By day, Councilmember David Grosso works diligently to improve the lives of the citizens of the District of Columbia. By night, he is a husband, long-time Brookland resident; dog lover, local food supporter, craft beer aficionado, and Grateful Dead fan. Find out how this former Chief Counsel and Legislative Director for Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and now At-Large D.C. Councilmember went from bartender at Colonel Brooks Tavern to big city politician.

New vendors coming to [Eastern Market] Livingsocial features dreidels at a 7 sins party [greed] Washington football team’s name not about [Dan Snyder] DC’s Halloween party king [1970s] Baby panda now too big to escape through [zoo bars] Photo by Kevin Wolf

It got pretty wet around here [records broken] We are the champions– in Virginia, regarding [beer] Washington Redskins not so hot [Cowboys] Inspired to clean up the [National Mall] They came, they caused traffic, they left [truckers] DC designed you a new drivers’ license [flowery] States are paying to keep …

President speaks at memorial service [Navy Yard] Winter classic coming to DC [hockey fans] This was a 1923 DC school bus [old] Football [loss], baseball [win] New Capital Bikeshare map tool [cruise] A lot happened this weekend. [Book Festival] [H Street Festival] [Fake Cronuts at the H Street Fest] [Nelson …

Rebellion [speed camera graffiti] Twelve days till [fall] We aren’t riding the Metro [as much] Washington Redskins [loss] ESPN joins the trend: Washington DC [Not-the-Redskins] New DC United stadium [closer than ever] Photo by Andrew Bossi

We have a [cub!] Red line is about to get [worse] Bike lane blockage [police] RGIII’s shirt fined [$10,000] Photo by Josh Bassett

Washington Redskins playoff-mania has reached a fever pitch inside the beltway as evidenced by Doug Thornell’s appearance on MSNBC today. We reached out to Mr. Thornell (A.K.A. DT3) for comment. His response: “That was for the millions and millions of fans in Redskins Nation who have been waiting 13 years …

Cooley’s press conference after being cut by team. You’ll be missed, Chris.

http://youtu.be/caDMnUbVmh4

Frager’s Hardware on Capitol Hill is charging Cowboys fans more for NFL themed hard hats.   Look closer:

MSNBC: Redskins Owner’s New 224-Foot Superyacht Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is famous for going after high-priced free agents. But his latest big-budget acquisition won’t be helping the team. The Redskins owner’s new multi-million dollar investment is of sea-faring sort: a 224-foot superyacht named the Lady Anne.

In light of the coming end of days this weekend, FamousDC reached out to Rachel Racusen, Director of Public Affairs for FEMA, for how we should prepare ourselves. According to Racusen: Everyone along the East Coast, including DC, should be taking this storm seriously and preparing now. Visit www.ready.gov for tips on …

The Redskins have less than three weeks to get ready for their first preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. [Aug 12]

The Redskins snagged a great first round pick that should fit very well into Coach Shanahan’s plan. Meet defensive end Ryan Kerrigan. Height: 6’4” Weight: 267 College: Purdue Nickname: Superman Twitter: @RyanKerrigan94 What we love most about Kerrigan, he’s down to earth. He has no plans to blow his signing …

Today Redskins owner Dan Snyder took to the opinion pages of the Washington Post to explain why he is filing a second lawsuit against the Washington City Paper. Mr. Snyder argues that this is about “the truth” and an attempt to “correct the record.” And it is not about him …