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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

Neighborhood Organizations Face Budget Cuts

We have received this urgent call to action from CHAMPS that we wanted to pass along. Many of the local organizations that add tremendous value to our community are in jeopardy of losing funding due to proposed budget cuts. CHAMPS asks community members to consider writing a letter to the DC Council in support of your favorite […]

Real World on the Hill Rumor

Even when on vacation I can’t seem to go all that long without checking for breaking news on Google Reader, Facebook and Twitter. Very sad, I know, but with an iPhone it’s hard to disconnect. So this afternoon, while resting my feet from a long day of exploring some small towns in the Shenandoah, I […]

Hill Buzz

We’re not the only ones talking about the Hill online! Here are a few good links that caught our eye over the last week: The Washington Post covered Edible Treasures from Eastern Market We Love DC warned us about a rash of car break-ins. Apparently, the crooks are looking for GPS devices A Prince of […]

Family Fun at H Street Country Club

Along with several new specials, H Street Country Club is bringing in more family-focused events. The highly amusing putt-putt course has also received some enhancements that should make some of the more challenging holes a bit more manageable (like the nearly-impossible Lincoln Memorial hole). Saturdays and Sundays from 11am – 4pm there will be food […]

Trover Bookstore to Close

The Washington Post and DCist are both reporting that the Trover Shop Bookstore on Pennsylvania Avenue SE will close next month after more than 50 years of business on Capitol Hill. Damage to the card shop from the Capitol Lounge fire, “current economic climate and the changes in our industry” have left them no other […]