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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.

Wisdom: From Crack Deals to Champagne

Discipline, focus, perseverance and an entrepreneurial mindset transformed Wisdom owner Erik Holzherr into a small business owner, real estate owner, building renovator (only the tile floor survived the space’s makeover), employer (many employees come from the neighborhood), and multiple award winning mixologist. All of those outcomes may have been expected, but Holzherr probably didn’t anticipate […]

Open House Round Up

With today’s open house link, THIH is throwing in a BONUS! Our featured house this week is for sale by owner, so we’re giving you the scoop on this great 2/2.5 on Constitution Ave. Built in 2001, it has some nice touches like a den and a shed with a green roof. You can stop […]

Yard Sale Open Thread

Transforming your trash to treasure? If you’re having yard sale this weekend, go right on down and click that Comments button to tell us the details: when, where and what. Maybe you can use some of the money you make to get a wet/dry vac for the basement after this week’s rain …

Blow Off Some Steam With Pepco

Following on last week’s miserable combination of high temperatures and power outages, Councilmember Wells is hosting a community meeting with Pepco. The meeting will take place tonight, July 14th, from 6-7:30PM at the Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St, NE). Conveniently located for residents in the surrounding blocks who suffered days without power or […]

Mayor and Council Chair Educational Forum TONIGHT

Two educational forums on the upcoming city elections will be held tonight at Brown AME, 130 14th St, NE. (Fliers around the neighborhood list the address as 120 14th, NE, but when I called the church to confirm, they gave me the 130 14th St address.) First up, from 6:30 to 7:30, is for Council […]