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Through the Lens of Nathan Jones
Nathan Jones photographed one of the most beautiful bridges in DC, framing it beautifully in this awesome long-exposure photo. Nathan submitted this to the FamousDC Flickr pool.
Journalists Are About to Be Schooled by the NPF and CQRC
The National Press Foundation will collaborate with CQ Roll Call to provide training and education to Washington journalists on critical issues that percolate in the Capitol, the two organizations announced. The Capitol Hill Issues Briefings began in 2010 to inform journalists on issues as they develop, ranging from immigration to …
Through the Lens of Jim Havard
Jim Havard took a beautifully exposed photo of the Capitol building all lit up with the “flower moon” in the background, and submitted it to the FamousDC Flickr pool.
Congrats to CQ Roll Call!
The MDDC Press Awards confirmed what we already knew: CQ Roll Call is awesome. CQ Roll Call brought five awards to Capitol Hill. Hill Navigator columnist Rebecca Gale was awarded second place for business reporting for “The Other Back Room: Breastfeeding on Capitol Hill” (Roll Call, Feb. 2, 2014). Roll …
Jeff Sheely
Meet Jeff Sheely, co-founder of Urban Stems. He’s on a mission to bring on-demand happiness to everyone in the city, by bike. Read more about the mission, and how soon is too soon to send flowers after a date.
#Hillvetica
Fun thing or most fun thing from Hillary’s announcement? Hillary Bold. Because, America.
You're welcome. pic.twitter.com/Y2HRzM4tMn — Rick Wolff (@RickWolff) April 13, 2015 Admittedly, it’s a close second to the Hillary laugh button.
Celebrities: They’re Just Like Us!
They’re in DC! via They visit Adams Morgan! via They take selfies at an unimpressive distance from White House! Shailene and I are shooting in front of the White House today! #Snowden pic.twitter.com/ArtG9B29bw — Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) April 7, 2015 They’re filming their future feature film, Snowden! via What a …
The White House Easter Egg Roll: Sometimes Terrible
New York Magazine has gathered an impressive collection of photos of children not having a great time at the White House Easter Egg Roll. It’s amazing. You should look at it.
Life on the Hill: Chief of Staff
When you work on the Hill, certain tasks can take over the time you spend at the job. We put the call out to our chief of staff friends to ask how their time is spent at work. This week, we have how a Capitol Hill chief of staff’s day can sometimes be divided.
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You Can Put Out Fire with Sound
Extinguishing fire WITH SOUND. Amazing. Two George Mason students figured this out. What have you done lately?
Further Degradation of Humanity Coming to DC
A 245-room micro-hotel is being planned in Chinatown at 6th and H Streets, Washington Business Journal reports. … the city’s developers have been much slower to jump on micro-hotels (also called pod or capsule hotels). The basic idea is that most travelers don’t spend that much time in their hotel …
Congressional Mean Tweets
The Radio and Television Correspondents’ Dinner resulted in many excellent jokes, as well as this amazing video. Members of Congress read mean Tweets about themselves.
Famous Friday [Round Up]
Famous Friday Round Up ROUNDUP PRESENTED BY FLYWHEEL SPORTS On March 31, Flywheel Sports, the indoor cycling brand rapidly expanding across the United States and abroad, is opening its first DC studio in the Dupont neighborhood. Occupying the former Visions Cinema space at 1927 Florida Avenue, NW, this will be Flywheel’s largest locale to date, …
Life on The Hill: Press Secretary
When you work on the Hill, certain tasks can take over the time you spend at the job. We polled our press secretary and former press secretary friends to ask how their time is or was spent at work. This week, we have how a Capitol Hill press secretary’s day can sometimes be divided.