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Sharee Lawler

Sharee Lawler is a recovering political junkie. After many years of invoking the First Amendment right of a Fortune 100 company to petition the government for redress of grievances (aka, lobbying for Big Business), she got her MBA and left government affairs to to offer business strategy and communications consulting geared towards small businesses. She and her husband lived on the Hill for 12 years, during which time she was, variously, an entrepreneur, lobbyist, volunteer, student, gardener, jogger, cyclist and hostess of many a backyard barbecue. You can contact Sharee at ShareeTheHillIsHome [at] gmail [dot] com.

6 Reasons Celebrities Should Live Here

They jet in for a PR event and are on their way out before anyone can even ask who they were wearing. But why don’t celebrities choose the District as a place to hang their hat? Don’t get me wrong — I know we have our own breed of “celebrity.” As I tell visiting friends, […]

Open House Round Up

For the last nine years, our backyard gardening strategy has included one constant: find ways to block the view of the alley. The reason? The house just around the corner, whose backyard ends five feet from our fence, was an eyesore. For the first few years it was just a confusing mess — a run […]

Aid for Eastern Market Merchants

The storm that blew through on Sunday, July 25th, took quite a toll with toppled trees, scattered debris, power outages and intersections without street lights for days. It came on so suddenly that Eastern Market merchants were caught unprepared, sustaining significant damage to their displays and inventory. To help these business owners get back on […]

Dog Days on Barracks Row

Who doesn’t love a good sale? If that didn’t get your attention, check this out: who doesn’t love a $3 margarita? I think we’ve covered everyone now. Fortunately, on Saturday you can have both. Barracks Row merchants and restaurants are offering summertime deals to please your wallet and quench your thirst. Head on over and […]

Yard Sale Open Thread

ISO: gently used furniture, stuff for the little ones that doesn’t break the bank, a well-loved paperback, maybe a new CD or movie and an unusual tchotchke or two. Do you have this (and more) taking up space in your house? Give it a new home! If you’re having a yard sale this weekend, click […]