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
01 May 2017

Dining:

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 […]


28 Apr 2017

DC:

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 […]


26 Apr 2017

DC:

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 […]


21 Apr 2017

Capitol Riverfront/ Near Southeast:

Heads-Up! Metro to Conduct Drill at Navy Yard Metro, 4/23

On Sunday April 23, starting at 8:30 a.m., the Metro Transit Police and District of Columbia emergency responders will carry out a full response drill. The drill will take place between Navy Yard and Anacostia stations. Although Navy Yard metro will remain open, the Half street entrance will be closed during the event, which is […]


20 Apr 2017

To Do:

To Do: Weekend of April 20-23

What has this week taught us? Apart from the fact that everyone is allergic to some aspect of spring, we have learned that when people are unhappy en masse, crazy-but-true headlines happen and they happen again–though, apparently, not in threes. Anyway, how can we forget all this crap and relax this week, you ask? Here are a […]


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