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New Year’s Eve is quickly approaching, which means it’s time to buckle down and start planning where you’ll be when the clock strikes midnight. Lucky for you, we’ve put together a solid list of how to ring in the New Year right. But the January 1st hangover is on you… …

Every happy couple is subject to the occasional quarrel. Money, jealousy, and life’s stresses can always disrupt an otherwise smooth relationship. In DC, however, where we have unhealthily high thresholds for stress, we have a unique set of triggers that make us manic. Related Links: If the Presidential Candidates Had …

The mission of FamousDC is to give high fives wherever and whenever we can. It is our honor when we get to shake hands with people that inspire us to continue on that journey.  Last Week With Famous DC Ray Lewis Ray did us the honor of hanging with us …

Ray Lewis The legendary linebacker, Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens released an autobiography, “I Feel Like Going On: Life, Game, and Glory” drawing on his childhood and faith as inspiration for a record-breaking career. Ray is known for his hard hits and unrelenting athleticism, but the Hulk Hogan of …

On Thursday night, downtown DC was packed with people hoping to catch a glimpse of the tree lighting, but a block away from the White House, Morning Consult was having a time of their own. After a long summer of renovation at the original Securities and Exchange Commission building, Morning …

On the last day in their office building before they move across the street, The Washington Post teamed up with 1776 and gathered successful and emerging millennial entrepreneurs for conversations, a pitch contest and networking. The summit was for and about millennials and the ways in which they disrupt, innovate, and inspire today’s society. …

Being an intern in D.C. is unlike any experience you’ve had before. You can intern in many cities across the country, but none of them will be quite like your experience in the nation’s capital. D.C. interns are a Type A breed that are a force to be reckoned with. …

The Washington Post and 1776 are gathering successful and emerging millennial entrepreneurs for conversations, a pitch contest and networking. This summit is for and about millennials and the ways in which they disrupt, innovate, and inspire today’s society. Like it or not, the Gen Y cohort is swaying elections, changing industries, and becoming …

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Pro athletes from Washington DC’s top professional sports teams Washington Wizards, Redskins, Nationals and DC United came together last night for Becky’s Fund 7th Annual Walk This Way charity fashion show at the Embassy of Italy. The event raised over $150,000 for the DC-based nonprofit Becky’s Fund, an organization committed to the prevention of intimate partner violence. Washington Redskins Pierre …

If you think about it, the dissonant personalities of the 2016 Presidential candidates aren’t totally dissimilar from the vast array of characters within families that gather together for Thanksgiving dinner each year. Imagine if all the politicos got together for their own turkey day feast… Hillary would finally wear something other than …

If you have yet to try Chaia’s delicious veggie tacos, get down to Georgetown where the “farm to taco” creators have finally opened a brick and mortar location. That’s right, owners and chefs behind the plant-based tacos, Bettina Stern and Suzanne Simon have expanded beyond their weekly farmers’ market digs are …

The holiday of thanks is upon us. One of the things we’re most thankful for is the precious time in which families and friends come together for one giant, gluttonous, forced, drunken, argument-induced meal. A night where bonds are formed, feuds are solidified, and awkwardness runs rampant. That’s right- it’s …

We’d heard about the new phenomenon, Weed on Wheels, going around D.C., but it wasn’t until we stumbled upon it ourselves that we could really truly believe it. The rumors are true- marijuana-selling “Kush Gods” have taken D.C. by storm. The pot pushers currently have three operating vehicles in the …