Washingtonian’s Shane Harris: Why I Switched to a Standing Desk: Review

Meet Eric Schulze. He’s the creative brains behind ThirstDC. The Washington Post’s Sara Schwartz recently called ThirstDC, “a social event that aims to meld networking and drinking with stimulating discussion.” Mr. Schulze recently spent a few minutes with us for a Famous 5 interview. 1. What is ThirstDC. Why did …

Susanna Quinn rocking her FamousDC Beltway Celebrity t-shirt. Where will the next FamousDC t-shirt show up?

Meet David White By day, he’s the co-owner and COO of Keybridge Communications, a boutique public relations firm. By night, he runs one of the country’s most popular wine blogs, www.Terroirist.com. The blog celebrates its first anniversary today. He was nice enough to spend a few minutes with us for a FamousDC …

Fourteen thousand seven hundred seventy-seven Think about that number. Now think about the greatest basketball player of all time: Michael Jordan Michael Jordan missed 14,777 shots during his career (regular season, playoffs, All-Star games). He missed over 14,000 shots in front of millions of people, but he always went back …

Speaker’s Balcony Proposal Brian Bilbray’s scheduler Jennifer Polk got engaged this past Thursday to former Dreier staffer Ryan Maxson on the Speaker’s Balcony. Photo taken by Jim Billimoria Dome Tour Proposal As not to be out done, Danny Reeves proposed to his long time girlfriend Jacqueline Shempp on the top …

No wonder they smoked the Skins. SI’s Peter King: Factoid of the Week That May Interest Only Me Prior to Sunday’s road game against Washington, the 49ers had their Saturday morning walk-through practice at a field at the Marine Barracks in southeast Washington. After practice, coach Jim Harbaugh told the …

The Lobbyist’s Playbook [Jack Abramoff] Autumn Reds [unpopped collar] Faith, Hope & Love [Lindsey] Tortilla Coast [best chips eva] Revolving Door [healthcare]

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FamousDC applauds all Marine Corps Marathon participants. Send in your photos and stories and we’ll add to this post: [email protected] Will Fulgueras and his family. Someone brought a mini horse to the marathon. Photo by Megan Mahan Fletcher Mary Katharine Ham and Jake Brewer Ericka Andersen and friends. RELATED: Marine …

Dan Amira: Time for John McCain to Retire … This Joke The approval rating of Congress has hit yet another pathetic new low — just 9 percent, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll. On Twitter, Senator John McCain reacted to the news thusly: “We’re down to paid staffers …