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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

Hill Buzz

Young & Hungry looks at the speakeasy trend and how the idea fed into the concept for Harold Black, and questions whether or not a secret number is the way to go, noting in a separate post that PX abandoned the idea. Red Palace is being replaced with Vendetta, an Italian restaurant. H Street Great […]

Community Public Safety Meeting on Wednesday, January 16

In light of a number of recent crimes that have the community concerned, Councilmember Wells has scheduled a community public safety meeting with MPD Chief Lanier and 1st District Commander Hickson for Wednesday, January 16, 7:30 pm at Maury Elementary. According to Wells, “the focus of the meeting will be to have Chief Lanier update the community […]

Dear President Obama: Can We Talk About Your License Plate?

Whether or not you believe that DC should be granted statehood, I think that there is a case for raising awareness that the more than half-a-million residents of the Nation’s Capital pay more federal taxes every year per person, yet they lack voting representation in Congress. Heck, we don’t even get a final say on […]

Hill Buzz

ANC 6B Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg updated her blog with top issues for the neighborhood, since her New Year’s resolution is to update it more frequently. ANC 6B Brian Flahaven explained how the redistricting after the 2010 Census changes the boundary lines of ANC 6B. District Cuisine Thrillist, Urban Daddy and Eater DC covered the newly opened Hikari Sushi […]

Hill Buzz

Curbed DC toured the new Ava H Street apartments. Dining in DC reviewed Belga Cafe as a date spot. Greater Greater Washington looked at how Hill East has changed its view on commercial zoning over time. In Curbed DC‘s best neighborhood competition, Anacostia beat out Capitol Hill. I love the Hill but am glad our […]