Sure, it may not have a basement themed like a German beer hall, but it’s a beautiful bar we can’t wait to try. The motif is practically timeless, the floor covered with miniature mosaic tiles, the walls paved with New York City subway tiles. The lights were chosen in tribute …

Gary Adornato, founder of Varsity Sports Network in Baltimore gave me my first shot. I call it my “big break” because it was in the spring of 2008, I’d just graduated from college, and the job market was so wildly saturated that few new grads were getting jobs–the least of which, in media.

h/t Jim Billimoria

It used to be so innocent… Some people say there’s too much pork in this town. Frank Underwolf could not agree more.

Miss the Oscars last night? [Here’s a recap] Watch out this morning for ice [as usual] Are you young or old? This NYT quiz [will help you find out]

#NATIONAL Two things that are ice cold: DC and Rudy Giuliani; About the SNL special; you can hang out on our kayak; Meanwhile, in Canada h/t Janie Sheehan; Boston is hating; 94 days until Memorial Day; so many lies about combat experience; Obama’s tree just looks dead; MLB games will …

Hill Now reports area man has a realization that DC is a real city with real problems: As Hill Now reported, the apartment tower at 1150 4th St. SW, just east of the Waterfront Metro station, was hit by gunfire about 10 p.m. Monday, police said and building management told …

by Nicole Tieman We’ve all heard it time and again- “it’s not what you know, but who you know,” particularly in DC, where who you know you can make or break your career. For anyone with social anxiety and uncontrollable awkwardness, this is a cringe-worthy fact. As an unenthusiastic happy …

As usual, kids can’t sled on the Capitol’s hill [fuddy duddy regulations] Watch Billy Eichner yell at Michelle Obama [for loving veggies] “Crazed millennial snowballers” descend on [Meridian Hill Park] Photo by Jim Havard from the FamousDC Flickr Pool

This Friday evening, Feb. 20, The George Town Club is holding a special edition of its Q&A Cafe, “Crisis Cocktails.” Carol Ross Joynt will moderate, and if you haven’t been to one of Carol’s live interviews before, you’re missing out. She’s a master of the craft and has talked to …

The BBC reports that the Washington Monument has .. well, shrunk. The stone obelisk was completed in 1884 and since then tour guides and others have dutifully quoted its height at 555ft and 5.13ins (169.3m). But US government surveyors said on Monday the column is 554ft and 7.34ins. Read more …

Ok, so it’s not, but you didn’t hear it from us, you heard it from: http://www.metroissuegenerator.com/ Photo by Flickr user Sergio Feria

“Oh. Look. Snow. I will stop by grocery store on way home” – said EVERY person in DC right now. — FamousDC (@FamousDC) February 16, 2015 If you ever doubted how quickly society could fall into chaos – you should visit a DC Harris Teeter before a snowstorm. — FamousDC …

Mike Juley with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel rounded up some amazing tips, meant for journalists but these are just amazing tips in general. 1. Ignore the haters. Time spent with them is time wasted. 2. Appreciate the work of your colleagues, and tell them so. 3. Know that, as busy …