Weather: The District is getting heated and no, we’re not referring to the presidential race (this time). Temps are hitting 95 degrees so be sure to have your koozies on hand at all times and let’s get this party started.

Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Hitting up The Bullpen and heading to a Nats game never gets old so get out there this weekend; Atlas Brew Works is celebrating three years of success so don’t miss this rager; Grab your tickets and head to the Freaks & Geeks! party at The National Geographic Museum; Get over to Canal Park for some awesome jams and amazing artwork at their annual Art & Music Festival; You can still get your jazz fill at the Rosslyn Jazz Fest in Gateway Park. 

#WATCH

It was nearly a year ago that Port City Brewing Company won “Small Brewery of the Year” at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. Today, we wonder how much longer they’ll qualify as “small.”

We caught up with Port City founder, Bill Butcher, at his place of “business,” a term used loosely for a place that feels more like a home.

#NATIONAL

Millennials just aren’t about that life; Bet you’ve never fan-girl’d this hard; Football season is upon us and it’s as dramatic as ever; Apple is depriving us of our headphone jacks…seriously; Lady Gaga is back and hotter than ever; Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones are soon to be on the “no fly” list; Even drones are huge fans of Chipotle; Come on Hillz, show us the love. 

#LOCAL

D.C. loves its dogs, especially those in the office; This is a sick joke, right? We don’t do cold here in D.C.; This fried deliciousness will become your newest addiction for sure; Hello Kitty is taking on the District; D.C. is never going to unsuck the Metro. It’s doomed; Aren’t cameras supposed to catch the bad guys?; Hail to the Redskins!; Weekend Metro is out but the D.C. Streetcar is in! 

#ICYMI

How To Save A Life (On Capitol Hill)

Let The College Football Games Begin

Can You Beer Me Now? 

Bern Baby Bern

Go Over The Edge For Brain Cancer Research

#EDITORSPICK

After nearly thirteen years of planning and construction, the beautiful bronze building on the National Mall will open for the first time.

#BIRTHDAY

Famous birthday wishes to Elliot Berke, Deidre Biondo, Sara Bonjean, Brittany Bramell, Andersen Brower, Cory Brown, Natalie Burkahlter, Becky Card, Gabby Christ, Brian Diffell, Jon Downs, Alex Duckworth, Perry Fennell, Hadley Gamble, Melissa Gerace, Corinne Hoare, Carithers Hosch, Will Kennan, Kathryn Hazeem Lehman, Jay Lucas, Riley McCarthy, Meredith McPhillips, Carly McWilliams, Sam Nathews, Megan O’Meally, Tina Gray Pelkey, Katherine Richardson, Katie Ross, Natalie Baker Shultz (turned 4 this week!), Alison Harden Sicillano, Matthew Smith, Pamela Stevens, Jennifer Stewart, Anh Suthar, Andrea R. Talley, Megan McCarthy Vadala, Natalie Voos, Cailin Walsh, Greg Watson and Henry Williams.

#TWEETOFTHEWEEK

“I’m so done with you 2016.”

Toure

#FAMOUSFORDC

Ask Steve Dutton where we can get a Deloitte loan; Danielle Sikes missed C-SPAN during August; Did Bryan Fratkin win the #DCTech ping pong tournament?; Josh Snead took a new job with the USC athletic department; Was Ryan Grim on stage at the WSP show Wednesday night?; Meg Little Reilly is an absolute rock star. Famous high fives to these awesome folks and so many others who came out to support her – Scott Mulhauser, Kara Carscaden, Mike Madden, Mindy Saraco, Meghan Stasz, Marcy Stech, Alex Slater, Sanjay Bhutiani, Jackie Ross, Erin McPike, Tracy Sefl, Sue Davis, Lisa Lerer, Victoria McGrane (Vicki), Helena Andrews-Dyer, Fred Baldassaro, Natalie Wyeth Earnest, Natalie Haskins Laukitis, Michael Steel, Molly Buford, Kenneth Baer, Lesley Howson Bruno, Rachel Racusen, Paul Kane, Stephen Krupin, Elbert Ventura, John Bresnahan and Jim Tankersley!; Will Mr. Clymer open this week’s email?; When will Mike Rogers get his own portrait?; Geoff Embler is having a (new) house party soon and we’re going to crash it; William Beutler sliced an apple – his adam’s apple; Here’s a long overdue shout out to Tina Stow; IJ Review’s List of the Cutest Dogs on Capitol Hill is missing a few top contenders…Bubba Atkinson’s perfect pooch Charlie and John Haley’s best friend Riley tie for first place in our hearts; Carolina Hurley is HOT according to the Hill (we agree), but we’re even more interested in her Pokemon GO credentials; Nathan Imperiale is simply too hot for the Hill’s hottest; Port City Brewing Company = nicest and most hospitable beer nerds in the DMV – thanks for having us!; Daniel Heider Kanye’d better than anyone last night #SuiteLife; Even without Matchbox Lemon Quenchers, Zach Hunter is still beautiful; Caitlin Huey-Burns killed it in Europe this week; Dylan Vorbach is about to get smoked in week 1 of Fantasy; We know one person receiving this email who went to WSP Wednesday and Kanye Thursday. If you also did this, please email for a prize.

#MEDIAMOVES BY BRYANT ROW

Famous congratulations to Carrie Giddins Pergram who is joining Rokk Solutions as a senior counselor; Hearst officially welcomes Joanna Coles to their team. Coles was the previous editor of Cosmopolitan; Congratulations to Brooke Buchanan on her new role as global vice president of communications at Whole Foods Market. Buchanan previously served as John McCain’s 2008 national press secretary;  Political Director Brandon Neal is joining the DNC general election team. He played key roles in the Obama administration prior to his role in the DNC; You can join Jim Vandehei’s media team to be part of the next big media company; Best of luck to Rich Guerard, who is leaving his role at Hunton & Williams to pursue a new opportunity at Hyundai Motor Company in its Washington, D.C. office; Patrick O’Connor joins CGCN in its efforts to launch a strategic communications division. O’Connor was most recently a Wall Street Journal reporter with experience covering Congress for the likes of Bloomberg, Politico and The Hill; Nicole Alexander Mortier, previously Yahoo’s director of public policy in Washington, is joining the Lugar Hellmann Group; Former political correspondent for Yahoo News with experience at both Politico and Roll Call, Meredith Shiner joins Resolute Consulting as a vice president; Collaborative Communications Group welcomes Joe Walsh, who is leaving his post as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Education for State and Local Engagement, as SVP for Innovation; Congrats to Ambassador Miriam Sapiro on her new partnership at Finsbury. Sapiro served as the former deputy U.S. trade representative in the Obama Administration; From his role as acting Chief of Staff to Sen. Shaheen, Brian McKeon will now serve as a senior policy adviser at Brownstein Hyatt Farber-Schreck; Good luck to Abram Olmsted, who joins the National Automobile Dealers Association as digital media director, from his previous role at the U.

#BYE

Is it too early for pumpkin beer?