Microsoft in the House. Literally. Thursday evening, members of congress, their families, and staff were breaking a sweat in Rayburn, but it was not over a leaked twitpic or a discovered Tiffany’s account. Everyone was taking part in the first annual Capitol Hill Family Game Night presented by Microsoft. The first …

Famous 5: DC Pool Party Need to cool off from the sweltering DC heat? Take a dip in one of my picks for the area’s best hotel pools. Whether searching for a party or a bit of serenity, I’ve got everything you need here. Capitol Skyline – 2 weekend parties …

Tomorrow, Friday, June 24, 2011, The People’s List and our friends at  ClotureClub.com will jointly host the first ever People’s List Party- a unique networking opportunity for accomplished professionals in DC. The People’s List Party will be held at Eden, 1716 “Eye” Street N.W. (conveniently near 2 metro stops). 6:30pm – …

FamousDC scored a ticket to the Taste of America Championship, where we got to hang out with Chef Spike while noshing on a runza (yes, we didn’t know what it was either–think beef in a dough pocket). Congrats to Northern Mariana Islands for taking home the trophy–which was a tad …

Twitter is a great tool for quick data dissemination; take this morning’s news about the Tune Inn fire.  Had it not been for Twitter, we might not have found out about the fire until at least 9:05 am and we wouldn’t have posted about it.  That said, it seems as …

Meet Chef Spike on Roll Call‘s Taste of America Um, did anyone know Coconut was so popular with the DC Capitol Hill crowd?  Well, that is exactly who was crowned champion this week at Roll Call’s Taste of America showdown at We, the Pizza, featuring Chef Spike Mendelsohn of We, the Pizza and Good Stuff Eatery. We caught up with Chef Spike to get his take on how this all went down.

We’re starting a campaign to bring back Diary of a Mad DC Cabbie because we miss those rants. Post a comment on his blog asking him to bring it back. How many other blogs in DC call out the police and the DMV –  or give you a better view of late …

Man of the Metro. Originally posted by Byron Tau in POLITICO.

But the party won’t stop. Even Friday’s rain couldn’t keep guests away from the reporter’s 40th birthday bash on the roof top of The Willard. David Drucker has been covering the senate and politics for Roll Call since 2005. His favorite part about turning 40? Track suits. A big thanks …

Always wanted the chance to dress Sarah Palin? Pick just the right pants suit for Michele Bachmann? Well now you can at Hero Builders! Dress your Republican lady the way you want – and don’t forget the pearls. On the way to check out you can also add an Anthony …

Famous 5: Father’s Day Brunch Spots It’s Sunday and sports are on but you want to get your Father off the recliner and celebrate Father’s Day. Where to go? I dug deep on this one my friends and tried to cover some fun scenarios for all types of Dads. Here’s …

We can all relate to the frustrating lack of parking spaces and tiny shopping carts.