Washingtonian is taking nominations for the best of the beltway. Leslie Milk:  Help Us Find Washingtonians of the Year For more than 30 years, the Washingtonian of the Year awards have been the highest honor our community bestows on the people who make this a better place. The Washingtonian is …

How to get through airport security quickly. Note: This is not recommended by TSA, but should be.

Schultz vs. Beck [crowd wars] Mark Zuckerberg [Caesar] At your desk [Standing] Travel [grounded]

George Alafoginis Carly Baker Freddy Barnes Brendan Buck Catalina Cabal Liam Donovan Natalie Grantham Bettina Inclan Alexa Marrero Jesse Thomas

Last call for Summer! Although we may be nearing the end of our summer vacation its never to early think about that “beach body”. Did you know that to get THE abs you are dying for, you have to eat the right foods? Tis true! Along with cardio, core, balance …

…”The Waiting Game” by Jim Billimoria. Congrats to everyone who entered, especially our other two finalists.

FamousDC [photo contest] Not Ground Zero [AP] Three-quarters [oil] Pot [Lobbyist]

UPDATE: Hundreds of votes have been cast.  Have you voted? Over the past week, we had dozens of photo submissions for our “Dog Days of Summer” photo contest.  The final three entries are below. Voting ends Friday at 3pm. [Poll below] “Shake It Out” [Photo: Ed Frank] The Grass Is …

There are always two people in every picture:  the photographer and the viewer.  ~Ansel Adams FamousDC loves a good contest, so in the spirit of record-breaking summer temperatures, we’ve decided to sponsor another photo contest. Our last contest, which took place during Snowmageddon, enjoyed tons of entries and thousands of …

Pete’s Diner [TheHillisHome] Rangel’s Inbox [POLITICO] Runoff Limbo [Georgia] Jackpot [FishbowlDC] 78 – 4 [Vitter]

Now Walk it Out [Gibbs] Rangel’s [reply] Chivalry [dead]

Welcome back Capitol Hill staff. [at least you get two August recesses] We feel it’s going to be an activate the airplane’s inflatable emergency slide, but not before grabbing two beers, kind of a day.

Politicking [political event] Dan Reilly [Hoyer] Drunk [doctor]

Passion starts early. Two women have been charged with misdemeanors for a fight that led to a brawl during a Southern California kindergarten graduation ceremony.  [WTF] Our favorite part, “a fight that led to a brawl.”  How ugly did this get? No word on why the two women were arguing, …