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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.

National Night Out: Tonight

Tonight is the 27th Annual National Night Out. Sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, NNO is a community-level initiative across the US to bring together “citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials”. According to the NNO website, their objectives are to: Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; Generate […]

Open House Round Up

Is it just me, or is happiness inversely correlated with humidity? I’ll admit, I’m taking a little break from the grind today because when I walked outside early this morning and felt a little chilly in my shorts, I knew this day was meant for enjoying … which made me hungry … which made me […]

Yard Sale Open Thread

Remember those New Year’s resolutions? Your house isn’t going to unclutter and organize itself. Join in a time-honored tradition by putting all that stuff you don’t need out on the sidewalk and ask people to give you money for it. You’ll be surprised what happens. If you’re having a yard sale this weekend, click on […]

Coffee with Wells

I see it on the listservs every month: H Street community office hours with Tommy Wells. I’d never been because I didn’t want to get caught up in glad handing (not my forte) or find myself in an Evita-style line with people waiting to plead their case about some problem or other. The last couple […]

Yard Sale Open Thread

I think its time to get rid of those old college textbooks. And that bookcase you keep hanging on to because someday you’re going to refinish it? Trust me, just let it go. Besides, there are plenty of more interesting things to do with you time. If you’ve decided to purge and are having a […]