Story Partners, in honor of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner,  hosted a slew of Washington influentials at their inaugural “Welcome to Washington: A Salute to Women in Journalism” event. The party, co-hosted by Story Partners’ Gloria Dittus, NBC’s Betsy Fischer Martin,Washingtonian’s Cathy Merrill Williams, CNN’s Dana Bash, CBS News’ Jan Crawford, and The New Republic’s Julia Ioffe definitely kicked off the weekend …

This is not only an amazing feat of technology, it’s a feat of diplomacy as well. President Obama played soccer with a robot.  

Louisa Imperiale is a DC mom and start-up founder. Her mission? To make you look better. Her app, Photox, connects you with real retouching professionals to make you the best you. No need for amateur Photoshop skills or hardcore gym workouts! Learn more about Louisa and why she created this …

It’s been a chilly, wet week but it’s thawing out and warming up. Check out all the laid back goodness (and egg hunts) going on this weekend. Enjoy.

The Capella Hotel in Georgetown is hosting the last leg of its golden Easter Egg Hunt this week. And this isn’t some kids-in-the-grass type of Easter egg hunt. This the real deal– read about the winnings below. Tomorrow, Thursday through this Easter Sunday they will hide four golden eggs throughout …

It’s peak time, people. If you’re not trying to avoid tourists at the Tidal Basin, maybe you should do one of these other things.

If you have a moment, go tell FamousDC’s own Josh Shultz happy birthday.

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Dads are the best, aren’t they? Adam captioned this: Best. Welcome. To. Fatherhood. Gift. Ever. #Dad Congratulations, Froemmings. via

Ole Johnny ain’t a Belieber. “I’m Too Old for This Justin Bieber Crap” – Sen. Johnny Isakson  

She just updated her blog and she is killing it. Will Carraco needs a similar display. Our suggestions for hanging trophies: Empty whiskey bottles, Christmas tree branches or long sci-fi books.

Bills and Brews is blowing up their Instagram. Here are our favorites from their feed so far:

Emily Holden, who covered energy and environment policy as a regulatory reporter for CQ Roll Call, has joined the Morning Consult to kick start the digital media company’s energy vertical. Holden is the latest addition to Michael Ramlet‘s fast-growing Morning Consult, which is expanding to deliver comprehensive daily briefings, original …

#NATIONAL Where’s the damn plane?; Obama goes Between Two Ferns; Russia…okay; Pinkberry founder going to jail; Bill Gates says a robot will take yer job; the 1800s called and they’d like their diseases back; GET TO DA TANK; #DISTRICT 8 best Irish bars in DC to celebrate St. Patty’s; March 23 = Amsterdam Falafel opens; 18th Amendment …

“One of my issues that I’m most passionate about, and this is strange, I’m really passionate about derivatives,” Elliott said in a recent interview shortly after taking up shop with Crowell & Moring. She added that when she was thinking about leaving Capitol Hill and what would be the next …

#NATIONAL Always get the bigger pizza; Or maybe never get the pizza; We found the best ever House of Cards tumblr; Bitcoin: nice while it lasted; Lebron-man; Seaworld still pissed about “Blackfish;” where’s our American flag tee shirt?; what’s going on with the Tea Party?; Oscars Sunday; Anchorman 3: ain’t …

Meet Michael Beckerman. He’s the President & CEO of the Internet Association, representing America’s leading Internet companies and their global community of users. He caught up with us today to let us know more about the Internet Association’s First Annual Congressional Internet Freedom Award. This is important if, for example, you’d like House of Cards to continue streaming at a high quality, or if you want to show off your collection of animal gifs in an email to your mom. Read on here.

We’re done with Winter. Please bring Spring weather, open Cantina Marina and let the Nationals start playing baseball.  #NATIONAL Comcast and Timewarner … uh ok; Official Hater’s Guide to the Olympics is worth a read; it’s House of Cards day y’all; enjoy your flowers and dinner; Facebook added 50 new genders; PA …

#NATIONAL  #MondayNumbers; Congrats, Seahawks!;  Facebook turns 10;  The Beatles turn 50; CVS puts out its cigarettes; We wish you all the best, Jay Leno;  Stress at Sochi — it kind of sucks; How popular is your favorite DC anchor on Twitter?; Super Bowl aftermath; Stupid baby panda falling on its stupid face; Uncle Joe Biden can’t think …

Meet Joseph Kopser. Joseph is the CEO and co-founder of RideScout, a mobile application that helps users navigate cities more efficiently. After launching in Washington, DC in November 2013, RideScout is beginning to expand to other U.S. cities and has plans to make a big splash this spring. Joseph made some time to chat with FamousDC on how he plans on changing the way people travel.

Rockstar energy reporter, Amy Harder, is leaving National Journal after almost six years to join the Wall Street Journal to cover energy. She will remain based in Washington, D.C. Prior to National Journal, she had stints covering legal journalism and on the cops beat at the Bellingham Herald, a local …