days of Trump
Former Hill Staffer Gets the Boot
Famously Asked Questions: C-PAC 2016
10 Thoughts Everyone Has in D.C. Traffic
Two debates. One kick ass party.
Bringing Out the best
Believe the Hype
Life on the Campaign Trail: Press Secretary
#EDITORSPICK
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s President Trump! Take a look at 100 days with the Donald here.
#BIRTHDAY
Ashley Wolos; Deanna Lynn; Dolores Vela; Ashley Summers; Molly Ramage; Mollie Kenerson; Christina Kompson; Joe Weisbeck; Clare Zweig; Lexi Nathan; Bob Cheetham; David W. Jones; Austin Carson; Mark Malone; Sarah Ghessie; Tina Ercole Lobiondo.
#TWEETSOFTHEWEEK
drewmagary; jackshafer; LOLGOP; RussOnPolitics; ryanbeckwith; mollyesque
#FAMOUSFORDC
Josh Shultz is out of this world; Stuart Roy has been on our teevee box a lot lately; John Randall saw Snoop Dogg; Katie Harbath is not currently in the United States, and that surprises nobody; Amazing and important writing by Rebecca Gale; Leo Bauza won $300 for being awesome; Sean Spicer has definitely been tanning on the beach; If we start a boy band, will Jeffrey Hubbard join us?; Adam Conner sang “O Canada!” at the White House; We missed Pablo Manriquez at our event in Miami; Chef Geoff, can we bring our whole team in for more pizza soon?; Let’s be honest, when was the last time Steve Johnston was wrong?; Thank you for introducing us to #swaggeroclock Caitlin Carroll ; How many rounds of golf did Bravo play this week?; Welcome to the E&C press team, Dylan Vorbach; Good luck in the Rock ‘n’ Roll race this weekend Rich Edson and Andrew Powaleny; Noelle Clemente says Donald Trump = the Kardashians of Politics; Elizabeth Rojas Levi crushed leading a panel this week; Goodbye DC, hello SXSW; Jill Bader has this whole meeting thing down; Paul Mandelson will stop traffic to say hello; Rep. Will Hurd released a beautiful video wishing National Parks Conservation Association a happy 100th anniversary; MSLGROUP/ Qorvis launched a fancy interactive digital map that displays all the candidate’s campaign structure for the 2016 presidential election; This is the best walking advertisement we could have asked for; Don’t break a leg on Saturday, Marie Formica and Kathryn Lyons!
#MEDIAMOVES BY S-3 Public Affairs
USA Today launches their new virtual reality news show; Lisa Boothe joins Washington Examiner to head a series of video interviews; Politico is amping up their data team; Patrick Thornton joins CQ Roll Call as their head of user experience; Atlantic Media appoints Michael Finnegan as their new President.
#BYE
Gone day drinking from now ’til Sunday.
