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Claudia Rauch

Claudia, a Hill native, is a marketing and social media professional whose passion for food and love for D.C. got her started on her first blog, brunchandthecity.com. Claudia is the Marketing Director for Fulcrum Properties Group, and serves on the board of CHAMPS, Capitol Hill's Chamber of Commerce. You can contact Claudia at Claudia[at]thehillishome.com

Happy 215th Anniversary to "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band

If you’ve ever walked by the Barracks at 8th and I Streets on a Friday evening in the summer, or caught their concerts at Yards Park or on the West Lawn of the Capitol, you know who “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band is and how lucky we are to have them right in our backyard. […]

Hill Buzz

DCist reported that Tommy Branch, who was convicted in the brutal beating of TC Maslin, was sentenced to 24 and a half years in prison. H Street Great Street posted that for approximately one week, there will be traffic and pedestrian restrictions around the starburst intersection for drilling the foundations of the Overhead Catenary System (OCS) foundations […]

Hill Buzz

The Washington Post reported that the fire at Frager’s might have been caused by a cigarette butt. DCist shared news that the Ben’s Chili Bowl on H Street NE will open in about 8 months. Curbed DC posted a sneak peek of the new Kennedy Row apartments. ANC 6B Commissioner Brian Flahaven shared the 17th […]

Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Community Meetings on Future of Eastern Market Plaza

Remember way back in 2009 when the neighborhood was presented with three design options for a “Capitol Hill Town Square”? The designs all sought to redesign the Eastern Market Metro Plaza, making it a more welcoming and functional center to that section of our neighborhood. Two out of the three designs included plans to re-route […]

Weekly Crime Report 6/17-6/23

As part of our commitment to raise awareness about crime in our neighborhood, we are sharing the daily crime reports from MPD and posting them to a map. The following crimes were reported to have taken place around the broader Capitol Hill neighborhood (all of the 1st District and PSA 507 in the 5th District, which covers […]