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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.

THIH Happy Hour

Honoring the active neighbors of Wylie Street, this week’s happy hour drink is the Wylie Street Garden. This light, fruity concoction comes to us from our friends at SOVA: apricot liquor, pear liquor and creme de violette, topped off with a measure of gin. Sounds like the perfect way to cap off a week of […]

Yard Sale Open Thread

Did you recently transform your closets from scary, dark hole to bright wonderland of possibilities? Then put all that extra stuff out of your sidewalk and sell it! If you have a yard sale planned for this weekend, click that little Comments button and tell us all about it: when, where and what. Happy bargain […]

Wylie St. Neighbors Hear From DDOT Again

It has been a streetcar lovefest this week in the Council, but concerns remain with a power substation proposed for 1215 Wylie Street, NE, a District-owned property in the middle of a residential block. At a community meeting April 20th, those impacted raised questions regarding safety, home values, aesthetics, maintenance, and alternate locations. On June […]

THIH Happy Hour

This week’s cocktail comes from the master mixologists at Wisdom. And it just happens to be the perfect pick because nothing says “I’m leaving work early” like a margarita. Since it’s from our friends at Wisdom, it has an extra dose of awesome. So, here it is, from the head bartender, the Porque Hola! (aka, […]

Yard Sale Open Thread

If you haven’t put up those stars and stripes decorations in a couple of years, probably safe to toss them in the “yard sale” box. Making space in the house this weekend? Tell us the where, when and what in the Comments. For the bargain hunters, who knows, maybe you’ll be the one to find […]