Please keep the Hawk & Dance Dove in your thoughts this weekend. It will serve its last beer Sunday. Underage college students across Washington are expected to observe a moment of silence in honor of the Hawk & Dove this Sunday … after they get up late, grab some breakfast, …

A tipster reports this is not riot related and has nothing to do with what happened in NY-9 last night. From: Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:05 AM To: Subject: Re: HBC Dems in 304 today B71 had a fire and flood a little bit ago, so some Dem staffers …

POLITICO’s Macenzie Weinger breaks down the “revolving door” that never stops spinning. Nearly 5,400 former staffers have jumped from Congress to K Street in the past decade, according to a new study. The congressional aides, along with almost 400 former lawmakers, became lobbyists after leaving Capitol Hill in the last 10 …

All Facebook just posted about the company behind Capitol Hill’s Facebook ads. [Meet Mr. Foxwell] Did you know that there’s a company that specializes in Facebook promotions for members of Congress? Meet iConstituent, of Washington, D.C. We spoke to the company’s Marketing and New Media manager, Andrew Foxwell, by phone …

Tall Girl – Short Boy [Diary of a Mad DC Cabbie] Strasburg Makes First Start [DCProSportsReport] Something Lyrical [DC in the Rain] Does Not Compute [Gas Prices] Ground Level [SnarkInfested] “The Writer” [Date Me DC] Big Fish [talk to Tiny] And here’s our best shot at Loose Lips: Congresswoman Elanor …

This is a great article to read as you enjoy your fifth Diet Coke, check your blackberry, take a constituent call and eat a Buffalo Chicken wrap from Longworth at your desk. Emily Heil: Unhealthy Hill: Stress, Schedules Take Toll The lifestyle led by Members of Congress and their staffs …

Last week there were a lot of interesting protest signs floating around Capitol Hill, but none as clever as this one spotted by Luke Russert. h/t @mkhammer via @dmataconis

Part One of NBC’s Inside Congress special. Check the rest of the segments out here. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Thou shalt not default H/T POLITICO Influence’s Dave Levinthal

Were you on Capitol Hill last night? Plan on being there this weekend? A bored hill staffer emailed over his musings: Beyond ticked we missed the Salahi crashing. Tired of 5 straight nights of Pizza Boli’s. Happy to find a 5 month old Bud Light in the work fridge and …

The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful for 2011 finally came out today, so you can stop focusing on the debt ceiling. So who has enough style, pizzazz and swagger to be FamousDC? Some of our favorites: Margo Ellis:  self-described “6-foot-tall woman with a Marine Corps swagger.” Manoucheka Attime: poise of a woman who knows the …

When you get a chance today, pat a staff assistant on the back.  According to a few tipsters, the phone lines on Capitol Hill are burning up. Many of us have been there and it sucks – but none of us ever had to deal with the President pulling an …

From POLITICO’s Jake Sherman  

There might be delicious news on the horizon for VA residents who hate to cross the rive on the weekends. [yum] Residents of the D.C. suburbs with a hankering for a chili half-smoke may not have to go all the way to 13th and U streets NW or Nationals Park …

Take vacation at your own risk.