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Famous Friday [Round Up]
Larry Farnsworth has a new gig back on Capitol Hill, who’s ready for SXSW?, Jim Billimoria gets all his news from BuzzFeed, Andrew Powaleny is the man, here is an elephant playing in the mud, Ted Prill no longer returns calls – so thank goodness for Jim Terry, see some music, March, …
Commedia Dell Media: Race for the Crown
From bit to bite, last night’s Commedia Dell Media was a mix of nerdy DC humor, self-deprecation and journo on journo crime as everyone took a jab or two. In other words, it was a good time for a good cause and after a few warm up drinks… er rounds, the …
FamousDC March
Conor Sweeney Matthew Modell Kimberly Willingham Stephanie Kotuby Tammy Gordon Camille Taylor Shane Goldmacher Jude Philipps Amy Chin Lisa Bonos
Hyper Hill: Countdown To Shutdown
What happens next [Sequestration] Rosa Parks statue in the Capitol [video] Celebrity ladies hit DC [awards] Photo by Fred King
March Madness Weekend
With spring starting to tease us, office brackets causing fights, St. Patrick’s Day in a few weeks and sequestration about to hit, it’s time to just pop bottles and hold on for the long haul because this month isn’t gonna slow down. So let’s say goodbye to February and hello to March with a weekend lineup sure to set the tone.
Shooting Pheasants!
No, we’re not calling tourists pheasants these days. However, one of our favorite things to do is read the still-new advice column Rebecca Gale is writing regularly over at Roll Call. Just yesterday we stumbled across this gem: Q. First, the background on my question: I grew up and went …
Hyper Hill: What’s The Buzz
We love Louis [quotes] Never mess with Woodward [fight] Kubicek steps down [WMATA] Photo by Dan Lawrence
Brian Johnson
Meet Brian Johnson, aka the Hungry Lobbyist.
Johnson runs the popular food and lifestyle blog, The Hungry Lobbyist, where you can read about the sequester while browsing for the perfect power lunch spot. FamousDC is also lucky enough to have him write a bi-weekly column, Feasting Famously, where he interviews folks around the District about their favorite meals, what they cook and the weirdest things in their fridge. With a site redesign and several new content areas, we thought it was prime time to introduce you to the Hungry Lobbyist.
Hyper Hill: Lose Yourself
Rubio on the attack [Tupac] Gondola over the Potomac [city] Caren Bohan moving around [jobs] Photo by John Sonderman
Through the Lens of DC [February]
It’s the end of February and spring is just around the corner so we decided to take a few minutess to look back at this hectic, shortened month by going through our amazing FamousDC Flickr Group. As always the photos in this group amaze and remind us of how diverse and unique DC really is. Go check it out, and feel free to submit your own images of the District.
Hyper Hill: One Way Ticket
DC from space [woah] Break it down [sequester] Terrible tweets [points] Photo by CClarkeDC
Hyper Hill: Wild Guesses
How accurate were your predictions? [Oscars] Papal send off [preach] Big week for Michelle [dancing] Photo by Fred King
Famous Friday [Round Up]
Senate Republicans have filters, be sure to tell Tim Tebow super-fan Kristen Soltis Anderson happy birthday today, was this the best rap lyric of all time?, Gary Karr is turning 21 years old tomorrow, go get some culture, congratulate Brad Dayspring and Lauren Pratapas, Benny Johnson, Justin Herman, Josh Shapiro, Jean Schindler, …
Hyper Hill: Friday Is Here
Eat some good food [restaurants] The Oscars [charts] The perfect cocktail [ice] Photo by Brandon Kopp