With all the traffic in Uptown Charlotte for the DNC Convention this week, William Cooley from Georgia’s Clayton County Sheriff’s department directs with his own flair. h/t Tanner Latham

“Eventually we’ll get there” [Mrs. Obama takes center stage] Michelle’s biggest fans look on [cool photo] Nats smash six homeruns in win [record] Cory Booker [trying too hard?] DC’s most stolen vehicles [look out] Photo by Bret Manley

Five things to watch for at the DNC [CNN] Farm animal photobomb [cow style] Road closed in Bethesda [for 20 months!] Orioles still winning [one back] Rove vs. Trippi [racing on Segways] Photo by Robb Hohmann

This is how you date in DC [coming soon] Ebert not a fan of Clint’s speech [strange] Obama responds [seat’s taken] Strasburg shutdown pending [damn] Cuts looming [Redskins] Photo by Robb Hohmann

Skins whip up on Bucs [preseason over] Navy Seal’s description of Biden [classic] Obama does Reddit!!!!11 [internet history is made] Fox tells Palin [not now lady] Chris Cooley = Class Act [video] Photo by Chris Suspect

Yesterday we speculated about the mystery GOP Convention speaker. Our guess: A Ronald Reagan hologram. Either great minds think alike or we sparked interest.

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

Ann Romney speaks [convention listens] Earn a ticket [Virgin Mobile Freefest] Stop sign cameras [get ready] Santorum gets handsy [like really damn handsy] Photo by Andrew Benson

When celebrities at your convention are few and far between, it’s no surprise that this kind of thing would happen. Legendary GOP strategist Karl Rove was seen getting the rock star treatment inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum as the 2012 Republican National Convention officially got underway. As delegates began …

Bracing [New Orleans] Trump out [GOP convention] Arlington’s version of Breaking Bad [busted] We Love Beantown [coming soon] Photo by JasonianPhotography

Look out New Orleans [Isaac] Will RNC get overshadowed? [Likely] Should the Nats pick up the bill? [Metro money] Rep. Crowley sings along [Carly Rae Jepson] By Marc Tomik

Doggie doo on shoe [Pelosi’s remarks] iPhone 5 parody [video] Lies [Capitol Hill times] Be sexy [Harper] Photo by thisisbossi via the FamousDC Flickr Group

With the party conventions rapidly approaching [as well as a potential hurricane], we thought it would be helpful to highlight some of the events. Below is a list of some of the events happening in Tampa, as well as some featured parties that are already generating huge buzz and will certainly be hard tickets to snag. Famously Featured Nuestra Noche: Midnight in Ybor (hosted by Future Majority Party & ACU Late Night Speakeasy) Featuring Willy Chirino & DJ Nino Location: The Cuban Club, 2010 Republica De Cuba (by Thave), Ybor City, Tampa, FL Time: 8/27/2012 at 10:00pm – 2:00am Regarded as one of the hottest tickets in Tampa, Willy Chirino and DJ Nino are sure to heat things up in Tampa.

Can anyone explain why? [Obama photo] Make voting social [Facebook] WTF [Atlantic] Climbing adventures [punch it up] Photo by Noe Todorovich via the FamousDC Photo Group

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