FamousDC Welcomes New Head Of Partnerships, Hillary Alvaré Alvaré Joins From Politico Live Washington, DC – FamousDC today announced the addition of Hillary Alvaré as Director of Partnerships. In this new role, Hillary will lead partnership efforts for the media company. “Hillary brings a unique perspective on the current D.C. media …

DC is rapidly becoming one of the country’s best food cities with all cuisines represented, ranging from cheap eats to $300 tasting menus. Cheap eat guides aren’t hard to find and everyone already knows the expensive, popular and oftentimes played out places around town (you know who you are). The …

#Weekend Awesome events: LOL alert: Trevor Noah is at the Kennedy Center and Tank is at the Howard Theatre tonight; DC Shorts Festival kicked off this week – and no we’re not talking about your summer wardrobe (RIP); Tomorrow is a good day to check out the 202 Arts and Music …

A new addition to the FamousDC and American Gaming Association event roster has been added. The two teams joined forces last night to kick off the most wonderful time of the year: NFL football. Bipartisan politics were placed offsides for a few hours so that guests could focus on a …

Meet Karin Tanabe – she’s a former POLITICO reporter turned fiction writer whose books reel you into another place and time you thought only existed in history books and movies. Karin just released her fourth novel, The Diplomat’s Daughter, about three young people forced on a journey in the face …

#Weekend Awesome events: We don’t know about you, but we love food and trucks. Truckeroo is adding extra dates and tonight is one of them!; If you’re into really cool digital stuff (what digital stuff isn’t cool?), Playlist Live kicks off today in DC; Yeah, it’s LDW, but sometimes you don’t …

UPDATE: We added an 11th! Popular opinion shows that girls run the world – popular opinions being Beyonce and every female ever. Ask anyone and whoever disagrees just didn’t hear the question. Since social media is real life, we can only assume this also applies to Twitter, a place where women can freely …

#Weekend Awesome events: Get your fill of LOLs all weekend long; Even at Capital Laughs on H Street!; Catch some Purple Rain tonight at the 9:30 club; Take yourself out to the ball game (against the Mets); Brookland has crabs; You officially have no excuse not to learn how to salsa …

If you don’t know Michael Clements (shame), then you’re about to find out – and not just because he gave us the scoop on his life and access to his (pretty sweet) Instagram, but because his name is about to infiltrate your life and what should be one of your …

#BeforeYouScroll We at FamousDC believe in uplifting and shining a bright light when it sometimes feels dim, we believe in standing up for what is right, challenging what is wrong, and most of all, we believe in the power of good people. So we’d like to ask all you good …

#Weekend Awesome events: Lace up your Keds – it’s 90s night at Nats Park as the Nationals take on the San Fran Giants; Rosé your way to the Summer Soirée today at the Ritz Carlton; A bubble race?! You have to see it to bub-lieve it – tomorrow at RFK; 3 …

The Dos and Don’ts of August Networking It’s officially August recess. That means networking, and lots of it. For those of us who hate networking, this can be challenging, but having a smart plan of attack can be the difference between making your recess count or completely wasting four weeks …

#Weekend Awesome events: Michelle Branch will help you relive all your early-2000 dreams tonight; One good way to watch the sun go down is via Del Campo at Dusk; Happy birthday, Mr. (former) President; Join George Lopez on his stand-up comedy tour The Comedy Get Down tonight at the Kennedy Center; …

#Weekend Weather: Grab your umbrellas y’all. If you’re looking for sun, you’re gonna have to wait a whole two days for it. Friday and Saturday are bringing you more rain than you want before drying up and brightening your Sunday. Awesome events: Enjoy the Friday night lights at Nats Park; Jason Zinoman …

They say “the more you eat, the more you know.” Err…sorry, we say that. Which is why we’ve continued to host a luncheon series on Capitol Hill made for staffers and interns alike. Last Friday FamousDC hosted our second installment in our lunch-and-learn series, titled, “Food For Thought”. The conversation …