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The team at FamousDC has spent countless hours trying to piece together the clues surrounding the secret Bonjean Christmas Party celebrity guest – and we’ve come up empty-handed. However, there’s good news: We just got ahold of the final clue which can be seen below. Yeah… we’ve still got nothing. As …

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. …

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We are so thrilled to see that Tommy McFly and Chrys Kefalas officially announced their engagement! You can read Tommy’s perspective on 94.7 Fresh FM here, and WaPo’s Reliable Source has the bigger picture here. Our favorite takeaway from Chrys: “The road to this moment wasn’t easy for both of …

Something special happened last night, and it was not in Milwaukee. 800 miles away from the Republican presidential debate, something very monumental — historic, even — took place at Atlas Brewing Company right here in the District: Jason Dick and Fawn Johnson got married. The bride and groom looked amazing …

Happy birthday to amazing dad, winning husband, friend to koalas and overall incredible FamousDC partner Nathan Imperiale! Nathan pictured above with local DC celebrity baby Wills. If you have a moment today, wish Nathan a Happy 25th! –The FDC Team

Last year she celebrated by standing on stage in Louisville for McConnell/Majority victory party. This year will be a much less stressful dinner with her husband. (h/t Josh Holmes)

Congratulations to our long “Famous for DC” friend, Neil Chatterjee who was recently featured in a great article on Bloomberg Government. As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s advisor, Neil says success is achieved by “doing your homework.” “I’m up pretty early, reading, getting caught up on news, analysis. I’m physically here …

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FamousDC is pleased to introduce you to Doug Thornell, managing director at SKDKnickerbocker. However, if you’ve worked in the D.C. communications industry over the past decade or so, there’s a good chance you may already know him. From public service into the private sector, the resourceful Mr. Thornell has troubleshot …

Amos Snead, who happens to be the 2nd biggest Alabama football fan, is confident that the Tide will roll this Saturday against Texas A&M. While that’s an adorable claim, he’s been known to be wrong before. Gig ‘em, Snead. Hugs, JAS

Meet Paul Kane. Although, he probably doesn’t need much of an introduction as his name has appeared in bylines across notable DC publications for over ten years. Paul has covered the inside scoop of politics at the Washington Post since 2007 and has earned an enviable reputation in the industry for …

Happy birthday to FamousDC’s favorite photographer, Tom Williams. He’ll ride his bike to your party, talk about Penn State football, eat some cat food and then send you an awesome picture 5-7 days later. Enjoy the day, Tom.

Nobody is busier than Sean Spicer, except perhaps the FamousDC writers last week. In what can only be classified as a clerical issue, we accidentally left Mr. Spicer off our birthday round up – to which he then called us out. How far I have fallen: birthday didn’t make @FamousDC …