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Tapper heads to daytime [soap] Keep them all straight [scandals] Secretary Lew’s signature revealed [scribbles] The internet has come full circle [snapcat] Photo by Kevin Wolf

Last Thursday Nick Muzin proved that coalition directors are indeed lifesavers. From coordinating offices to performing Heimlich maneuvers, there’s nothing these guys can’t do. Thursday night at the Capitol Hill Club, Representative Ted Poe had a scary choking incident and was thankfully aided by a doctor-turned-GOP-aide, Nick Muzin, who may …

Settled on the edge of the Mt. Vernon neighborhood, a self-described historic hotel projects into DC an image of its near-past. Intricate eaves of the Morrison-Clark Inn lock together under an Asian-inspired, red tiled roof. Its dark, grand woodwork and bold colors lend a masculine touch, but its history and leadership were commanded by prominent women in the early 1900s.  

Pink Floyd times one million [Spotify] Clinton needs to chill out [tweets] CNN gets a new look [anchor] Photo by John Sonderman

NBWA’s Mike Johnson has been named the next president & CEO of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, you wish you could dance like Pelosi, for scheduling purposes – Luke Marchant will be in town July 3rd to July 10th, Congratulations to WPA Partner Chris Perkins on being selected as …

Rep. Dingell got a one of a kind celebration yesterday.

Celebrities are just like us [sorta] Medical marijuana hits DC [apply] Goodbye Yeas & Neas [look back] Photo by Jeremy Art

Send us your pics, vines, tweets and general panic. And remember to stay safe out there, folks. [View the story “#DCWeatherPanic Breakdown” on Storify]

DC is all about government and all about drinking so with help from the Ladies Who Lobby, we decided to combine the two by pairing up our favorite DC bars with government agencies. FamousDC presents… The Department of Drinking Department of Agriculture (USDA) = Farmers Fishers Bakers Department of Commerce (DOC) = The Exchange Saloon Department of Defense (DOD) = Commissary *NASA = Rocket Bar & Marvin (the martian). You can’t contain space to just two bars. Department of Education (ED) = Science Club

The more you know [derecho] Must have for DC summer [sippy cup] Remembering Tim Russert [five years] Photo by Eli Center

Brush up on tomorrow’s Congressional game [baseball] Kanye just gets it [interview] Ted’s Bulletin focuses on bakery [yum] NSA gets America reading again [1984] Photo by John Sonderman

Charlotte Sellmyer works as a Cap Hill flack by day and photographer by night. She frequently shoots events, portraits and sites around the district. Follow, like or visit Charlotte’s blog to see more great photographs.

Get ready to move [tunes] Brown pleads guilt [finally] John Oliver hosts Daily Show [not bad] Photo by Noe Todorovich

The Little White House. The Cutts-Madison House. The Howard T. Markey National Courts building. You’d be forgiven for missing these places. While centrally located, another home distracts you from their existence – the White House. Madison Place hides in plain sight. The grand Federalist and Italianate style homes on this closed street look like they should sit on acres of land, but they are instead built right alongside on another. Built between and 1820–1910, these mostly nineteenth century townhouses are obscured and shaded by the trees in President’s Park.