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Famous Friday Round Up #WEEKEND Weather: Tonight will be warm but rainy with change of thunderstorms. Temperatures will drop to the mid sixties on Saturday then move toward sunny skies for a warmer Sunday. #ElNiño Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Check out All Things Go Fall Classic for an awesome …

FamousDC and the Washington Examiner teamed up for yet another fantastic DC happy hour. We partied on the roof of Del Campo and enjoyed gorgeous panoramic views of downtown DC, sipped pisco sours, and listened to the jazzy vocals of Gracie Terzian. If you weren’t in love with DC already, this autumn …

Famous Friday Round Up #WEEKEND Weather: Pull on those hunter boots and pop those umbrellas because Hurricane Joaquin is attempting to bring DC to a halt this weekend. Heavy rains and high winds will be blasting through the DC area with temperatures as low as 54. Awesome events you can attend …

Meet Ben Timmins– DC urbanite, political enthusiast, and experimenting photographer. His sharp images first caught our eye when we featured him in Through the Lens earlier this month. After exploring the many areas of DC through Ben’s eyes, we decided it was time to find out more about the man behind the camera. …

1. Buy milk and bread 2. Subscribe to FamousDC Friday email 3. Book plane tickets to Las Vegas for FamousDC event 4. Build an ARK 5. Watch a lot of Joaquin Pheonix movies 6. Buy a dozen 24-packs of bottled water before noon today 7. Buy wine. And then buy more. You’ll …

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS… GETS TELEVISED LIVE ON CNN Join us the evening before the DNC debate for an extraordinary pre-party at Hyde, within the iconic Bellagio Hotel. Starting at 9:00pm, on October 12th, you will be spoiled with premium libations, fine food and a view to die for. Come join …

A good deed was done yesterday, when Congress launched the Congressional Ovarian Cancer Caucus to support an ongoing battle against this deadly disease. The event comes with added support from an unlikely but devoted source, MTV’s hit show, The Challenge. The MTV family suffered a devastating loss when beloved cast member, …

Famous Friday Round Up #WEEKEND Weather: Clouds and more clouds with a side of rain. And clouds.  Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Bust out the glow sticks at Landmark Music Festival; Sunday R&B Brunch at the Howard Theatre; Check out the Lunar Eclipse with Museum Moonshine. #NATIONAL Headline win – …

According to a recent report by the National Confectioners Association, candy making fuels the economy to great effect. Industry leaders gathered at The Newseum with Members of Congress and the media to introduce new data proving the economic impact of the confectionary industry. The #PowerofSweet campaign revealed that candy does …

We party together in Washington, DC. FamousDC recently had the opportunity to serve as the media partner for a Ludacris event at BET studios. After a chat with the hip hop star, we enjoyed an epic performance which included all his legendary hits and a surprise guest appearance by his …

Okay DC, it’s Popelooza out there and we know it’s hard to sift through all the excitement. Lucky for you, this is your one stop shop for all things #PopeInDC. Tweets, snaps, hashtags, memorabilia, food specials, complaints, humble brags, and more. Enjoy. From one powerful Francis to another, @Pontifex… #PopeInDC …

Predicting the results for presidential debates is a bit like predicting the weather. You can give it your best guess but you never really know how stormy things will get. PredictIt has turned it into a business and furthermore an event, as they hosted a watch party for the republican debate …

The World We Want wall comes to DC Friday, September 18 at 6 PM. 825 11th Street NE Washington DC 20002  The World We Want is a global movement dedicated to bringing self-reflection and expression to the masses. It comes in the form of an art installation and is starting conversations in …

Ben Timmins captures a peaceful moment at the World War I memorial during sunrise on the National Mall.

Sending a huge congratulations to our very own, Marie Formica and her new husband, Rhett Morgan on tying the knot this weekend! We really don’t like to share, but if our fabulous VP of Operations had to spend her time with anyone else besides her officemates, we suppose Rhett is …