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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

Penn11 Breaks Ground

Frager’s Hardware made its home for almost 90 years before a fire gutted the building back in 2013. Since then, there have been many questions about what will happen to the property, and how extensive the damage was. You can browse through our Frager’s archives to read up on the timeline of projects proposed. You […]

WETA’s “Neighborhood Eats” Starts 5/5, Wants Foodies for “Check, Please!”

Make sure you tune in to WETA starting Friday, May 5 at 8:30 p.m and watch Neighborhood Eats. The show aims to highlight the old stalwarts and the up-and-comers in our local restaurant scene. The locales featured in Capitol Hill are Beuchert’s Saloon, Acqua al 2 and The Pretzel Bakery. All three have earned a place of […]

Margarita Week is Coming, May 1-5!

Nothing (that’s right: NOTHING) says “May is here!” quite like the smell of tequila, triple-sec, lime juice and salt coming together to make the masterpiece we know by its adorable name, the Margarita. Okay, maybe Justin Timberlake memes do, but you cannot drink those. Help our district usher in that fairest of months with Margarita Week, a weeklong […]

Name the Baby Eagles, Through 4/30

You guys: DC4 and DC5 need more exciting names. Who are DC4 and DC5, you ask? They are the newest bald eagle babies of Mr. President and the First Lady, a pair of mated eagles. They are still nest-bound, and therefore are nestlings. The First Eagle Family currently lives among the azaleas at the National Arboretum […]

Happy National Pretzel Bakery Birthday Day!

In addition to being Administrative Professionals day, today is National Pretzel Day! It’s hard to believe that five years ago we got the best pretzel present ever: We welcomed the Pretzel Bakery to Hill East. Sean Haney, a Philadelphia native, brought his love and pretzel know-how to the neighborhood so we could have the marvel […]