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Meet David White By day, he’s the co-owner and COO of Keybridge Communications, a boutique public relations firm. By night, he runs one of the country’s most popular wine blogs, www.Terroirist.com. The blog celebrates its first anniversary today. He was nice enough to spend a few minutes with us for a FamousDC …

Meet David Drucker. Rock star reporter with CQ-Roll Call. He was nice enough to spend a few minutes with FamousDC for one of our Famous 5 interviews. Famous 5: David Drucker 1. You’ve lived in DC six years, what is your favorite thing about our fair city? The city is …

DC Wine Week and My Top Five Wine Bars When I heard my talented friends Lisa Byrne (DCeventjunkie) and Vanessa French (Pivot Point Communications) were launching the first-ever DC Wine Week, I immediately wanted to know more.  Immersed in DC’s social circles and known for their unique PR approach, Lisa …

Famous 5: Marques Davis Productions Marques Davis is a freelance image consultant based in Washington, DC whose specialties include wardrobe styling, model development and personal shopping. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, fashion has been a part of Marques’ life from a very young age. Through turning that passion into …

Who redid your house? A rock star. Seriously. Meet Michael Sauri. A native of the Baltimore/Annapolis/DC area, Michael runs TriVistaUSA which specializes in Design/Build Remodeling and Construction in DC, MD and VA (www.trivistausa.com). In his free time, Michael rocks.  He’s with several different bands, but mostly, you’ll find him onstage …

Meet Brad Corona and Brian Nicholson. Creators of Jack Robie. 1. Can you give us a bit of a background about Jack Robie? Where does the name come from? Jack Robie was started by two Brown University classmates Brad Corona and Brian Nicholson with the goal of making a better …

Meet Kristen Soltis. Pollster by day. Rock star by night. Kristen was kind enough to answer a few questions for one of our Famous 5 interviews. 1) You’re literally a rock star. And a pollster. How did that happen? I finished up an internship in 2005 and wanted to learn …

Another big get: James Richardson has will be advising former Ambassador and Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Rick Klein wants the Yankees to retire No. 51, Congrats to Lauren and Jonathan Grella on the birth of Baker Logan Grella, photos of Michele Bachmann’s running mate surfaced, tell Elliot Kort congrats on …

Meet Ashley Mancheni. She’s a Senior Program Associate with the Public Affairs Council where she leads their social media programs. Ashley was nice enough to answer a few questions for one of our Famous 5 interviews. What is the Public Affairs Council? The Council is a trade association for public …

The Royal Wedding. We’ve heard about this momentous day for months now and it’s finally upon us. But the question remains, are you off your trolley enough to get up at the crack of dawn and share in the celebration? Bloody hell. 🙂 Well then, I’ve got just the ticket …

As we shake off the rust of winter and embrace the new warmth of spring, few rites do so quite as well as a trip to the ballpark. However, the Nationals being the Nationals, it’s not terribly likely baseball is the only reason you’ll need to pony up your hard-earned …

Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!”  ~Robin Williams With those first blooms of the Cherry Blossoms, DC’s somber mood from the cold winter is lifted. The days grow longer and everyone yearns to be outside soaking up the glorious sun. So where should you go post-work to celebrate? …

Meet Mark Knoller. The most interesting man in the world. Mark Knoller is an award-winning White House Correspondent for CBS News. He reports for CBS Radio News, as well as The Saturday Early Show. He also contributes to the weekend editions of the CBS Evening News and Up To The …

The President’s State of the Union (SOTU) address is one of the most important days of the year for DC political wonks. It’s an opportunity to hear from the President on his agenda, and an attempt to rally members of both Chambers to get along and do what’s best for …

A Capitol Hill rock band inspired by Mariah Carey’s music? We’re in. Meet Free Lobster Buffet Q1) What gave you the idea to name your band Free Lobster Buffet? The short answer is that “Free Beer” and Bare Naked Ladies” were already taken and we needed some way to get people into a …