The sun is out, the tour buses are rolling in, and cross walk signs are being ignored all over the city. It is officially summer in Washington, D.C. DCist is out with their intern guide and Plight of the Pumpernickel rants about tourists. DCist’s Megan Carpentier: How Not to Be …

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Nothing like a rainy Friday night in Washington, D.C. to reverse policy. Roll Call: White House Lifts Ban on Stimulus Contacts How did this happen? March 2009 : ALL, ACLU, CREW Urge Change in Lobby Restrictions March 2009 : CREW joins with ACLU and American League of Lobbyists to ask …

Kate Ackley Zeller celebrated a birthday, DC Housewives are coming to a TV near you, the Washingtonian made 50 journos happy — and likely pissed off 100+, Jeff Kimbell announced the Second "Lobbyists for Speed" race, T.I. went to prison (moment of silence), Jenny Sheffield celebrated a birthday, Hotline writers …

Let Teddy Win This helpful site gives Nats fans game-by-game updates on the Washington Nationals favorite event: the Presidents Race. Helpful links: Presidents Race Standings Presidents Race Facts Presidents Race Videos Let’s be honest, if it wasn’t for the Presidents Race, pedi cabs and the Red Loft — would you …

What was the story that took Washington by storm on Tuesday? Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court: Sonia Sotomayor? Nope. Georgetown Cougars. FishbowlDC: Reality Bites: Real Housewives of DC DCist: Horror: Here Come the Real Housewives of D.C. Newsweek: The Real Housewives of D.C. New York Times: ‘Real Housewives’ Takes …

Join Megan Vanderbur at the American Lung Association’s happy hour at Jordan’s (8th Street, 523 8th Street, SE) on Wednesday, May 27th from 7 – 10 p.m. The ALADC has set up happy hour specials until 10 p.m. You can also sign-up to participate in the upcoming Breathe DC Metro …

Brody Mullins and Lauren Poplawski got hitched, Elizabeth Edwards promoted her book in DC, Jessica Boulanger took the youngest Nationals fan alive to the stadium for battle with the Phillies, Querry Robinson celebrated a birthday, David Wade chased down a dude who stole his blackberry outside of Verizon Center, Garrett …

Politico’s Mike Allen was spotted with C-SPAN’s Howard Mortman — and Mike didn’t have his trusty blackberry in hand. FamousDC was able to secure the only known photograph of The Playbook sans blackberry taken since January 23, 2007. When asked about the beltway brain trust meeting, both parties provided the …

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Have you ever read a press release and thought, “was this actually approved by someone whose academic career went beyond elementary school?” What about releases that went above and beyond the call of duty and actually grabbed your attention? In the spirit of drawing well-deserved attention to press secretaries everywhere, …

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Let’s be honest, this might be a good idea on paper, but even Dan Snyder, who makes a living wasting money, would agree that this idea is a bit much. WaPo’s Thomas Heath: Disney Buys Land for Future Resort Hotel at National Harbor Washington Post Exclusive: Walt Disney Co. has …

Every now and then a FamousDC post will fire up a few people. We posted on May 14th about a story that Roll Call’s Emily Yehle and DCist’s Sommer Mathis also covered. FamousDC: Drunk Man Enters Hart Senate Office Building – Attempts to Bar Hop That same day a comment …