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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

Thanksgiving 2020 on the Hill (and off)

Thanksgiving is usually a time for family, heated political discussions, football and shopping. While it is true that many of us will be staying put at home more than in other years, the Thanksgiving menu and caloric excess is one way to give the kickoff to the holiday season more of a feel of normalcy. […]

To Do From Home, Weekend of November 12, 2020

Friends, I had optimistically removed the “from home” in our To Do List because I guess I wanted to believe that we weren’t doing as poorly as it turns out we’re doing (The Hill). Maryland is tightening their own dining restrictions in several counties (Eater). If our local government won’t enforce more serious restrictions, it […]

Hill Buzz

We survived a week that felt like a year, everyone! Give yourselves a round of applause! Do you remember the Ward 6 Happy Hour that was happening earlier in the pandemic? Many of you have continued the tradition in your blocks, which is the kind of thing we love about this neighborhood. For those of […]

To Do: Weekend of November 5, 2020

Are you feeling wiped out, drained of energy, restless and cranky? You’re not alone. It’s been what some would call, “a hard week” and what others would call “a shitshow.” Do pardon my naughty word, but there is nothing more that can approximate the weirdness of waiting for these election results. So what can we […]

ICYMI: DPW Sucks… Up Your Leaves, Starting Monday

Look, I’ve been feeling weird all day (starting yesterday) and I’m going to try to get as much mileage out of the sucking joke as I can. In a surprising about-face after a rather surprising announcement earlier in the season, the Department of Public Works will not be requiring District residents to bag all their […]