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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

A Change of Direction on D Street SE?

A proposed change to the area around the Eastern Market Metro Plaza needs your input. It’s important to speak up before the next meeting, which is taking place on Wednesday, April 3. You can also speak up tomorrow, April 1, at the ANC 6B Transportation Committee meeting at 7 p.m. at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue SE […]

Casey Trees’ Cherry Blossom Map is Back and Better Than Ever

Our friends at Casey Trees are not only great stewards of the city’s tree canopy, but they are also a great resource to help you identify the trees in DC. In case you didn’t know it, they have a beautiful cherry tree map that you can access here, where you can identify the street trees […]

It’s Almost Taste of the Nation Time! Get Your Tickets Now

Want to attend a benefit that not only showcases the best of local culinary talent but also allows you to help an organization dedicated to making sure children are fed nutritious meals and not go hungry? Then make sure to get your tickets for this year’s Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry, this […]

Spring Cleaning is for Water Pipes, too

If you’re wondering why your tap water tastes a little funny, it’s because starting Monday, DC Water switched from chloramine to chlorine in order to clean the drinking water supply. Here are some tips from DC Water on how to deal with that: From March 25 to May 6, the Washington Aqueduct will change the […]

Tricky Intersections and the Residents Who Love Them

Ever wonder how some of the trickier intersections in the city, a.k.a., traffic circles and parks like Stanton Park, Logan Circle or even Potomac and Pennsylvania Avenues at 14th Street, evolved into their present iterations? Capitol Hill resident, ANC commissioner and history buff Mark Eckenwiler (whom you should also be following on Twitter, especially if you […]

Maria Helena Carey

Barracks Row:

A Change of Direction on D Street SE?

Casey Trees’ Cherry Blossom Map is Back and Better Than Ever

Building community:

It’s Almost Taste of the Nation Time! Get Your Tickets Now

DC:

Spring Cleaning is for Water Pipes, too

History:

Tricky Intersections and the Residents Who Love Them