It’s already been a long week amiright? Well we’ve found the cure for all of your ale-ments: the 8th annual DC Beer Week. This 8-day long series of events kicked off this past Saturday and runs until October 1st. Chef & beer aficionado, Teddy Folkman and local distributor, Jeff Wells started the DC Beer …

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 …

10 suburban restaurants you should [visit the burbs to experience] DC got real nerdy this weekend [and the photos are awesome] Kendrick Lamar kicked Sweetgreen’s CEO [off the stage this weekend] Storms in the DMV area were destructive [but did produce cool photos] Photo by John Sonderman submitted to the …

Shaw getting badass ice skating rink [Lake Shaw] Craft launched from DMV area orbiting [the moon] (presumably frog guts are also orbiting the moon) Future Alexandria hotel judged as [too big] Goodbye Anacostia Big Chair cafe [closing] Photo by Kevin Wolf

This is round two of the FamousDC Snowmageddon Photo Contest. We’re still accepting photos and we’ll put up the final five later this week for voting. We are putting together a prize package for the champion; we should have details this afternoon. Please let us know if you or your …

A tipster sends the following invite to all FamousDC readers: What has become a wildly successful event in New York City and Boston is now taking DC by storm. If you love Judd Apatow movies, Freakonomics and all things random, you MUST attend Nerd Nite DC on Saturday, December 5th …

What Would Don Draper Do? [confidence] Frank Gore 80 Yard TD [Gerbil scores] The Girl Paradox [h/t Clinton Yates] Good guys? [Facebook wall] Fall back [into summer]

It looks like the lovers of Virginia have lost out to the frowners. Thomas Frank: Four states adopt ‘no smiles’ policy for driver’s licenses Stopping driver’s license fraud is no laughing matter: Four states are ordering people to wipe the grins off their faces in their license photos. … "Neutral …

Yes, it was lovely, but time for that Christmas tree to go. DCist: Christmas Tree Removal Runs Jan. 2-11

WaPo: No Street Left Behind