Chris Frates (@frates) is leaving Politico and jumping to National Journal, but not before one last drink. Read the Frates email obtained by FamousDC: Friends and Colleagues, After more than four amazing and crazy years at Politico, today is my last day. In mid-July, I start at National Journal covering lobbying and influence …

Famous 5: Changing Style with Christina Albina FamousDC caught up with Christina Albina, product fashion specialist and co-creator of Style Etoile, at L2 Lounge Wednesday night for their Fashion Fusion event. Constantly asked “What am I going to wear!?” Christina answered a few questions for us. Here’s what we learned …

Microsoft in the House. Literally. Thursday evening, members of congress, their families, and staff were breaking a sweat in Rayburn, but it was not over a leaked twitpic or a discovered Tiffany’s account. Everyone was taking part in the first annual Capitol Hill Family Game Night presented by Microsoft. The first …

National Journal highlights 10 Congressional staffers under 30 to watch. Famous congratulations are in order for Colleen Briggs, Richard Carbo, Justine Sessions, John Stipicevic, Katie Grant, Nick Simpson, Jill Strait, Adam Comis, Kim Smith Hicks, and Stephen Miller. Take it away HOVA …

Meet Mike Conneen [FishbowlDC] Trattoria Lavagna [8th Street] Best Weekend Bets [BYT] Joe Biden [ice cream]

Famous 5: DC Pool Party Need to cool off from the sweltering DC heat? Take a dip in one of my picks for the area’s best hotel pools. Whether searching for a party or a bit of serenity, I’ve got everything you need here. Capitol Skyline – 2 weekend parties …

Tomorrow, Friday, June 24, 2011, The People’s List and our friends at  ClotureClub.com will jointly host the first ever People’s List Party- a unique networking opportunity for accomplished professionals in DC. The People’s List Party will be held at Eden, 1716 “Eye” Street N.W. (conveniently near 2 metro stops). 6:30pm – …

FamousDC scored a ticket to the Taste of America Championship, where we got to hang out with Chef Spike while noshing on a runza (yes, we didn’t know what it was either–think beef in a dough pocket). Congrats to Northern Mariana Islands for taking home the trophy–which was a tad …

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The Tune Inn is hosting a clean up party and you’re invited to help. The rustic but iconic storefront was all boarded up last night with a sign posted from owner Lisa Nardelli (pictured) encouraging volunteers to help pick up the pieces in the aftermath of Wednesday’s kitchen fire at …

Palin’s bus tour goes on holiday [well-deserved] The Manning Brothers [genius] Crack pipe money [O’Keefe] They caught Whitey [wow] Great rainbow pic [Nats]

Twitter is a great tool for quick data dissemination; take this morning’s news about the Tune Inn fire.  Had it not been for Twitter, we might not have found out about the fire until at least 9:05 am and we wouldn’t have posted about it.  That said, it seems as …

Economy so good, man picks jail [robs bank] Newt’s finance team says adios [debt] Hide yo kids [black bear wanders DC] Bus drivers gotta pee too [taking a stance] Bristol has a book [for sale]

UPDATE: TuneInnDC Everyone is safe and we already have cleanup crews here! Thank you for the well wishes! More info soon! UPDATE From HuffPo: The extent of the damage was initially reported as catastrophic by distraught fans of the bar, but the front of the establishment remains largely undamaged. A …