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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

Mayor Bowser’s Maternal & Infant Health Summit is a Good Start

On Wednesday, September 12, Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the inaugural Maternal and Infant Health Summit. Together with a powerful roster of panelists that included mayors from cities around the country as well as doctors, specialists, agency directors and prominent female thought leaders, Mayor Bowser spent a day talking about an issue that is both […]

Flu Shots

Although today’s weather feels like the inside of a mouth, fall and winter will be here soon–along with flu season. Kaiser Permanente is providing free flu shots to the public over at their Capitol Hill location, 700 2nd Street NE. You can either get a flu shot on the main floor or at urgent care. […]

Fire at the Capper Center

There is an two-alarm fire currently ablaze at the Arthur Capper Senior Apartments, 900 5th Street SE. According to neighbor Bruce DarConte, he and his wife entered the building and no alarms were going off. He told us via Twitter, “Residents had no idea there was a problem. We scared people, banging on their doors.” […]

Hill Buzz

Extremely excited for Emilie’s, the upcoming restaurant coming to the Penn 11 development. Two words: Oyster cart. Squee! Washingtonian Take a peek at the newly updated Imani Church on Capitol Hill I mean, the Belltower. Holy fancy details, Batman! Urban Turf THIH alumnus Tim Ebner has the lowdown on the best steakhouses around DC. Naturally, […]

First Bite: Fancy Radish

Let’s start by saying that this column is woefully, unabashedly late. I first tried Fancy Radish, the not-nearly-as-new-as-it-was-back-in-May restaurant at the Apollo on H Street, 600 H Street NE, in early June. Why am I choosing to share my first bite now? Coincidentally, the Michelin Guide announced its picks for Bib Gourmand restaurants around DC […]

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