Story Partners, in honor of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner,  hosted a slew of Washington influentials at their inaugural “Welcome to Washington: A Salute to Women in Journalism” event. The party, co-hosted by Story Partners’ Gloria Dittus, NBC’s Betsy Fischer Martin,Washingtonian’s Cathy Merrill Williams, CNN’s Dana Bash, CBS News’ Jan Crawford, and The New Republic’s Julia Ioffe definitely kicked off the weekend …

Good weather is finally here, and so is your weekend. If you’re not invited to any WHCD events, not to worry. There ARE other things happening in DC.

Want to find the most traveled routes in D.C. by both bike and running … so you can avoid those sidewalks? Yeah, us too. Check out this map from Strava. h/t Washingtonian  

This joke never gets old. Post by Barack Obama.

Thanks to the talented and energetic crew over at NJI Media, we hit the refresh button on FamousDC today. The new look and feel account for our visitor’s favorite features, including infographics, photos, videos and the always popular “Famous 5” interviews. We also reinvented the “weekend picks” to create an interactive experience, giving …

It’s about that time.  A few weeks ago, you cursed yourself for not buying your ticket home for Thanksgiving sooner. “How could I have waited this long?” you lament, as you reluctantly enter the 3 digit code on the back of your credit card.  If your family only knew how …

After a year and a half, Sara Diaz got her voice back, Tebowing is catching on, Rep. Akin loves his birds, Spotted at Lola’s for Mary Randolph Carpenter’s birthday party: Paul Lindsay, Shea Snider, Ben Miller, Cassie Smedile, Jack Smedile, Fez, Nick Pearson, Joby Young, and Stacey Johnson, BlairDC & …

Luke Marchant retired Black Death, Ryan Howell celebrated his birth, Winston Lord & Venga are straight crushing it, RIP Steve Jobs, looking for something to do this weekend?, Congratulations to Don and Shannon McGahn on your baby boy, Lauren Pratapas, you ride’s here, part 58, Fantasy Football Week 4, Did …

Thanks to Michael Clements and our friends at Washington Life, FamousDC stopped by The Decatur House Friday for Pharrell‘s DC launch party for his new vodka based cream liqueur drink: QREAM. The drinks comes in strawberry or peach, but we couldn’t pick a favorite. This obviously requires additional testing. A …

Bryant Avondoglio on his A-game.  

We’re starting a campaign to bring back Diary of a Mad DC Cabbie because we miss those rants. Post a comment on his blog asking him to bring it back. How many other blogs in DC call out the police and the DMV –  or give you a better view of late …

Our friends over at Cloture Club have compiled a guide for DC interns to succeed. Rule #5 – Keep it to yourself. Don’t blog/facebook/gchat/tweet about it. Write down all your funny stories for a tell all book some day. More often than not, publicly divulging the details of your time …

Washingtonian’s Marisa M. Kashino: 40 Under 40: K Street’s New Generation of Lobbyists Meet 40 star lobbyists—all under age 40—who are shaping the policies that will affect us for years to come And here’s the full list courtesy of Chris Frates & POLITICO Influence. Ogilvy’s Dean Aguillen, Cassidy’s Kai Anderson, …

Another big get: James Richardson has will be advising former Ambassador and Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Rick Klein wants the Yankees to retire No. 51, Congrats to Lauren and Jonathan Grella on the birth of Baker Logan Grella, photos of Michele Bachmann’s running mate surfaced, tell Elliot Kort congrats on …

Newly engaged Jackie Kucinich of USA Today, dons a new hat at an Easter Sunday brunch. Jared Allen made the lucky catch. Photo by: Tom Williams