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
18 Feb 2025

Development:

Capitol Hill Restoration Society Supports Progressive Development on RFK Campus

As a civic organization, the Capitol Hill Restoration Society helps protect the historic character of Capitol Hill. History lives in our buildings and architecture and prior to associations like CHRS, there was very little that could be done to prevent razing or extreme modification of houses now deemed historic. While the RFK campus is not […]


14 Feb 2025

News:

Hill Buzz

Does it make sense to wait until the end of the week to collect news and fresh horrors? Sources say yes! Let’s see what kinds of shenanigans unfurled, shall we? Forced to return to work? The Washington Post breaks down what that might look like and who it might affect, agency by agency. (WaPo) The […]


14 Feb 2025

Photography:

Selections from Orchids: Masters of Deception

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the United States Botanic Garden has opened up their newest show in conjunction with the Smithsonian Gardens. The show is called “Orchids: Masters of Deception” and it’s the 29th installment of this showcase, which highlights parts of the incredible orchid collections of both the USBG and the Smithsonian Gardens. […]


13 Feb 2025

To Do:

The To Do List: Week of February 13, 2025

And just like that, we find ourselves in mid-winter. The light is lasting longer and longer and the promise of spring is just around the corner. There are things to be grateful for– chiefly among them, that we are no longer plunged in depressive levels of darkness. (Need help? Not sure where to turn? Here are […]


10 Feb 2025

Building community:

Fundraiser for HEAL Palestine, February 19

Like many of us, Kai Moeller has felt frustration and pain while watching harrowing images of Gaza– the specter of war, starvation and crumbling infrastructure haunted him. Kai is a cook at Pascual, and he decided to use his talents and rally his community to help him help those in need. So with the help […]


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