This is a great *real DC* article about the difficulty of finding a job after an election as a chief. We highly recommend reading the entire thing, but here’s a taste: Chiefs of staff, in particular, can have a harder time transitioning to another Hill job. Entry-level positions such as …

Meet David Drucker. He’s currently Senior Congressional Correspondent at the Washington Examiner. He tackles serious issues and is a major source for up to the minute information in this town. We caught up with him briefly to talk more about his work, how he got started and where he hangs out.

That is a real thing. “It will either be a very short fight, or I will be knocked unconscious,” Romney told the Salt Lake City Tribune.“ Read more over at Time. Photo by Paola Kizette Cimenti on Flickr

Biden up to some classic St. Patrick’s Day hijinks we see.

All right all you big-time editors (looking at you, Ryan Grim, Susan Glasser, Jon Allen, Rachael Smolkin, Gabriel Snyder, Karey Van Hall, and Rachel Van Dongen) – we’re helping you find the next generation of talent. We reached out to our sources and  compiled a list of 5 political reporters …

Not any more. A sometime pop-up bagel brand, Bullfrog Bagels, is teaming up with Mess Hall to accommodate demand. Good for these guys, and for DC’s bagel lovers.

That is all. “Maryland Legislator Wants State To Have An Official Tartan” Read more at WAMU.  

Andy submitted this awesome long exposure photo of the Chinatown arch by emailing [email protected] and we’re thrilled he did. This is an amazing shot, but definitely not his only amazing shot – check out the rest of his work at his website.

Ok Boston, OK WE GET IT [IT SNOWED A LOT] Truck hits Delta plane at DCA [whoopsies] Running a restaurant = [conducting an orchestra] Photo by Joe Newman submitted to the FamousDC Flickr Pool

#WEEKEND Saturday 62°F and rainy, Sunday 55°F and sunny: is Spring finally here? #FAMOUSINFOGRAPHIC Life on the Hill: A Day in the Life of a Staff Assistant; #NATIONAL Secret Service – come on; Does Jay-Z really not have “Obama on the text?”; U of A makes a breakthrough; ball, meet …

Netflix is barreling over cable [in a big way] UnsuckDCMetro goes on the record [with an ABC interview] DC incomes of all levels [are falling behind rents] Secret Service crash near White House, [are accused of drunk driving] Photo by Brian DiCola submitted to the FamousDC Photo Flickr pool

Shira Center is leaving us all for Boston where the snowpack isn’t melting for another month, and while we’re proud of her we will miss her. She had a little going away gathering last night at Hawk ‘n’ Dove – you can see a couple highlights below. Famously Spotted: Emily …

When you work on the Hill, certain tasks can take over the time you spend at the job. We polled a hundred current and former staff assistants, asking them how their time is spent at work. This week, we have how a staff assistant’s day can be divided.

Her map to her first Roll Call Interview. Memories.   Found in my desk: map to first @rollcall interview, circa 2007 (pre-iphone) A photo posted by Shira T. Center (@shiracenter) on Mar 10, 2015 at 7:45am PDT