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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

Sip and Savor is less than a month away: Get tickets!

Sip and Savor, the annual fundraiser that brings excellent food and drink together, as well as a silent auction, to benefit Everyone Home DC, is less than a month away and you should get tickets! On Saturday, September 14, you’ll get to experience the joy of unlimited food and drink tastings from favorites like Valor […]

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It’s another lovely Tuesday in the nation’s capital and I can almost smell the dry-erase boards and the Pine-Sol: It’s the last week before school starts! What other excitement is happening around the interwebs? ANC 6B10 commissioner Denise Krepp wrote a sternly-worded opinion in this weekend’s Washington Post, regarding Charles Allen’s proposed early-release legislation for […]

Officer Maz, Barracks Row Cop and Friend

Since April of this year, a local Instagrammer has been capturing our hearts with his feed. From the moment he started his account, Officer Jay Mazloom or as he likes to be called, Officer Maz, has been engaging and befriending the community around Barracks Row in a kind, courteous and human manner. In the past […]

Goodbye, Orchid on Barracks Row

Orchid, the sophisticated gay bar that opened back in May of 2018 on Barracks Row to much fanfare and great reviews from patrons, quietly closed for good this week. A reader noticed the bar was not open for business yesterday, August 13, and after reaching out to Hill Restaurant Group managing partner Tom Johnson, he […]

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Happy Tuesday! Let’s catch up on news, shall we? In case you haven’t, please take some time to read Danica Petroshius’s post on the recent sexual abuse scandal and fallout at DCPS. The Hill is Home And let’s not forget that 31% of DCPS staff have expired background checks, which really gives you pause as […]

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