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Maria Helena Carey

María Helena Carey has always liked to write, tell stories and take pictures but it wasn’t until she moved to the Nation’s Capital that she began exploring all three in a serious manner. She loves poking around Capitol Hill and photographing some of her favorite things: food, her kids, quirky little dogs and cats, and Capitol Hill façades. She is also a portrait photographer and you can see her work at http://mariahelenacarey.com You can contact her at Maria@thehillishome.com

The Capitol fence is bad for business

A couple of weeks ago, and with little fanfare, Firehook’s location at 215 Pennsylvania Avenue SE closed. There was no note, though a reader via Instagram said that at some point between Christmas and late February, a note did announce the departure of the bakery. Earlier in February, SunnySide Group, owners of We, The Pizza […]

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This weekend’s event was so great, and it was all because of all of you who read and follow along with us. Thank you so much! The rally got coverage on NBC Washington, the Washington Post, The Hill, WDVM and others. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Councilmember Charles Allen’s presence made our event that much […]

The To Do List, Week of March 11, 2021

It’s been an entire calendar year since our lives changed completely. A year ago, the To Do List was looking very sad indeed– a collection of “postponed” events that never happened. It was also the last To Do list Jen DeMayo ever penned. A year later, here most of us still are, relying on Zoom […]

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Today’s excitement? Seeing President Biden casually drop by Trinidad hardware store W.S. Jenks! The store, which is the oldest hardware store in the District –originally located in Chinatown– applied for a small business PPP loan back at the end of February. Here are some photos from friend of the blog and photographer Phil Yabut: President […]

Come out to the Capitol Fence on 3/13 #OurDC

Hey neighbors! This is David from @eat_dc and Maria from THIH. Let’s talk about the fence for a moment. The four miles of barbed wire fence around the Capitol complex have cut off our access to open spaces and essential roads through the city. These are areas where we play, relax, walk our dogs, enjoy […]

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