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Cover photo by Sonja Bradfield If you were living under a rock this weekend, then you, like yours truly, probably missed out on The Emporiyum. The EmporiYUM was delicious indeed, as over 75 food vendors from all across the country gathered at Dock 5 at Union Market this past Saturday and …

Famous Friday Round Up #WEEKEND Weather: Get outside! This gorgeous November weekend will be sunny with absolutely no chance of rain. Temps will drops to the 50’s on Saturday but will be back up to 60 on Sunday. You’ll be complaining soon, so enjoy the weather while it lasts. Awesome events …

Get excited, art aficionados. After a two-year long renovation, the highly anticipated Renwick Gallery is finally re-opening to the public. The Renwick Gallery is a part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Celebrations have been happening at the gallery all week long with awesome art-filled events, leading up to an open house …

Photo lovers, this one was made for you. And guess what? You won’t even need your Instagram filters. FotoWeekDC 2015 kicked off this weekend, and it has all the makings for a photographer’s dream come true. FotoWeekDC will be running daily from November 7 to November 15 from 10 A.M. to …

Famous Friday Round Up #WEEKEND Weather: It’s basically summer today. But the rest of the weekend will be cooler in the low 60’s with a chance of showers on Saturday. Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Hit up the photography festival, FotoWeek DC; Enjoy a free bloody mary tasting at the opening …

Shut your damn mouth… Via @lachlan: Spotted in Georgetown last night: Bill Clinton, complete with cigar (see left breast pocket) Spotted in Georgetown last night: Bill Clinton, complete with cigar (see left breast pocket) pic.twitter.com/aGkXJvUqtL — Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) November 6, 2015 As if we needed another reason to love …

We’re heading to the Midwest for another pre-debate event! Join us Monday, November 9th before the next GOP debate. We’ll be taking over Milwaukee’s prime champagne bar, Cuvee. You will be treated to bubbly, premium cocktails, delicious food and amazing company. We’re bringing together the who’s who of politics, D.C. and Wisconsin. …

It’s #NationalCandyDay, which doesn’t make a ton a sense seeing as Halloween was five days ago, we’re twitching from a sugar overdose, cavities are forming on our molars, and our kids have had a side of KitKats and Pixy Stix for breakfast lunch and dinner every day this week. BUT …

Update: Thank you to all the folks who reached out and helped us push this up the food chain yesterday. All signs from @MPAA and others indicate that this falls squarely in Disney’s lap. With that, it’s now you’re move Disney. Don’t let us down. Dear Friends, We most often …

In case you missed it, Momofuku Milk Bar has officially opened in D.C. (please excuse us while we jump for joy). Now you can make all your friends in New York equally as jealous with pictures of delicious meals all over social media. The restaurant opened in CityCenterDC last week, …

Famous Friday Round Up #WEEKEND Weather: Mild and clear days with chilly nights through Halloween. Some drizzle on the Day of the Dead. Awesome events you can attend this weekend: FamousDC’s Scariest Haunted House 2015: Markhoff’s Haunted Forest; Buckland’s Route 29 Haunted Farm; Shocktober at Paxton Manor; Night of the Living Zoo; AU’s Symphony Orchestra “Halloween …

Tenacious taxpayer advocate and government watchdog “Taxpayers for Common Sense” put down their budget-scissors and raised a glass to celebrate their 20th Anniversary at Sonoma on Wednesday evening by honoring Reps. Mick Mulvaney and Earl Blumenauer with their “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Award.” TCS President Ryan Alexander also formally …

No one in Washington D.C. agrees on everything, except perhaps this: that here is a decent, honest man who did his best in service of our nation. Godspeed, John Boehner. Thank you for your committed service to our country, Speaker Boehner.

Paul Ryan started making things real this weekend tapping Dave Hoppe as his choice for Chief-of-Staff in the new Office of the Speaker. Who else will move moving into the Capitol Office suites? Brendan Buck – This will be familiar territory for Brendan. It’s likely he will be swapping Longworth …

The Second Congressional Hackathon was an auspicious success last Friday. The free event was hosted by House Majority leader Kevin McCarthy and House Democratic whip Steny Hoyer, and brought over two hundred programming experts, legislative leaders, and industry innovators to work together across party lines to confront the technical challenges …