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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

All We Want For Christmas

Remember when you were a kid and you would truly, deep down, believe that Santa could grant your craziest Christmas wish. Eventually, when that pony didn’t show up for the umpteenth time, you started to suspect that either mom and dad were in cahoots with Santa or he just wasn’t real. A very sad realization […]

Holiday Tastes: Red Velvet Cake

Is it just me or has Red Velvet Cake become insanely popular in the last couple of years? I blame the cupcake trend… I grew up with this cake — my mom would make it every Christmas and for my sister’s January birthday. It is, and has always been, her favorite cake, and it was […]

Hill Buzz

As much as I love the holidays, I’m not sure my body can handle much more sugar, liquor and late nights. What’s that? I can be an adult and turn in early or turn down the sugary treats?! Nonsense! Life is short and Christmas only comes once a year. And you can always nap under […]

Christmas Cheer (and Shopping!) at Eastern Market

The vendors at the Eastern Market Flea Market want to remind you that cold and snow will not keep them from serving your holiday shopping needs! In addition to being out all weekend, many of the outdoor vendors will have their stands set up from 10am until 5pm every day next week. You can find […]

Hill Gift Guide: The Hill Fanatic

Here at The Hill is Home we are all about Hill pride. Shocker, right? We are also all about doing our holiday shopping on the Hill. Sure, you can just shop online and have everything delivered to your house, but why not give some holiday cheer to our local merchants as well? Online or in […]