Meet Andrea Powell. Meet Andrea Powell, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the local anti-trafficking non-profit, FAIR Girls, and 2012 nominee for the Diane Von Furstenberg (DVF) People’s Voice Award. Cast your vote NOW at www.dvfawards.com through February 15th to help FAIR Girls win $50,000 and continue to prevent the commercial sexual exploitation of young girls in D.C. and abroad. Plus, you can enter to win a trip to NYC and a DVF outfit!

Catherine Gatewood and Christine Moxley were recently spotted chilling with Jay-Z and Nas at the 40/40 Club. According to Gatewood, “just a typical Monday night in NYC. And Beyonce is gorgeous.”

Betsy and Geoff had a beautiful baby girl, the Tidal Basin at sunset, we love the HOH blog, Reid Wilson turned another year older, Marin Cogan goes all Ryan Gosling crazy in Famous5, Zuck is going to make some people rich, Jason and Carmen Fenton welcomed a baby boy to …

Meet Michael Clements. Washington Life Magazine Executive Editor by day. ArtJamz Chief Creative Enabler by night. Michael spent a few minutes with FamousDC to answer a few questions for one of our Famous 5 interviews.

Weekend two of 2012 has arrived and an added bonus is it’s a holiday weekend AND Friday the 13th! Spooky. For those of you who have Monday off in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr, enjoy! For those that don’t, get into the mix for a fabulous weekend. Thursday Eighteenth …

Happy New Year FamousDC readers! Let’s kick off the first weekend of 2012 with a bang! Here’s your Famous Weekend Picks! Thursday Phillips After 5 – from 5-8:30pm, enjoy jazz, gallery talks, the amazing Degas exhibit and a cash bar for $12 at the Phillip Collection. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage …

Matt Lira, Steve Dwyer, Katie Harbath, Andrew Foxwell, Adam Connor, Eric Wilson, Garrett Lansing, David Almacy, Ryan Howell, Ericka Andersen, Pat Bell and many more went hacking this week, Doug Heye loves Iowa, Newt made a huge announcement that involved spandex, best cookie recipes this season, Charles Chamberlayne is writing for MSNBC, Mike Allen’s …

December = fun, period. Everything is sparkly, celebrations abound and unless you’re a total Scrooge, moods are elevated and excited. Kicking off this first weekend of my 2nd favorite month are plenty of events to keep you occupied. Let’s go! Friday Andrea Bocelli – this amazing Italian tenor will be …

If you’re like me, you wait until the last minute to make New Year’s Eve plans. But not this year! 2012 is going to be THE year, and although almost every venue in DC will have a NYE party, I have several ideas for your NYE party fun! Ring in …

It’s about that time.  A few weeks ago, you cursed yourself for not buying your ticket home for Thanksgiving sooner. “How could I have waited this long?” you lament, as you reluctantly enter the 3 digit code on the back of your credit card.  If your family only knew how …

What the hell happened here?, Jennifer Polk is still floating, we want Woody Cabin, 14,777, girls beating each other up this weekend for a good cause, David White is famous, Erin Book turned 28, Paul Lindsay ran himself a NYC marathon, Fantasy Football rant got an upgrade, Lansing got his FamousDC gear and …

Yes, Neda, we need a bigger boat. Snead, Shultz and Roll Call: May it be time to graduate the Recess Happy Hour of Awesome to a bigger space? Just sayin’ … Roll Call rundown can be read here. A big thank you to Patrick G. Ryan for snapping some amazing …

Noelle Becker Williams turned a year older this week, John Boehner is #Winning the Internet, what’s playing in Jack Smith’s iPod?, Elliot Berke is headed down to Winston, Lindsey Mask is headed to Haiti, Liz Eddy hates her inbox, Beebs does Otis, Cherry Blossom engagement, not The Onion: Senate Seeks …

The pride of Nordonia High School and one of the nicest staffers on Capitol Hill is currently on the homepage of the New York Times. After Being Burned in ’08, Republicans Embrace Twitter Hard for ’12 At a daily meeting in Mr. Boehner’s office, the communications staff decides what they should …

Mike Shields scared cancer, Ruffini ain’t impressed, Lazy Hazy hit the World Series, Dave Catanese is a talented young man, NMS launched a strong new website, data viz done right, Famous 5 Fall bars, Chris Paulitz likes cigar people, Twitter can apparently help you lose 50 pounds, Fantasy Football rant Week …

When the temperature starts to dip, like its set to this weekend, I crave dark beer, bourbon or a deep red wine in a dark, cozy setting. Call me crazy but each elicits a warming nostalgia that when coupled with a yummy dinner and a cozy boyfriend sweater (or for …

Luke Marchant retired Black Death, Ryan Howell celebrated his birth, Winston Lord & Venga are straight crushing it, RIP Steve Jobs, looking for something to do this weekend?, Congratulations to Don and Shannon McGahn on your baby boy, Lauren Pratapas, you ride’s here, part 58, Fantasy Football Week 4, Did …

October has long been my favorite month – summer turns to fall, the weather gets gloriously cooler, and things gets a little bit spookier from Halloween anticipation. But, the month also presents new opportunities for fun on the weekends. Because Columbus Day is upon us, which signals an extra day …

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FDC graphic designer Joanna, sports her Beltway Celebrity t-shirt on top of Mt. Bierstadt near Denver, CO. Want a FamousDC t-shirt of your own? We can make that happen. They go on sale soon.

All Facebook just posted about the company behind Capitol Hill’s Facebook ads. [Meet Mr. Foxwell] Did you know that there’s a company that specializes in Facebook promotions for members of Congress? Meet iConstituent, of Washington, D.C. We spoke to the company’s Marketing and New Media manager, Andrew Foxwell, by phone …