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Someone Special Just Got MARIE-D
Sending a huge congratulations to our very own, Marie Formica and her new husband, Rhett Morgan on tying the knot this weekend! We really don’t like to share, but if our fabulous VP of Operations had to spend her time with anyone else besides her officemates, we suppose Rhett is …
Famous Engagement
A huge congratulations to Jeremy Art and his soon to be wife, Kelsey Jones, on their engagement. These two C-Span lovebirds will soon be tying the knot after Kelsey said, “yes” at the whisper spot in the United States Capital where Jeremy proposed (awww!). Can it get any better? Oh, most definitely. Not …
DC Intern Hall of Fame
Interns are a unique breed in the human world. They’re at the bottom of the food chain, yet are crucial to its everyday functioning. They graduated with honors and are some of the brightest young minds in the industry, yet their hardest task of the day might be juggling 16 …
Top 10 Most Awesome Things About Being a Hill Staffer
#1: Your mom tells all her friends that you work at the White House directly for the President of the United States. #2: Receptions. Free finger food and cheap wine after work. “Of course I want to hear about sustainable farming using the power of the sun association.” #3: The occasional Matt Lira …
Did You Know Mosquitoes Have 38 Teeth?
Neither did we, but it’s true. The number 38 is particularly special to someone else today too; and FamousDC would like to send some famous birthday love to this awesome guy. Happy 38th birthday to the energy-legislating, Facebook photo-sharing, Kentucky Wildcat-loving, Derby-crushing, Neil Chatterjee. We wonder how many more birthdays until his …
Happy Birthday to Our Fabulously Famous Editor!
Wishing the happiest of birthdays to our amazing editor, Marie Formica! Marie is all things famous for DC: smart, funny, quick, ambitious, savvy, and MORE! She keeps us in line and inspired every single day. She also knows literally everything about the Internet. Thanks for being born, Marie! We don’t know …
Matt Lira Moves Back to D.C.
We said it in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and in the title of this post, but we’ll say it again. Matt Lira is awesome. Today is his first day back on the Hill via Harvard. He has taken a position with Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s office. Ya dig?
Ask Jake
CNN‘s Jake Tapper is almost three weeks into CNN State of the Union and wants to answer all of your questions! Send any curiosities or questions you may have to SOTU for Jake’s insight. Way to go Jake! CNN’s Jake Tapper is almost three weeks into CNN State of the Union — …
Union Market District: Shop Until You Drop
Make your way over to DNA Emporium Edit shop at Union Market District for their three day exclusive sale, offering up to 90% off merchandise and a “Fill-A-Bag” $50 deal! Products from Alice and Olivia, Rebecca Minkoff, Fred Perry, J Brand, John Varvatos, MinkPink, Parker and Rag & Bone are all included in this hot sale! Sale begins June 26th from …
Cade Martin Launches New Site!
D.C. photographer, Cade Martin, recently launched his newly redesigned website displaying and promoting his artistic pieces. You may recognize his work from last year’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre advertisement posters. Check out his new, revamped website here! Photo By: Cade Martin
PhRMA’s Lost Puppies Media Alerts Pay Off!
Thanks to PhRMA’s social media team, two lost puppies belonging to the EVP of Science & Regulatory Affairs at PhRMA were found and brought home this past Saturday morning. PhRMA’s EVP of Science & Regulatory Affairs had his car stolen in Alexandria with his two dogs in the back seat, …
Hat Tip to Howard Mortman!
HUGE thanks to journalist Helena Andrews and the WashingtonPost for the awesome FamousDC mention in your article, “There’s a new D.C. reality show and it’s not set in D.C.” Major props to Howard Mortman for bringing this to our attention! Oh hey, it's not yet 7am, and WashingtonPost has already put @famousdc in its …
C-SPAN’s Jeremy Art Gets a Shoutout on The Tonight Show!
Congrats to Jeremy Art for this epic shoutout on Jimmy Fallon‘s, The Tonight Show! Never failing to keep us laughing, Jeremy tweeted out a line with the hashtag #DadQuotes poking lovable fun at his pops. Apparently Jimmy thought it was as funny as we did. Check it out.
Two Former Hill Staffers Launch BBQ Business Inspired by Political Background
The Pork Barrel BBQ product line. (Photo: Courtesy Pork Barrel BBQ) It’s another late night on the Hill in 2006 and a senate budget debate creeps past midnight and into the wee hours. What is on staffers Heath Hall and Brett Thompson’s minds? Food. And another slice of delivery pizza just …