It rained a lot [and the roads flooded] Sinatra Soirée [get your tickets] Springfield, Missouri in the news a lot [thanks to Brad’s mom] Edits by Congressional staff to Wikipedia pages [solid] Cool Down, Drink UP! [Friday night!] Photo by Mollie O’Dell taken on Rhode Island Ave.

Much better way to enjoy a museum [mini-golf] Bryce one of five rookies [ASG] Tight rope fall [and survives] Laena Fallon named VP [Financial Services Forum] By mollyali

All-Star Game and lifesaver extraordinaire. Yup, Bryce Harper is the second coming. Once upon a time, MLB players held jobs in the offseason. The good ones owned local businesses—car dealerships and the like—the not-so-good ones dug graves. But now that the owners and the union have thoroughly streamlined the process of separating …

More storms = more power outages [brutal] The Nats halfway through [believe] Provocative t-shirts [liberal in the bedroom] White House smacks Buzzfeed [typeface issues] By prioret

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Hannah Flint celebrated a birthday, Jim Fotenos has a cute kid, quit posting pictures of your debit card, Carolyn Tate is starting the next chapter in her exciting career, FamousDC is jumping out of airplanes now, having power is over-rated, Sarah Sands is getting DC dancing, we need more pictures …

While I’m wasting away at the beach in my beloved Tar Heel State, those of you in DC cannot let me down by being lazy this weekend. Post-4th fun abounds and I have a great lineup for you. Get to it!! Friday Jazz in the Garden – take a blanket …

PJ Clarke’s – no shirt? No problem. Someone changed the dress code for dining in downtown DC twitter.com/EquinoxDC/stat… — equinox restaurant (@EquinoxDC) July 5, 2012 h/t Gary Karr

Photo credit: Jeanine and Jack Fireworks and revelry have come and gone and our livers are on strike.  Appease your body with some much-needed detox in the form of these wholesome and filling salads.  Crisp and delicious, your body might not evict you after all. Green Bean, Potato, and Corn …

Metro breaks down, passengers walk on tracks [no, really] This picture of Reagan of course makes sense [or not] Breaking heat records [proud] By greg.smit

OJBG’s Secret Project recently launched with its inside look at DC. Check out some of their recent coverage below.

Help Bryce get into the All Star game [vote] Where’s the money? [candidates call it in] CPAC kid no longer CPAC proud [ruh-roh] Mayor is pissed [we can do better] By Scott Ableman  

Where is the cat?!?

Famous Jim Billimoria

The 51st annual CQ-Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game took place last Thursday and FamousDC was lucky enough to attend. There we were able to catch up with Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) in his 1979 vintage Astros home run jersey. Before he departed to throw the first pitch, Rep. Paul told …