Famous Friday Round Up #WEEKEND Weather: Mild and clear days with chilly nights through Halloween. Some drizzle on the Day of the Dead. Awesome events you can attend this weekend: FamousDC’s Scariest Haunted House 2015: Markhoff’s Haunted Forest; Buckland’s Route 29 Haunted Farm; Shocktober at Paxton Manor; Night of the Living Zoo; AU’s Symphony Orchestra “Halloween …

FamousDC is pleased to introduce you to Doug Thornell, managing director at SKDKnickerbocker. However, if you’ve worked in the D.C. communications industry over the past decade or so, there’s a good chance you may already know him. From public service into the private sector, the resourceful Mr. Thornell has troubleshot …

Tenacious taxpayer advocate and government watchdog “Taxpayers for Common Sense” put down their budget-scissors and raised a glass to celebrate their 20th Anniversary at Sonoma on Wednesday evening by honoring Reps. Mick Mulvaney and Earl Blumenauer with their “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Award.” TCS President Ryan Alexander also formally …

No one in Washington D.C. agrees on everything, except perhaps this: that here is a decent, honest man who did his best in service of our nation. Godspeed, John Boehner. Thank you for your committed service to our country, Speaker Boehner.

FamousDC gathered in Boulder for yet another incredible pre-debate event. Tensions may be high amongst the candidates as the GOP assembles for their third debate of the season, however at the FamousDC party, the only thing that was raised were our spirits. We’d like to thank our generous sponsor, PhRMA without whom, …

Tonight is the night of the FamousDC pre-debate party in Boulder, CO. Tomorrow evening, the GOP presidential candidates will convene for their third debate of the season, which means tonight, we party!  Join us at one of Boulder’s staples, The Kitchen Next Door where you will be treated to premium cocktails, great food and …

Famous Friday Round Up #WEEKEND Weather: Mid-60s and sunny all weekend, but bring a cardigan: lows in the 40s. Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Take a short trip to Virginia for the Middleburg Film Festival; Hit up Boo at the Zoo; Get your zombie on and participate in Silver Springs Zombie Walk; Support …

Last night in DC, we were reminded of the very moment when voting became “cool”. It was exactly 25 years ago in 1990, when the first Rock the Vote campaign was launched, featuring Madonna wearing nothing more than combat boots and an American flag haphazardly draped around her shoulders. The …

Three things are guaranteed today: Some people will be grumpy about the prospects of ‘Back to the Future’ day being over-hyped. Some people (the FDC team) will be pumped about today because it allows us to take life a little bit less seriously and enjoy one of the greatest move …

Advocates for the improvement of women’s health and medical research gathered this week with Magee- Women’s Research Institute. The Magee-Womens Movement is an imaginative, ambitious campaign to change the world’s thinking about human health by establishing women’s health as the standard from which all consideration will proceed. Jones Day International Law Firm …

Famous Friday Round Up #WEEKEND Weather: It will mostly sunny this weekend in the mid 50’s so you should at least go outside long enough to tweet about how much you love fall weather. Awesome events you can attend this weekend: The White House Fall 2015 Garden Tours; The Book Hill Fall …

On Wednesday October 21, Magnum Entertainment Group, Inc. will be holding their ‘Marty McFly Madness’ bash- a tribute to the historic anniversary of Marty and Doc’s time travel in the all-time classic movie Back to the Future. Strap on your Power Laces and grab your hover board as this 1980s-themed event …

We came. We partied. We conquered. FamousDC brought the District to Las Vegas with an awesome event (if we do say so ourselves) before the first Democratic presidential candidate debate of the season. Earlier in the evening, Facebook and the Washington Post both hosted buzzed-about events down on the Strip. Eventually some …

Meet Paul Kane. Although, he probably doesn’t need much of an introduction as his name has appeared in bylines across notable DC publications for over ten years. Paul has covered the inside scoop of politics at the Washington Post since 2007 and has earned an enviable reputation in the industry for …

Washington, D.C. (October 9, 2015) — The manufacturer and outfitter, C.C. Filson Co., celebrated the company’s first DC-area brick-and-mortar location last night. The brand debuted its new 2015 Fall collection, marking the occasion by partnering with National Geographic photographer Dan Westergren for an in-store exhibit. Local figures and fans of the brand made a toast to the original Alaskan outfitter, welcoming the brand’s …