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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

The charm of an old house is quickly lost on weekends like this past one where the bitterly cold wind was coming through every crack around my old windows, and pretty much straight through the thin glass panes. Even that classy plastic covering or storm windows wouldn’t hold out the cold this weekend. I am […]

News Roundup: Holiday Trees, Bag Tax, and Traffic

Bag Tax Starts Friday, January 1: Beginning January 1, 2010, District businesses that sell food or alcohol must charge you 5 cents for each disposable paper or plastic carryout bag. The business keeps 1 cent, or 2 cents if it offers a rebate when you bring your own bag. And the remaining 3 or 4 […]

Capitol Hill Bikes Signs New Lease

As reported last week, Capitol Hill Bikes has been in active negotiations to sign a lease for a new location on Barracks Row. Today, Denise D’Amour informed us that she signed a lease for 719 8th Street SE yesterday, and she hopes to complete the move and re-open by February or March. She told us […]

Christmas Trees of Years Past

When I was growing up, we would always get huge trees that would nearly scrape the high ceilings of our Capitol Hill home. Then we would cover it with every light, ornament, strand of garland, and any other decoration we had. To my childhood mind, leaving one off would mean leaving a dear friend out […]

Capitol Hill Bikes to Re-Open on Barracks Row

DCist is reporting that Capitol Hill Bikes will be re-opening in 719 8th Street, SE, which is just a few doors down from their previous location. 719 is the previous location of VIP Spa, the business that was busted for running a prostitution ring back in October. DCist got the scoop from money n’ stuff, […]