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13 Reasons Why Sarah Gunion is Famous for DC
On this day, many moons ago, the world was graced with the birth of someone who would turn out to be one of the greatest additions to the human race. His name is Stevie Wonder. Also born today (fewer moons ago than Stevie) is an individual who we’d like to celebrate as …
Famous Five – DC Testy Fest
Attention all ball busters: Grab your party pants… err, leave them at home because this is one party where they’re optional. This weekend is the 12th annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Festival in DC aka DC Testy Fest and it’s sure to be a real ball. The Montana State Society is hosting …
Friday Round Up
Weather: Awesome events you can attend this weekend: #WATCH #NATIONAL #LOCAL #ICYMI Beers for the Boys in Blue The Speaker is in the House Everyone Was Wrong: A Mostly Accurate Headline Keeping Up with the Uptons Sightseeing for Politics: Where To Spot Your Favorite Congressmen …
Beers For the Boys In Blue
Don’t be alarmed when you see flashing cop lights in your rear view mirror this weekend – they’re not going after you for once. Well, we don’t know that, but we do know that there will be tens of thousands of officers from around the world in town for National Police …
DC Dash Buttons: Not Coming to a Hill Near You… Yet
Just when you thought the human race couldn’t be more incapable, the Amazon Dash Button comes along and reminds you that it can. From laundry detergent to toilet paper, the Dash Button is just one push-of-a-button away from a clean rear. You might have to wait a couple of days until it arrives, …
Top 12 Protesters You’ll See on the Hill Today
Trump is running out of options here – not that he cares. In a desperate attempt to slap a star spangled cast on a fractured GOP, the presumptive presidential nominee will meet with House Speaker Paul Ryan, GOP chairman Reince Priebus and other members of the party to discuss rainbows and unicorns over tea …
Keeping Up With the Uptons
Strange things happen on the Hill all the time. In fact, it’s strange when something strange doesn’t happen. Yesterday, supermodel Kate Upton was in town with fiancé and pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Justin Verlander. The two were in DC for a three-game series between the Washington Nationals and the Detroit Tigers …
Everyone Was Wrong: A Mostly Accurate Headline
Guessing is hard… really hard. But you know what’s even harder? Being wrong – which is something Donald Trump knows nothing about – just ask him. Below are headlines from this election cycle with a common denominator: they’re all wrong. What’s even more interesting is that we stopped pulling headlines after the second page …
Sightseeing for Politicos: Where to Spot Your Favorite Congressmen
While casually inhaling mimosas and scarfing down $10 French fries at brunch this weekend, I looked up between bites and saw Newt Gingrich and his wife at the table across from mine. Thrilling, right? One would think that since I see congressmen all day, every day, the thrill of spotting …
The Speaker is in The House
NJI Media, FamousDC’s digital and creative partner, was cited by the Wall Street Journal for its thoughtful inside jokes on Speaker Ryan’s official website last week: Are you running for president? It’s a question House Speaker Paul Ryan got quite a bit in media interviews this year, always with the same answer: No. …
Famous Moms
Every year a special day is dedicated to the women who raised us, wiped our tears (and butts), marched over to our 4th grade teachers demanding to know why her perfect child received a ‘D’ on the latest homework assignment, stayed up late taking temperatures and then was back at it again in the …
Friday Round Up
Weather: We’re pretty sure April showers are supposed to bring May flowers – not the other way around. It’ll be in warm with highs in the low 70s, but with all this rain we continue to drown in, the only thing you’re gonna need this weekend is an Ark. Awesome events …
Kicks in Candyland
The National Confectioners Association got hooked up by Premier and Saucony with their latest collaboration – the Premier x Saucony “Street Sweets” Grid 9000, inspired by Taffy Town taffy. The sneaks drop tomorrow in very limited quantities. In case you missed it, NCA unboxed them yesterday on Snapchat. “Consumers don’t …
Retail’s Night Out!
In celebration of Small Business Week, the National Retail Federation last night hosted their second annual Retail’s Night Out event at The Park at CityCenterDC. The event featured more than 25 retail pop-ups from national retailers Trunk Club, World Market and Filson and local D.C. shops including Hugh and Crye, …
Slacks From Hillary
Bernie was right when he said that the American people were sick and tired of hearing about Hillary’s damn emails. I mean what is this, 1995? Who even emails anymore? Between texting, snapping and the, dare I say, old fashioned person-to-person communication, Hillz needs something a little more hip and cool to, you know, …