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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

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Hey Capitol Hill! You always look lovelier when I come back from vacation! A big shoutout to Kate for taking over last week’s Hill Buzz and holding down the fort. Hope all of you have been able to get away somewhere different, even if just for a weekend. What’s shakin’ around the interwebs this week? […]

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We had almost a month of no rain, but now it hasn’t really stopped deluging. How are you holding up, Capitol Hill and environs? Hope your basements aren’t getting flooded because what a nightmare that is. Ok. Let’s catch up, shall we? After welcoming Sephora with open arms/wallets a couple of weeks ago (don’t judge […]

TOMORROW: WABA-Organized Rally for Streets that Don’t Kill People

Pedestrian and bike casualties have increased in the District over the past two years, according to data in a recent Washington Post article. Incidentally, Vision Zero also started campaigning for safer streets two years ago. It appears that Vision Zero is just not a very successful program, at least in the biker and pedestrian deaths metric. The […]

Got Singers? Have Them Audition for the American Youth Chorus!

We may only be hitting the halfway point of summer, but every parent knows it’s never too late to start looking for activities to enrich your child’s life during the school year. If your child loves to sing, the American Youth Chorus is looking for singers between the ages of 8-14 to join! Rehearsals take […]

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Bryce Harper won the Home Run Derby, giving us a good memory for July 16, 2018. Just take deep breaths and pretend nothing else happened yesterday. Washington Post A great article highlighting the work of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in fostering growth and keeping the city vibrant (and clean)… as well as possibly being too […]

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