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HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Hot Happy Hour By Neda Semnani Roll Call Staff June 9, 2011, 12:55 p.m. HOH teamed up with FamousDC to throw a recess happy hour on Cava’s rooftop bar Wednesday night. And we are not exaggerating when we say it was hot like whoa. The place was …

A big thanks to Tom Williams of Roll Call for snapping the amazing pictures.  More pics on our Flickr feed. Tags: sweat, fun, boozy, Tom Williams, dripping, muggy, heat index, soaked, do i smell funny?, recess!

Thanks to the nearly 200 people who showed up last night at the FamousDC / Roll Call Recess Happy Hour. The event was a huge success and not only were the margaritas, Famous sangria and beer flowing, each attendee lost an average of two pounds due to the heat. A …

Kristie Greco, former communications director for Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn, D-S.C., dons a new NASCAR hat that she received with other southern inspired gifts at her going away party in Northwest, Saturday. Greco will be moving to Charlotte, NC, where she landed the job as communications director for the …

@stackiii leaving CATO for CraftDC, Mullen and Williams made the jump, CQ-Roll Call survived NoMaGeddon 2011, looking for a PR job?, Patrick Reis is keeping it down low and stacking cheese , Lou Cannon celebrated a birthday, Rep. Weiner released his first music video, we hope to see you next …

Tommy McFly, Washington DC’s hottest DJ, is taking his talents to the morning. Starting on June 20th, McFly will begin hosting FRESH FM’s first ever morning show. “This morning show is literally the opportunity of a lifetime. I can’t tell you how blessed I am to be the first morning …

FamousDC applauds anyone who can drop in Snoop Dogg lyrics while reporting energy policy. From today’s POLITICO Morning Energy “With so much drama in the CFTC…”

Famous 5: Playing Hooky in D.C. We’ve all been there – that random, gorgeous, sunny day when you wake up knowing work can do without you and you’re in need of a little hooky fun. But instead of being slobtastic, why not enjoy the fun the DC region offers?! Here’s …

Washingtonians Julie and Brian Notario take a stroll through Julie’s family farm in Wentzville, Missouri, after an exchange of vows Saturday.

Meet Kristen Soltis. Pollster by day. Rock star by night. Kristen was kind enough to answer a few questions for one of our Famous 5 interviews. 1) You’re literally a rock star. And a pollster. How did that happen? I finished up an internship in 2005 and wanted to learn …

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Welcome to D.C., where you get taxed at the grocery store for using plastic bags – plowing streets during snow storms takes city officials days to complete – and every two years you get called for jury duty. FamousDC presents… Scenes from a Washington DC Jury Pool Waiting Room You …

Our friends over at Cloture Club have compiled a guide for DC interns to succeed. Rule #5 – Keep it to yourself. Don’t blog/facebook/gchat/tweet about it. Write down all your funny stories for a tell all book some day. More often than not, publicly divulging the details of your time …

Widespread Panic’s last run?, where is Matt Lakin?, Biden 2016 kicked off, happy anniversary to Molly and Matt Haase, Luke Marchant is on the move again, Kasie Hunt celebrated a birthday, Arthur Bochner got engaged to Arden Mickelson, Chris Perkins had a photo shoot, Netanyahu addressed a Joint Session of …

Washingtonian’s Marisa M. Kashino: 40 Under 40: K Street’s New Generation of Lobbyists Meet 40 star lobbyists—all under age 40—who are shaping the policies that will affect us for years to come And here’s the full list courtesy of Chris Frates & POLITICO Influence. Ogilvy’s Dean Aguillen, Cassidy’s Kai Anderson, …