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Famous Birthday Wishes – Jonathan Grella
FamousDC talked to some of professional wrestling’s greatest today, and interestingly, they all told us the same thing – Happy birthday, Jonathan Grella! One of them also called us “Hulkamaniacs” and told us to eat our vitamins, which was a little weird. Jonathan shares a birthday with his wife Lauren. So …
The New DC 2024 Website Features Interesting Photography
First off, we’d like to state that the new DC 2024 website is very slick. That said, we’re slightly confused about some of the chosen photography. Example One: The very first image on the website that just so happens to be a photo of a cop pulling someone over. Example …
What’s Better Than A Bowl Of Chili Before Boarding A Plane?
Nothing. Ben’s Chili Bowl just opened in DCA. Because nothing says, “hey, that’s me in the middle seat,” as you clutch a bowl of chili before a 4-hour flight. h/t Byers
S-3 brings NASCAR to the Hawk & Dove
Jeff Shockey, John Scofield and Mike Ference were hanging out with hundreds of their closest friends yesterday at Hawk & Dove. Photo credit to Tom Williams The Members of Congress who stopped by: Cantor, Hoyer, Upton, Walden, McHenry, Joyce, Valadao, Cook, Nunes, LoBiondo, Cole, Calvert, Granger, Denham, Roby, Fleischman, Duffy, …
THE SHUTDOWN: WE NEED ANSWERS
We could see a government shutdown today. We have so many questions about it. 1. WILL THEY STILL PICK UP OUR GARBAGE? 2. CAN WE GET A WRAP IN LONGWORTH? AND IS THERE A STAFF ONLY LINE? 3. DOES THIS MEAN DC IS NOT GETTING THE OLYMPICS? 4. DOES THE DC …
Kyle Nevins: The Decision
Will he take his talents to South Beach? Will he join Coach K as an Assistant Coach? If you had Kyle Nevins in your office pool for “which Roll Call Fab 50 staffer will be the first to leave?” — then you just made bank. According to a release from …
Look at All the Pretty (Hill) People
The Hill is out with the 2012 50 Most Beautiful People Play nice people …
Hey, I just lobbied you, and this is crazy, but here’s my number, so text me, maybe?
Politico’s Dave Levinthal looks into the David Rehr led study on lobbying Congressional staff. K Street: ‘Let’s meet’; Hill staffers: ‘Text me’
Meredith Shiner Does Her Best Ludacris
Heard on the Hill: USSFCU Fills Cups Like Double Ds Forget AAA credit ratings, the Senate Federal Credit Union is thinking more along the lines of double-D status for its loyal customers. In a folding mailer sent recently to its patrons, the bank — unaffiliated with the Senate but with …
Navigating Capitol Hill [Recycled Post]
You’ve landed an internship on Capitol Hill and you finally figured out your way around Rayburn. Now what? FamousDC presents: The HILLstory Flowchart [view the flowchart] [download the PDF]