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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

Furloughed? Heal With Music Lessons!

The year hasn’t been off to a stellar start for many of us, especially those who are not drawing a salary due to the Federal government’s closure. Earlier in the day, I highlighted posts from Eater and Barred in DC where the writers rounded up special offers for Federal employees during the shutdown. Here is […]

Where Will Right Turns Be Banned on Red on the Hill? Eastern Market Main Street to the Rescue!

Perhaps you saw the item on last week’s Hill Buzz regarding where the District will enforce no right turns on a red light and hardening of left-hand turns. We shared WTOP’s link, who shared a districtwide breakdown, ward by ward taken directly from the DDOT press release. The intersections in Ward 6 that will become “No […]

New Dance Class for Patients With Parkinson’s Coming to the Hill Center

Do you have Parkinson’s Disease or care for someone who does? The Bowen McCauley Dance Company is bringing a dance program tailored for patients with PD to the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, starting this Friday, January 11. Dance is an excellent form of therapy for people with Parkinson’s and the class helps create community […]

Hill Buzz

And just like that, we’ve clocked an entire week into 2019. My, how time flies when you’re furloughed having… fun? What happened around the neighborhood and beyond this week? Pictorials JDLand took a tour of the not-new but admittedly improved Virginia Avenue SE. She documented her walk with many photos and her post has the […]

Oh, God: Divine Insecurity for the New Year

As always, Mosaic Theater Company knows how to pick works that pack an emotional punch delivering laughter, tears and a dose of frustration. Every play also sparks interesting post-show conversations. Oh, God, Anat Gov’s play about a Jewish Creator who seems to have lost his groove and the mortal who completes him– sort of– carries […]

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Oh, God: Divine Insecurity for the New Year