This article was authored by FamousDC contributor, Allie Erenbaum. All photos are Allie’s as well.  On Friday, the National Gallery of Art held its final summer jazz performance in the Sculpture Garden. The Jazz in the Garden Series concluded with the Afro Bop Alliance (ABA), a Latin Grammy award-winning group known for their …

It is no secret that news and journalism are becoming increasingly digital fields- separating from their physical roots in newspapers and magazines, and diving into the abstract sea of encoded technology. What many people don’t realize, however, is that much like writing words down on paper, the task of making …

Capitol Hill Style, a fashion blog for professional women, celebrates its seventh birthday today. Born out of restlessness during an uneventful August recesses, “Belle” became inspired to create a blog for women who want to dress for success without sacrificing personal style. Notes of feminism appear throughout the blog, as Belle addresses …

Famous Friday Round Up   #FAMOUSENGAGEMENT Congratulations are in order! Jeremy Art and Kelsey Jones are officially engaged. After proposing at the “whisper spot” in the United States Capital, these two C-Span love birds are ready to say “I do.” Not only did she say “yes,” but they caught the romance …

So- we went to Cleveland, and threw an epic party. We’d like to say a very special thank you to GOPAC Education Fund and American Freedom Builders for allowing us to partner with them for this awesome event. The night would not have been possible without their incredibly generous support. …

Gone are the days in which passwords meant reliable protection and your personal internet activity was actually private. We must come to terms with the fact that our most important, personal, and even secret information is incredibly vulnerable to attack from outside sources. Over the last several years, cyber attacks have …

Thanks to our friends at NJI Media and Bryant Row, FamousDC had the honor of co-hosting a very special event with Snapchat this week. Rob Saliterman, Snapchat’s director of political ad sales, paid us a visit and told us all about how the app is embedding advertisements into Snapchat stories, …

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Stanton & Greene for the Capital Summer Happy Hour! We sipped spiked lemonade in style as over 200 of DC’s best and brightest got together for a famously awesome night. A very special thanks to our generous sponsor, the Washington Examiner, who made the night possible.

You’ve landed an internship on Capitol Hill and you finally figured out your way around Rayburn. Now what? Back in 2011 we were feeling particularly empathetic of the trials and tribulations faced by our Hill staffer friends, so we created a chart to help provide some guidance in an otherwise intimidating …

Washington DC definitely has a taste for every kind of cuisine and drink you can imagine. Whatever you are in the mood for, you can certainly find it! But what about the hidden dives, secret gems, and unknown true hot spots of DC? Well folks, here you have it! A list of DC’s top 5 watering holes unique to Capitol Hill.

Famous Friday Round Up   #WEEKEND Weather: Saturday is looking gloomy with thunderstorms and a high of 76; Sunday is on the brighter side with a high of 78 and mostly sunny. Awesome events you can attend this weekend: The Capital Barbecue Battle of 2015; Smithsonian Folklife Festival Featuring Peru; …

Now that the internet and social media outlets have taken a key role in presidential campaigns, the 404 errors are getting the best of some candidates. Washington Post has graciously ranked the top 8 presidential candidates whose “404 errors have gone above and beyond.”   Photo By: Kevin Lamarque

Political newspaper, Roll Call turned 60 yesterday! Roll Call editors, writers, former employees, and supporters discuss the newspaper’s impressive legacy, built over the last sixty years. Jake Tapper Draws Cartoon for the Roll Call 60th Anniversary In case you missed our post yesterday, about CNN’s Jake Tapper, host of  “The …

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It’s hot, we know. But remember that one time you were stuck in DC’s coldest winter of the last 120 years and were wailing about whether you’d ever be warm again? Welcome to summer! But because we’re sympathetic we’ve rounded up some weekend activities with a range of outdoor AND AC enclosed events.