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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.

Yard Sale Open Thread

Start your Neyber social network the old fashioned way … stand outside your house and sell some stuff to people walking by. If you’re having a yard sale this weekend, tell us about it. Go to the Comments section to share the what, where and when for re-purposing your treasures this weekend.

7-Eleven: Good Neighbor for H Street or Not?

When redevelopment plans for H Street Connection are discussed in grand terms, I don’t think 7-Eleven is part of the vision. However, that is exactly what’s happening — now and in the new development (assuming it is finished in the next 10 years). Rappaport Companies, the manager of H Street Connection, has signed a multi-year […]

A Lab You Might Actually Like

Remember those 8 am labs in college? Yeah, neither does anybody else because nobody ever went. The team at Affinity Lab may change your mind, though. They’ve commandeered the former R.L. Christian Library kiosk on H Street, NE at the corner of 13th Street as a Pop-up Lab offering a collaborative workspace during designated hours […]

Open House Round Up

Where’s the best place to spend a summer evening? At a rooftop pool, of course! But I didn’t see many of those in this weekend’s list of open houses. A lovely, shaded porch comes a close second for me, though; like the one pictured left at 1209 D St, NE. With 3 bedrooms and a […]

More Cool Treats for H Street

They’ve been teasing us for over a year now, but it looks like Rita’s is finally preparing to open. Next to Liberty Tree at 1014 H Street, NE, I’ve been watching workers paint and clean for a couple of months. Now the windows are covered but they’ve posted a sign with the email address for […]