Famous Philadelphians Sue Davis of the National Journal and former mayor Ed Rendell, chat at the MSNBC 15th Anniversary party held at 300 New Jersey Avenue, NW.

Anna’s friends and Roll Call colleagues sent her off with a royal goodbye at Johnny’s Half Shell yesterday. Photo by Anne Brady

If you don’t know Tom Manatos, well, you should. You might know him from his extensive job list with over 10,000 subscribers, or perhaps it’s that perpetual smile he wears all through the Capitol, he is not to be forgotten. Tom Manatos made the short walk down to the Democratic …

Famous 5: Happy National Fried Chicken Day. In honor of this fantastic holiday here are 5 great places to go and get your fried chicken fix: Crème Café and Lounge (1322 U Street Northwest) Not only do they serve fried chicken…but they serve fried chicken and waffles all day! Enough …

Famous congratulations are in order for Michael Steel and Mary Kathryn Covert. The two were engaged last night on the Speaker’s Balcony as they enjoyed Fourth of July fireworks. Photo h/t Bryant Avondoglio

Tucker Blair blowing up on Gilt Group, Erin McPike, Cathy Rought & Emily Spain celebrated birthdays, the Tune Inn is coming back!, the fish fry in Georgetown got out of control, meet Teresa Tomassoni, David Drucker is on the road in South Carolina, no drowning, we imagine that this didn’t …

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Be sure to tell Emily Spain happy birthday Photo h/t Tom Williams (@pennstatetom)  

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Famous 5: Independence Day Ah, Independence Day – that 4th day of July when our nation commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence with fireworks, parades, barbeques, music, and family reunions. DC is THE place to be on the 4th and although you can hit the tried “A Capital …

Dave Newman (@groovysoup) is the Chuck Norris of spam control. Thanks to Dave, FamousDC is back to bringing you politics, gossip and everything Famous. Tweet him if you need any WordPress help.

Brianna Keilar, left, of CNN, and Shawna Thomas of NBC News, lead the crowd in a karaoke rendition of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” at the Ugly Mug on Barrack’s Row after the third annual Congressional Women’s Softball game held June 23, 2011, at Watkins Recreation Center on Capitol Hill.  The …

Sommer Mathis (@sommermathis) is moving from the Washingtonian, where she was online director, to become editor of the brand new TheAtlanticCities.com TheAtlanticCities.com will be The Atlantic‘s online, urban focused forum with Mathis leading the charge into the publication’s first single-topic forum. Mathias starts July 11 with the site’s launch set for …

D.C.’s very own, Taylor Llewellyn (@tuckerblair), has brought his preppy wares to the big-time with his new partnership at Opening Ceremony. The brand’s belts, seen on nearly every guy walking through Georgetown, have taken a hipster turn, and we like it! The four designs, slated to be released at Opening …

Keach Hagey: POLITICO, Random House to Publish Digital Campaign Random House and POLITICO will team up to produce a series of instant digital books that will tell the story of the 2012 presidential election in real time, with the kind of detail and color normally reserved for traditional post-election tell-all …