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IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO RISE AND GRIND COFFEE QUOTE WEDNESDAY JAM Brought to you by Taz Jones of Bryant Row. Aussie rocker Courtney Barnett creates a perfect blend of insightful, humorous, and visionary rock and roll with an edge that might remind you of Kurt Cobain, and for her …

Meet Paul Brandus, award-winning journalist and independent member of the White House press corps and the voice behind the West Wing Reports since 2009. Most recently, he authored the book,  Under This Roof: A History of the White House and Presidency released this fall and is also a Washington columnist on economics and …

Democratic Strategist and Partner of RokkSolutions, Rodell Mollineau snagged this epic photo of Killer Mike kicking it at the DNC Presidential debate in Charleston, SC this weekend. BuzzFeed reporter, Evan McMorris-Santoro makes a cameo on the left-hand side of the shot with a facial expression that seems to say, “Hey- that was my question.” …

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO RISE AND GRIND COFFEE QUOTE TUESDAY JAM Brought to you by Taz Jones of Bryant Row Let’s remember a rock and roll great today, and also take his advice while we’re at it. Glenn Frey helped define the Eagles’ sound, and with it, that of an …

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO RISE AND GRIND COFFEE QUOTE “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday JAM Brought to you by Taz Jones of Bryant Row This track from Kenrick Lamar’s To Pimp …

  Famous Friday Round Up  #WEEKEND Weather: The DC vs. winter games continue and Washington is definitely coming out on top. This weekend is bringing sunny skies and highs in the 50’s, ensuring your weekly bottomless brunch is still on the books. #WinterIsn’tComing Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Mini ponies …

Micah Johnson, press secretary for Sen. Bob Corker, will wrap up five years in the Senate on Friday and join the Rubio presidential campaign as a regional spokeswoman. The pride of Kodak, TN (not far from the hometown of one of her favorites, Ms. Dolly Parton), Micah started her time …

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO RISE AND GRIND COFFEE QUOTE Friday Jam Brought to you by Taz Jones of Bryant Row Friday Fact: Did you know that everyone loves Uptown Funk? Everyone. Funk your Friday up and get your weekend going with a kickstart (and maybe a jump kick too). …

It’s promotion day at the FamousDC offices! Josh Shultz *ahem* Director Shultz was up first.

Coach Taylor– the fictional character from award winning show, Friday Night Lights soared to stardom when he stole America’s heart as the beloved father-figure and inspirational football coach on the Texas based drama. Many will tell you- he’s not terrible to look at either. The show faces many issues around contemporary …

It’s a beautiful day to rise and grind Coffee Quote Wednesday Jam Brought to you by Taz Jones of Bryant Row. “Let it Happen” by Tame Impala is forward-looking and thinking in its substance, and its video is visionary in its production. Combined, the result is a song and accompanying …

It’s no secret that Obama has led a presidential legacy of many “firsts”. Luckily for us, many of those firsts have been on social media. His administration was the first to have presidential Twitter and Facebook accounts; and now he is gracing us with his presence on Snapchat. Love him …

It’s a beautiful day to rise and grind Coffee Quote Tuesday Jam There may or may not be a Crimson Tide fanatic in our office. Love ’em or hate ’em, they took the trophy last night, so today we’re giving them Song of the Day. #RollTide

Meet Navin Sarma. By day, he is a Client Executive at Hewlett Packard Enterprise here in Washington, DC. By night, (and any time of day he’s not in the office) he’s out capturing the beauty of our nation’s capital. Navin is one of those rare “lifers” born and bred in …

Good morning from FamousDC Today we’d like to remember the “master of reinvention,” David Bowie who passed away Sunday at the age of 69. Coffee Quote Monday Jam