16 year olds are voting now [Bieber for Prez] Audio equipment discovers almost 40k [gun incidents in DC] Andrew Sullivan on his way back to DC [The Dish] Furlough affected cats are sad and [homeless] Absolutely no Old Post Office strip clubs, dentists, pawn shops, bail bondsmen, tattoo parlors, blood …

#NATIONAL It’s officially no shave November; Umm… No more Dollar Menu at McDonald’s?!?; “FALL BACK” weekend; Rob Lowe is so handsome; Huma officially a fashionista; #BeBenetton; “Eidtor”; The King (+ the rest of the NBA) has returned to a TV near you; Mitt Romney Meets the Press; Sexy Equinox campaign pulled; Congrats Red Sox, we guess; #BostonStrong; Sriracha in the air; Does …

Metro gives its riders a gift [in 2014] Washington Monument lights [going out] Air & Space goes way, way, way space [Star Trek] A focus on DC artists in [Whole Foods] FAA tells us what we already knew [keep your electronics on] Photo by Kevin Wolf

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A tipster sent this cruel picture in of a banana cannibal. Yes, a high-energy banana eating a banana. It’s. So. Meta. Any of your colleagues wearing costumes into the office today? Make ’em famous! Email us pictures: [email protected]

New vendors coming to [Eastern Market] Livingsocial features dreidels at a 7 sins party [greed] Washington football team’s name not about [Dan Snyder] DC’s Halloween party king [1970s] Baby panda now too big to escape through [zoo bars] Photo by Kevin Wolf

Blues alley [having a bad time] WEATHER [CAR CRASHES] Dog costume contest [you must click] Mars candy heiress wreck in [nova] Metro work closes stations [womp womp] Cab drivers bad luck with credit card service [abandon cab] Photo by Noe Todorovich

Team Cantor’s Halloween costume is one of the more inventive political angles we’ve seen for a Halloween costume this year. Now presenting: HHS Secretary Sebelius and the ObamaCare tech support team. Pictured L to R: Nick Marcelli, Megan Whittemore, Connor Walsh, Cort Bush Can you do better? We’d like to …

Did you catch the International Space Station [last night?] José Andrés strikes again [Chinese Peruvian] $100,00 in jewelry stolen [the maid did it] Governor’s race in near [dead heat] Enterprising criminals begin [Obamacare scams] Photo by Noe Todorovich

We love this love song themed around our favorite retro video games. Street Fighter under the Chinatown Arch? The Smithsonian Institution Building as the Super Mario castle? Yeah, we’ll take it.  

Chris Brown cut a guy [down] 62 year old woman ran her 100th marathon [MCM] Guerilla gardener gets revenge [DuPont] 1966 plans reveal Metro could have been a little [different] Giving out Halloween candy? Reese’s are America’s [fav] Photo by Kevin Wolf

It’s Friday, which means tomorrow is likely Saturday We like @APAndrewTaylorTwitter’s bio; Katie Smith is out of here; NJI Media threw an amazing speakeasy party last night; Rick Berk breaks into the scene; Congrats to Caleb Smith & Jessica VanBrocklin; Happy birthday to Tim Mak, Mike Fazzino, Hilary Rosen, Lindsay Kalter, Megan McGrath, Nate …

Halloween for your dog, Halloween for yourself, Sunday’s game watching and underground comedy. You couldn’t beat this weekend if you tried.

Taxi drivers organizing [union] DC that much closer to decriminalizing [marijuana] DC has catacombs [who knew] Photo by Kevin Wolf

While we have seen some pretty creative brand alternatives to the Washington Redskins, the folks at NJI Media paired up with our fabulous FamousDC writers to come up with five alternative rebrand solutions. Preview the first two here and click below for the full set. 1.  Washington Washingtons “No compromise!”  Here is …