Interesting piece about finding commercial real estate in DC. Dream on: You won’t get a view of the Washington Monument, but look for alternative space or incentives and you might just find a bargain in the saturated capital. [read article] 1. Think beyond the physical space. 2. Think about in-transition …

August is so close we can smell it. Happy Monday. Let’s rock this week.

Katie Strand turned 30 this week, Page Six Palmeri is all growns up, Alvin Greene to give his first speech, Howard Mortman takes his coffee Famous, Ed Henry is master of the universe, Old Spice guy dished advice for President Obama, Jake Sherman had a bromance, we obtained pictures from …

Join the fun on Facebook & Twitter H/T – Brightest Young Things   Washingtonian has good quake round up here.

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NBC’s P.J. Orvetti reports that DC may get a couple of statues in the U.S. Capitol Building. NBC: D.C. May Get Statues in Capitol Building Who do you think should represent the District? FamousDC’s Top 10 List of who should be DC’s representative in the U.S. Capitol Building 10. Wale …

Caption Contest. We’ll get it started:  “Republicans primed to unload on Democrats this election cycle.” Anon Tipster: “If BP really plugged the damn hole, why do those British assholes still have us experimenting with the shit shot!?” “The GOP unveils its new contract with America.” “Republicans this week demonstrated how …

Be honest. You told people you felt it, but you really didn’t. You wanted to feel it and you’re nearly convinced you did, but … you didn’t. DC Earthquake 2010: Magnitude 3.6 Quake Shakes Washington Area Years from now folks will be telling stories about the major DC earthquake – …

The stars of FOX’s new fall drama will be sitting down with Mix 107.3’s Tommy McFly tomorrow afternoon for an exclusive interview – and there are a few free tickets left. Tommy just let us know that if any FamousDC fans want tickets to email him directly at [email protected] LONESTAR …

Or at least his URL.  [weird, but funny]

The ad wizards at Old Spice have launched a brilliant new media campaign that combines twitter, YouTube, and…abs. The deodorized are invited to submit questions to the Old Spice Man, who will answer them in short–and brilliant–YouTube videos. Example: In this clip, the Toweled One responds to some guy named George, who apparently used to work in …

There’s an Office of Compliance [OOC] on Capitol Hill which specializes in cash payouts for sexually harassed or poorly treated Congressional employees.  [no, really] In the meantime, the process of settling workplace complaints remains secretive and byzantine, allowing members of Congress to quietly agree to cash payouts to settle cases …

We’ve seem some strange YouTube videos in our time, but this one might take the cake. [Glenn Beck for President] We tried to watch the whole video, but we were too distracted by her eyebrows. h/t Gawker

Waking up to John Daly leading the British Open = a good day.