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Jim B rocked his new monogrammed shirt, Erick Erickson appreciated the sh*tty headline, GOP buzz grows for Chris Christie, big ups to the American Beverage Association for donating $50,000 to help students in Ward 8 play soccer and learn poetry via DC Scores, Obama held a townhall at LinkedIn, finding …

Capitol Hill is full of funny, bizarre and otherwise interesting moments that don’t happen anywhere else in this country –  moments happen at least once, if not multiple times a day. Most of us ignore them, because they’ve become so common, while others of us can’t believe they continue to …

FDC graphic designer Joanna, sports her Beltway Celebrity t-shirt on top of Mt. Bierstadt near Denver, CO. Want a FamousDC t-shirt of your own? We can make that happen. They go on sale soon.

Ask Ryan Howell how he burned his neck, @MarcoRubio scoops up @AlexConant, The more we think about it, the more the 9-9-9 plan makes sense, Michelle Bachmann cannot pull of red like Tiger can on Sundays, but we like her new hair color, it’s Ralph Hellmann’s birthday, the hikers were finally …

Congratulations to Rebecca Gale of CQ Roll Call and Warren Margolies, attorney for Vornado, on their wedding this Saturday in Cincinnati.   Photo credit: Studio 3z

Scott’s New Band is back at the Clarendon Grill this Saturday, Sean Spicer went poaching, fall might have fallen on DC, is there a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow?, The good news? Your wife was not kidnapped. The bad news? She was cheating on you, Frates gets a …

Famous 5: Pete Snyder Meet Pete Snyder, Founder, New Media Strategies and staple in the DC/VA community. In honor of the upcoming NFL season, Mr. Snyder (not that one) spent a few minutes with us answering 5 questions for a FamousDC Famous 5 interview. 1. You’ve been in DC for …

All Facebook just posted about the company behind Capitol Hill’s Facebook ads. [Meet Mr. Foxwell] Did you know that there’s a company that specializes in Facebook promotions for members of Congress? Meet iConstituent, of Washington, D.C. We spoke to the company’s Marketing and New Media manager, Andrew Foxwell, by phone …

Emily Heil checks out her Roll Call “fake front page” during her going away party at Irish Times on Capitol Hill, Wednesday. She heads to the Washington Post’s “In the Loop” column after 4 years with Roll Call. Carl Hulse, freshly named New York Times deputy Washington bureau chief, is …

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Today, we are all survivors. The DC Earthquake crashed FamousDC. But do not worry. Together, we will rebuild. RELATED: DC Earthquake Devastation [PICS] Take it away Carole King!  

The New York Observer recently unveiled its 50 Media Power Bachelorettes list. Included on the list was our friend Tara Palmeri [congrats] Tara Palmeri, Gossip Reporter – Page Six/New York Post Scooped up by Page Six after a stint at the Washington Examiner’s Yeas and Nays column, Tara Palmeri has …

DC’s very own Meet the Press Executive Producer Betsy Fischer and NYC’s NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams Senior Producer Subrata De were featured in this month’s Marie Claire. Both women were interviewed alongside the likes of producers from Piers Morgan Tonight, 48 Hours Mystery, and Good Morning America. The magazine article, “Women …

If you’ve never been to the “Social Safeway” in Georgetown, but have heard various stories of this particular grocery store being the “it” place to go…believe it. Believe it all. And stop judging your friends for finding a date in the cereal aisle. Seriously – where else can you go to buy …

There are a few ways to look at this: 1) Staffer – Your August (and beyond) plans were just ruined by having your boss named. 2) Lobbyist – Business just picked up for those on K-Street with close ties to the Members. 3) Fundraiser – Go ahead and book and …