#MANAGINGEDITOR   KATHRYN LYONS Managing Editor at FamousDC “Don’t kiss, touch, or be within a 10-mile radius of me, I’m Irish“ Weather: On a scale of 1 to “o-m-g amazing”, it’s a solid “alright, I guess”. The rest of your Friday will be chilly with a chance of rain later tonight (good …

FAMOUS FORECAST It’s so cold out, we can barely type out this forecast because our fingers are numb. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW This popular DC Instagram account is run by a 22 year old. New year, new DC concerts! Any challenge that involves chugging beer is a challenge accepted. …

It’s cold, but there’s cool stuff to do this weekend.

#HEY Are you on the list? Are your friends on the list? We’ve got happy hours coming in September. #NATIONAL Monkey selfies; That app Secret? It’s not so secret; So true we’re not sure how this made it on the Onion; Three words: mug of bacon; the White House is …

For the first time in 25 years [DC’s snow edged above average] Also winter is coming back [don’t let these 50s fool you] Snow terms we were not aware of: [sneckdown] MLK library getting a renovation [designer chosen] MD speed camera operators may get fined for bad ticketing [justice] Photo …

Selfie is the word of the year [Oxford] Zoo news: Zebra attack [panic] & Baby tigers’ debut [aww] Oyster harvest is getting better [so many] Mild winter on the way [caterpillar] Eater Awards: DC Winners [noms] Photo by Noe Todorovich

Photo credit: Sala Kannan Holy schnikes it’s cold!  These easy to make soups will warm you from the inside out — and keep your resolutions intact while doing so.  Take that, January. Carrot Mint Soup via Veggie Belly Spinach Lasagna Soup via For the Love of Cooking Creamy Rosemary Wild …

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The Senate Finance Committee votes to pass health care reform legislation. It looks cold and windy out there. Next thing we know it’ll start getting dark at 4:30 p.m. again. We blame the Earth’s axis.