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 …

Famous Friday Round Up #WEEKEND Weather: Mid-60s and sunny all weekend, but bring a cardigan: lows in the 40s. Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Take a short trip to Virginia for the Middleburg Film Festival; Hit up Boo at the Zoo; Get your zombie on and participate in Silver Springs Zombie Walk; Support …

Last night in DC, we were reminded of the very moment when voting became “cool”. It was exactly 25 years ago in 1990, when the first Rock the Vote campaign was launched, featuring Madonna wearing nothing more than combat boots and an American flag haphazardly draped around her shoulders. The …

Last night Magnum Entertainment hosted an incredible event in honor of Back to the Future Day. Spirits were high and flux capacitors were fluxing at full strength as the crowd gathered at the fabulous Hamilton. From the start, the event bespoke a posh demeanor as a special entrance along F …

During her testimony today before the congressional select committee investigating the Benghazi attacks, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton disclosed that she did not, in fact, have a computer in her office. We sought to find out what other items Secretary did not have in her State Department office. 1. A …

Paul Ryan made a few demands of the House Republican caucus when extending his offer to run for Speaker, including being granted family time, rules changes, and that the party unify before his election. Here are some more of the things Paul Ryan wants if he agrees to be second …

Sometimes our beautiful city can get a little, shall we say, crowded- remember that time the Pope visited? So we sent our most anxiety-prone staffer to scout out the very worst times and places for socially anxious people. Enjoy (or hyperventilate) accordingly.  Oh jeez, oh man. Okay, you can do …

Co-host our FamousDC Boulder event next week. (!) Start a grim children’s puppet show business. Ride the wave of media coverage he’s going to get today like a Starburst commercial. Design ties, bolos and leather necklaces for gentlemen with necks larger than heads. Remove industrial asbestos by chewing it up …

DC loves blogs. Political journals like Heard on the Hill, Loose Lips, and District of DeBonis keep our inboxes well informed each morning with the latest updates on Capitol Hill or foreign affairs. However, it’s the lifestyle bloggers that bring color to the city and remind us of all the wonderful things …

FamousDC and the Washington Examiner teamed up for yet another fantastic DC happy hour. We partied on the roof of Del Campo and enjoyed gorgeous panoramic views of downtown DC, sipped pisco sours, and listened to the jazzy vocals of Gracie Terzian. If you weren’t in love with DC already, this autumn …

DC is a special little swamp-town where politics are a 24/7 topic and the next apocalypse is just one vote away. The youths are never too young to get indoctrinated, and here are some things you may find in your little one’s Halloween bag around town. Political Buttons Whether it’s …

As summer turns to fall, October seems to be the official marker of a new season here in DC. Leaves turn to gold and red and the weather is so beautiful that even Washingtonians have a hard time complaining about it. Lengthy political Facebook statuses get subbed out for football war …

The epicenter of power in Washington, D.C. isn’t on Capitol Hill or in sprawling K Street offices. It’s not even in DC. It’s in some trendy dot-com lounge in California where a tanned hipster in thick-rimmed glasses decides which snaps are worthy of the DC Snapchat Story. That kind of …

1. Buy milk and bread 2. Subscribe to FamousDC Friday email 3. Book plane tickets to Las Vegas for FamousDC event 4. Build an ARK 5. Watch a lot of Joaquin Pheonix movies 6. Buy a dozen 24-packs of bottled water before noon today 7. Buy wine. And then buy more. You’ll …

Alright all you power hungry Washingtonians, the moment has finally arrived in which you claim proximity to the president like never before. Get this- you can live at the same address. Well, except for the whole NW/ SE thing, but who pays attention to that part anyway? 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue …