Audrey Henson was a lot of us when we first moved to DC: eager, ambitious, ready to take on the world — and also broke. She struggled as an intern working on Capitol Hill and recognized that she wasn’t the only one. That’s why she started College to Congress — so she …

By Politiquette’s Marissa Mitrovich: Politiquette is a place to be inspired by the art of fashion. Readers gain an understanding of the politics of why to wear–and the etiquette of when to wear–specific styles. Marissa Mitrovich founded Politiquette with the goal of bringing further substance to the dialogue surrounding style in DC.  …

FamousDC’s Kathryn Lyons teams up with #SECShorts star Southern internet sensation embarks on DC internship journey FamousDC today announced a multi-part video series collaboration featuring FamousDC Managing Editor Kathryn Lyons and SEC Shorts star, Josh Snead. The video series, which will continue through the month June, marks the start of Summer …

Amelia Bedelia takes D.C. Ends Up Getting Arrested Multiple Times In an Effort to be the Hill’s Best Intern D.C. speaks its own language (and it usually sounds like we are practicing the alphabet). Add that to typical (read: painful) office jargon and it can be nearly impossible to understand …

  Ladies- meet the $10 bill. Who’s it gonna’ be?! It may be summer but for most of us, it’s not vacation. Rise and grind to stay ahead! Goldman Sachs interns are having the best day ever. “Texting Lane” to be implemented at Utah College. Hmmm…    

DC interns are back [and DCist has their best quips so far] You may not believe it but it costs less to live near Nats Park [than it does to live near Fenway] DC might host the [MLB all-star game this year] Photo by Laurie Shaull

When you work on the Hill, certain tasks can take over the time you spend at the job. We polled all of the LCs and former LCs we could get in touch with to ask how their time is spent at work. This week, we have how a legislative correspondent’s day can be divided.

by Nicole Tieman As professionals in D.C., we’ve seen the entire gamut of intern personalities. Capitol Hill is brimming with wannabe politicos who try to pass off plots from House of Cards as their own; K Street is lousy with ambitious over-achievers dressed in their best Olivia Pope knock-off suits, …

Enjoy this post from the FamousDC vault. You know the subject matter well. For many offices, the summer intern hunting season is officially over.  This means it is time to gawk, chortle, snicker and generally decry some of the more…special applicants that came through this year. Let it be known, …

We were inspired by Nathan Gonzales‘ sheer August creativity in coming up with 6 Things Losing Candidates Say, passed along by Shira Toeplitz. Here’s another take on his list: 5 things DC interns say: 1. I just won a happy hour at McFaddens! 2. No, I don’t just get them coffee, I’m really an …

Remember last year when we thought the summer heat couldn’t be beat. Then came this year. Let’s take a look back at what else happened last summer. Mad DC Cabbie is BACK Posted on 26. Jul, 2011 by fdc in Front Page As only the Mad DC Cabbie can explain: “I guess the the …

If you’re working on the Hill and trying to find your way, skip the lobbyist gig on our flowchart, take the lessons you learned on the Hill to entertainment and become the next Alec Baldwin: Baldwin recalls that back then, his fellow interns had one thing on their minds: “Most of these …

Our DC Dream App finalist is famous. Alex Becker, the Huffington Post intern and proud owner of a FamousDC t-shirt, was featured in HuffPost Hill on Friday for bringing a good name to DC interns everywhere: In an effort to rebut claims of fashion dysfunction in the nation’s capital, HuffPost intern Alex …

Your boss finally fired up a twitter account started tweeting nonstop. Here’s what you don’t want @YourDCBoss to say on the Twitter: Just left cap lounge.  Bombed.  Where r my pants? #partyhard When I stare intensely at my computer it’s usually because I’m playing snood. Winners never blink. #FF @JennaJameson They …

Shameless Shenanigans! This is why we have Intern it Down.