Reminding us all once again that the District was built on a swamp, this weekend’s weather was anything but friendly. Humid and sticky by day, sheets-of-water rainy by night. Saturday night’s soaking thunderstorm was particularly impressive, and Mother Nature sure had her sights set on downtown D.C., as the picture above, shot by citizenjim, seems to prove. It doesn’t look like we’ll be catching a break anytime soon, either.

This is what you may have missed on DCist over the last week:

— DCist introduces a new feature reviewing area watering holes, starting with Trusty’s on Capitol Hill.

— The newest installment in the Harry Potter series hit the stands nationwide; we read furiously.

— Local nuisance/revolutionary Borf is finally nabbed in the act, debates ensue.

— We keyed readers in to some of the hotter shows in town, with more to come this week.

— We explored the nuances of the intern dress code.

— D.C. radio suffers two great losses — Freda Wright-Sorce and David Haines.

— Want some advice on independently-owned businesses?