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  • Photography book inspires mini-Bush reunion, lots of Barney talk

    Nikki Schwab

    Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013

    Five years later and George W. Bush's White House still sticks together. "We're like family," Tony Fratto, Bush 43's deputy press secretary, gushes between greeting guests Wednesday night at a Washington book party for White House photographer Eric Draper. When Bush was in the White House, it...

  • Rand Paul tweets idyllic photo with dad

    Nikki Schwab

    Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013

    Sure, sure, the Internet was making a big deal Thursday about the fact that President Obama got lei-ed at his 1979 high school prom in Hawaii. (Time Magazine released three pictures of POTUS before prom, courtesy of an Obama classmate). But Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released a vintage picture on...

  • For Memorial Day, D.C. gets a lot of Gary Sinise

    Nikki Schwab

    Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013

    A handful of celebs and singers will be heading into D.C. this weekend for official Memorial Day festivities. First, there's Lt. Dan actor Gary Sinise, who is the host of Sunday's National Memorial Day Concert on the National Mall, alongside actor Joe Mantegna. Joining them are former...

  • Sightings: Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley lunches at Lincoln

    Nikki Schwab

    Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013

    On Wednesday, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley lunched at Lincoln Restaurant in downtown D.C. with a group of 13. The governor and his gang took over the Flag Room at the restaurant. The Democrat ordered a seasonal chopped salad, roasted salmon and a brown-butter fudge cake, according to a...

  • Kelly Rowland hosting Memorial Day party

    Nikki Schwab

    Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013

    Singer Kelly Rowland is heading to the District this weekend to be the featured guest at the Park at Fourteenth's Memorial Day fete. The party kicks off with a dinner at 7 p.m. Sunday and carries on until 4 a.m. Monday. Tickets for the event, featuring the former Destiny's Child member, are $20...

  • AFI Docs festival gets bigger and more star-studded

    Nikki Schwab

    Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

    What was once Silverdocs, an annual documentary festival held in Silver Spring, this year has become AFI Docs. And with a new name comes new territory. The documentary festival, being held June 19 to 23, will now be screening films in both Silver Spring and downtown D.C., this year attracting...

  • Sightings: Diddy talks Ciroc at the W

    Nikki Schwab

    Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

    Hip-hop artist and businessman Diddy dipped into the District on Tuesday on business for his vodka, Ciroc. The mogul was spotted at the W hotel's POV Lounge, according to report from the Fab Empire website. Dressed in a smart suit, Diddy "inspired his D.C. team to become even better than the...

  • Rob Lowe and family take on the town

    Nikki Schwab

    Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

    Actor Rob Lowe seemed to be showing up everywhere in Washington this week. On Tuesday night, he and his wife, Sheryl, had dinner at the new NoPa Kitchen + Bar with friends Jack and Susanna Quinn and Ed and Shirley Henry, a restaurant rep reports. On Wednesday, Sheryl, a jewelry designer,...

  • Bartender Sam returns to Washington

    Nikki Schwab

    Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013

    Bartender Sambonn Lek was something of a fixture at the Mayflower Hotel's Town & Country bar. He poured strong drinks and did magic tricks for his patrons. But then, in January 2011, Town & Country closed its doors, and it wasn't until this March that another bar, Edgar Bar &...

  • Speakeasy: Carol Burnett's reaction to winning Mark Twain Prize

    Nikki Schwab

    Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013

    "It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington." - What Carol Burnett had to say upon hearing the news that she was to be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center. Burnett will be feted Oct. 20 in Washington, with the gala performance being...


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