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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

I’m officially sick of the snow. It was fun and all in December, and the first round in January was cool…then it just got old. And now it’s just messy and annoying. So on to one of my favorite things: food, and more specifically, breakfast food! Yep, here’s your friendly reminder that Capital City Diner […]

Capital City Diner Opening on Tuesday

This is a cross-posting with my other blog, brunch and the city. When news came out last spring that DC was getting its first truly authentic diner, my ears immediately perked up. If there is one thing this city’s food scene does not offer it’s a good selection of diner food. We have a few […]

Talkin’ Trash

Walking home from work tonight I was reminded how much more clean up the city is really facing in the aftermath of Snowmageddon. Not only do they still have massive amounts of snow to remove from parking lanes, crosswalks, and other public spaces, they now have mounds of trash that sit almost as high as […]

Hill Buzz

Happy Mardi Gras! Since my mother is from New Orleans, this time of year always means King Cakes and jambalaya — two of my favorite things. Sadly our order of cakes didn’t make it because of the blizzard, but we made the best of it. We took some of those massive mounds of snow and […]

And Yet Another Snow Emergency is Declared – 9 am Monday Morning

Just as you thought it was safe to park on the city’s major thoroughfares, the weathermen say the “S” word again and DC declares another snow emergency. Move your car by 9 am or face a fine. You know the drill by now… If you are not sure what streets are snow emergency routes, this […]