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

Maria Helena Carey
09 Feb 2018

Fitness:

A Better 2018: Health

Whatever resolutions you may have had at the beginning of the year have fallen by the wayside at this point. Let’s change that! One of the most popular resolutions is to start some sort of fitness regimen or workout routine at the beginning of the year. Crowded gyms in January seems cliché, but Julia Chigrina, a […]


06 Feb 2018

News:

Hill Buzz

    The WaPo declares that Barracks Row “is on the march again,” uses a photo of 7th Street to illustrate article. The Washington Post A scholarly look at what once was Swampoodle, complete with maps. InTowner DGS Delicatessen is closing on February 11. Maybe Hill Prince or Whaley’s should start carrying pastrami sandwiches? This is a […]


01 Feb 2018

Things We Take For Granted:

Reader Question: Who’s Behind the MLK Signs?

Around Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, we shared a photo of one of the many signs that have cropped up around the Hill since before inauguration day last year. The quote, by Dr. King, reads: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” It’s just one of the many quotes that Meg van Achterberg turned […]


29 Jan 2018

Kids:

Gan Shalom Family Concert and Auction, 2/4

Auction season is upon us, and the families of Gan Shalom Cooperative Preschool  would like you to join them for a wonderful afternoon of top-notch children’s entertainment and a silent auction. On Sunday, February 4 starting at 11:00 a.m., 123 Andrés, a world-renowned and Grammy-winning artist, will perform at the Naval Lodge, 330 Pennsylvania Ave SE # 400. […]


25 Jan 2018

Arts & Entertainment:

Lessons in History and Hope from Queens Girl in Africa

Mosaic Theater has given us a few memorable one-person shows and Queens Girl in Africa carries that tradition proudly from beginning to end. Queens Girl is part of the Women’s Voices Festival and will be playing at the Lang Theater at the Atlas Performing Arts Center through February 4. Queens Girl is a one-woman play […]


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