DC residents finally bid adieu to the wintry, wet weather and are fully embracing spring. If you look around, outdoor patios are packed, rooftop decks are swarmed, and beer gardens are the weekend hot spots. There’s lots to do in DC that encourages day drinking to enjoy the weather. But what if you want to get out of the city?

Carnegie Library is a great scene. Cocktails are always welcomed on a Friday night. Selfies were all the rage over WHCD 2014.

Monica Lewinsky is quoted in Vogue as saying, “I am determined to have a different ending to my story. I’ve decided, finally, to stick my head above the parapet so that I can take back my narrative and give a purpose to my past.” And, as usual, coupled with such …

Actress Robin Wright (a.k.a. Claire Underwood from House of Cards) got sassy this weekend when asked about her favorite WHC: …we tried to get Wright’s take on her favorite White House correspondent. You know the folks whose work the weekend is supposed to be celebrating? “Who are they?” she asked, …

Cinco de Mayo [margarita prices] Mirror, mirror on the wall [which rap artist has the largest vocabulary of them all?] Are you single? Do you make $100-200k? [we have the perfect 400 square foot studio for you] The running of the chihuahuas [this is really actually a thing] Building collapses …

#NATIONAL The pollen vortex is here; kids these days; Rob Ford- c’mon man; Godzilla is too fat; “What is a photocopier?”; wearable tech: a gun that needs a watch to fire; we’re entering a post-antibiotic era so see y’all later; mint juleps, anyone?; this joke about May never gets old; …

Stretch out your tweeting thumbs, round up your b-cards, and grab those Crest Whitestrips because it’s finally here– it’s White House Correspondents Dinner Weekend. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, then odds are you are a nobody — it’s #nerdprom weekend and it’s going to get a little …

Good weather is finally here, and so is your weekend. If you’re not invited to any WHCD events, not to worry. There ARE other things happening in DC.

Chris Gindlesperger Matt Dornic Chris Hughes Neal Patel Nadia Signh Paris Dennard Meaghan Moynahan Craig Ewer Patrick Howell Emily Holden

Think again. Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) came together to push the message that America needs to stay the leader in healthcare innovation. Also listen for this line: “Unleashing the power of digital medicine and social media at the treatment delivery phase.” Now that sounds fun. …

Sen. Barbara Boxer was quoted in the Washington Post on a matter that reflects pretty terrible staff work. Sen. Boxer was addressing teenagers when she said this: “Suppose the other side had taken that attitude, don’t raise it,” she said — referencing Republicans who are opposed to raising the wage …

Want to find the most traveled routes in D.C. by both bike and running … so you can avoid those sidewalks? Yeah, us too. Check out this map from Strava. h/t Washingtonian  

We got wind of a sweet reception tomorrow and we’re letting you know so you can refuel after your Wednesday. The beverage industry is teaming up with their food colleagues to deliver a whopper of a reception tomorrow 4/30, from 5:30-7:00 PM in the Gold Room (2168 RHOB). It’s still …

Jim Billimoria is a photographer and Communications Director for the House T&I Committee. (Can he get more talented? Seriously.) He took this photo of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at sunrise over the weekend and captured this mesmerizing symmetry.

Adieu dinosaur bones [DC says goodbye to Fossil Hall until 2019] Uber’s defensive [because UberX can be deadly] Nationals conquer the Padres 4-0 [Natitude] Kids too frequently are [skipping school in DC] Old Post Office Tower closing [on Thursday] House of Cards will stay in Maryland after all [everything’s coming …