Last night Washington, D.C. royalty gathered together at Bobby Van’s Grille to send off Michael and Mary Kathryn Steel as he takes his talents to South Beach. From the desk of Mary Kathryn Steel: “Michael and Mary Kathryn want to thank everyone who came out last night, especially the all-star …

John Murray of JAM Strategies had an amazing acoustic set with the band entertaining at S-3 Group’s party last night, and let us tell you, this guy can sing. For a bonus, check out the box bongo action going on in the photos below.

Jonathan Grella, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs at the U.S. Travel Association censured the Presidents’ Race to let D.C. know that travel is more than just a pastime, as their ginormous new Nats Park ad says. It’s also serious business. As part of a massive, multi-year industry positioning campaign, you’ll …

When you work on the Hill, certain tasks can take over the time you spend at the job. You’re not exempt from this if you don’t actually work for a Senator or Representative on the Hill, either. The Capitol Hill reporter gets sidetracked too. We asked former and current Hill reporters how their time is spent at work. This week, we have how a Capitol Hill reporter’s day can sometimes be divided.

S-3 Group out does themselves again for their 4th annual firm party welcoming Rob Collins by turning Stanton and Greene into a rock venue featuring Detached Retina Music.  Ask John Murray when he is going on tour with Pearl Jam. Jeff Gordon can’t parallel park on Pennsylvania Avenue. Spotted: House …

One of these men is a world famous baseball player who dates super models, the other is Alex Rodriguez.

Last night Yahoo threw a killer 20th birthday party for itself at the 101 Constitution rooftop. Movers and shakers chatted and sipped purple colored cocktails while the sun set over the District around them. The DJ was on point (intermittent ’90s tunes, anyone?), the swag was impressive and the attendees …

Meet Reid Wilson. World traveler, former National Journal Hotliner, former Washington Post reporter and now Congressional editor and chief political correspondent with Morning Consult.

Famous Friday Round Up   #WEEKEND Saturday 86 °F with a chance of thunderstorms, Sunday 87 °F and rain;    #NATIONAL Our hearts go out to the Amtrak riders in the crash this week; You’ve Got Mail … from Verizon…; RIP B.B. King; This week Rick Santorum emailed his supporters, …

The National Press Foundation will collaborate with CQ Roll Call to provide training and education to Washington journalists on critical issues that percolate in the Capitol, the two organizations announced. The Capitol Hill Issues Briefings began in 2010 to inform journalists on issues as they develop, ranging from immigration to …

Are you going to the 20 year anniversary party for Yahoo! in DC next Tuesday, May 19th? Because we are.

The diet book in this photo from PopVille seems a little too conveniently placed: via

Sure, they get noise complaints, but the AirBNB money goes toward a good cause: “As you can see my house kind of screams party,” he tells Washingtonian in a phone interview. “Even though I had all these restrictions and warnings, people end up breaking the rules. There was a church …

From EaterDC: This Condo Has Its Own Sommelier Jarad Slipp, one of the area’s Master Sommeliers, has been appointed as Sommelier in Residence to the development. His job will be to provide customized consultations for residents and do quarterly tastings and workshops in the property’s 1,500 square foot wine lounge. …

Jim Havard took a beautifully exposed photo of the Capitol building all lit up with the “flower moon” in the background, and submitted it to the FamousDC Flickr pool.