It’s that time of year again – the President’s State of the Union Address. Yay! For those of us who work in communications, the #SOTU is a magical night where we get to not only listen and parse every single word of a very long speech, but we also get …

Meet Navin Sarma. By day, he is a Client Executive at Hewlett Packard Enterprise here in Washington, DC. By night, (and any time of day he’s not in the office) he’s out capturing the beauty of our nation’s capital. Navin is one of those rare “lifers” born and bred in …

So you’re having a casual catch-up session with one of your childhood friends, and when you bring up your status as a D.C. denizen, the conversation goes something like this. You: “Well, that’s what happens in the DMV.” Friend: “The DMV? Didn’t you just renew your driver’s license a month …

The Redskins Twitter account said it best: “Go ahead, update your pic.” In other words, to all the pseudo-fans too embarrassed to rock Redskins swag the rest of the year, this is your official invitation to jump on the bandwagon. That’s right. The Washington Redskins are the NFC East Division …

The youngest-ever Hill Navigator, Micah Salzman Margolies, was born yesterday to Warren Margolies and Rebecca Gale. He came into being at at 3:08PM, weighing in at an admirable 6 pounds 5 ounces. He is named for his great-grandfather Max Kravitz and great-grandmother Rose (Salzman) Gale. He joins his brother Ezra as …

It’s a whole new year meaning you can put the past 365 days behind you and start anew. File all your regrets away, act like they never happened, and make yourself a ton of new promises about how this year is going to be so much better than the last. Well your self-improvement …

There’s no denying it, 2016 is rapidly approaching. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were gearing up to ring in 2015 with a brand spanking new list of resolutions. Fast forward 12 months and here we are, still wondering what happened to all that gumption to fulfill our resolute …

Professionals in the field of policy and politics have to deal with the fact that their schedules and priorities are fluid and often unpredictable. This is exciting, but it is also exhausting. That’s why it’s nice to have some staples of the job that are constant and forever unchanging. For …

Michael Ramlet once again out-kicked his coverage and pulled off one of the greatest upsets in history when he convinced Brook Hougesen to walk down the aisle with him Saturday in Chicago. The wedding party included some of the best dancers from Washington, D.C.   Famously Spotted: Lisa Kramer, Rob …

Famous Friday Round Up  #WEEKEND Weather: Although the sun will still be shining bright enough to need your sunnies, winter is finally starting to hit DC with temperatures as low as 27 this weekend. Ready, set, complain! Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Two words…STAR WARS; Get out and support the …

Pour one out this weekend for Catherine Gatewood Easley.  After nearly a decade in our nation’s capital, today is her last day on the Hill as she’s heading back to the Blue Grass state, for more than just bourbon. Check out her new endeavor here. We wish her all the …

Congress is almost (fingers crossed) out of town for the year which means the staff exodus is not too far behind. We know it can be really tough to find the time for solid Christmas shopping between all of the receptions and working weekends trying to fund the government, but …

At any given moment D.C. is rampant with interns. They’re on the metro, sitting on a bench during their lunch break, and standing next you in line at Starbucks. Interns are to D.C. what yellow cabs are to New York. With the holiday season upon us, you may find yourself scrambling …

New Year’s Eve is quickly approaching, which means it’s time to buckle down and start planning where you’ll be when the clock strikes midnight. Lucky for you, we’ve put together a solid list of how to ring in the New Year right. But the January 1st hangover is on you… …

Every happy couple is subject to the occasional quarrel. Money, jealousy, and life’s stresses can always disrupt an otherwise smooth relationship. In DC, however, where we have unhealthily high thresholds for stress, we have a unique set of triggers that make us manic. Related Links: If the Presidential Candidates Had …