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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

JRINK is Coming to Capitol Hill! (Are We Officially Cool?)

JRINK, provider of delicious and rainbow-colored cold-pressed juices for the past four years, is one of the tenants coming to the Hine complex and we couldn’t be more excited. I recently chatted with Shizu Okusa, one of JRINK’s two founders. We talked about the inspiration behind the brand and how excited Okusa is to expand […]

Updates From Your ANC Commissioners

We periodically share updates from your ANC commissioners, only lightly edited for clarity and time considerations. Although these are most pertinent to particular single member districts (SMDs), we feel the information shared can be of interest to the whole Capitol Hill community. Are you an ANC commissioner who shares regular updates? Add thehillishome@gmail.com to your […]

But Seriously, DC Parks and Recreation Could Fix This

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Major General Nathanael Greene’s broken stirrup – still broken as of this morning– and the dead tree at Stanton Park. Alert reader Steve left a comment saying that inaugurations signs were DDOT’s responsibility even though they were littering a National Park. Guess what got fixed as soon […]

Walking Town DC Needs Volunteers

Cultural DC’s Walking Town DC is coming to a historic, walkable place near you starting September 16. You can sign up for the many tours in our neighborhood and around town by checking out their calendar, which you can find here. When you see what you want, scroll down the page and select it from the […]

Maria Helena Carey

Dining:

JRINK is Coming to Capitol Hill! (Are We Officially Cool?)

ANC:

Updates From Your ANC Commissioners

Local Politics:

But Seriously, DC Parks and Recreation Could Fix This

Calendar:

WashingCon Coming Up Tomorrow! GO!

Volunteering & Giving:

Walking Town DC Needs Volunteers