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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.

Movies Under the Stars

Update: According to DCist, tonight’s film has been cancelled due to weather. What started with movies on the Mall has mushroomed into a rite of summer. Now if your neighborhood is worth its salt, it has a summer movie series. And since we Hill denizens are quite salty, we have three. In case you haven’t […]

Open House Round Up

For this week’s featured house, all I have to say is: roof deck. Oh, and can I borrow $1.5mil? (Plus maybe a couple hundred more to repaint?) Were this place mine, you’d all be invited over to enjoy the fantastic outdoor spaces … in the fall. Check out this beauty, along with all the rest […]

Yard Sale Open Thread

Already have those boxes and bags of treasure ready to go for this weekend? Tell us about your yard sale! Click over to the comments to share the what, when and where. And happy bargain hunting! Looking for a little company for your yard sale? Contact the folks from The Ladies Auxiliary at Post 8 […]

Upcoming Community Meetings

Get out your calendar – here’s the run down on this month’s community meetings. If you’re curious what’s going on in the neighborhood, these meetings are the perfect place to get informed and add your two cents to the mix. Check out our Community Meeting Calendar for events each month. Thursday, June 3rd – PSA […]

Wells Introduces Bill Allowing Overhead Wires on H Street

Today, Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells announced the introduction of legislation that would allow for overhead wires to power streetcars on the H Street, NE/Benning Road line. This follows a late-night move by Council Chair and mayoral candidate Vincent Gray to remove funding for streetcars from the District’s 2010 budget after residents and businesses have […]