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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

Hill Buzz

Happy Tuesday, dear neighbors, friends, lurkers, and Chinese bots! Can you believe the gorgeousness of this weather? Hope you’re enjoying with open windows and open hearts. What’s going on around the neighborhood? The SizzEx is/was an undervalued gem in our area: A place where you could feast on all manner of diverse foods and with […]

Prince George’s School Safety is Just Meh

Gordon Chaffin is a freelance journalist who focuses on infrastructure and traffic news and insights for Street Justice. You can support independent journalism by subscribing to Gordon’s StreetJustice newsletter: He’s offering a 20% discount to THIH readers. See more information below. –Maria Helena Carey Prince George’s Schools Mixed on Street Safety In a first-of-its-kind analysis, DC-based news organization Street Justice has produced road safety and transit service data for all Prince George’s County Public Schools. This data set shows […]

Food News

It’s no secret that the thing we care about most around the Hill is food. We’re especially attached to our special places to get a cup of coffee or a quick lunch or dinner bite. Here are a few updates you may have missed: Goodbye, Sizzling Express Sizzling Express, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, is saying goodbye […]

Are you a local business owner? Attend CHAMPS’ Annual Meeting

This one is for all the businesses that make Capitol Hill a great place to live, and for those business owners who want to be a part of a community that values them: The Capitol Hill Association of Merchants and Professionals– also known as CHAMPS, Capitol Hill’s chamber of commerce– is holding their annual meeting on […]

Hill Buzz

Happy Tuesday, Capitol Hill and environs! I don’t want to write about how perfect this weather is because I may jinx it. (But if I write about it in the negative, it’s not jinxing it, see? *taps forehead Roll Safe-like*) What’s good? There is a very special job fair popping up at W.S. Jenks on […]

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