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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

Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

If you’re feeling powerless about the devastation and sadness coming out of Houston and want to help, here are a couple of things you can do. If you want to help with your dollars and your stomach (and don’t want to donate to the Red Cross directly, maybe), the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington has […]

Once More, With Feeling: Should 7th Street Remain Closed?

In case you missed it, there was a special ANC 6B meeting on whether to keep 7th Street SE between North Carolina Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue closed to motor vehicle traffic during weekend market hours. (This has been an issue we’ve covered here and here.) One of our readers, Bryan Rodda, live tweeted the session […]

Updates From Your ANC Commissioners

We periodically share updates from your ANC commissioners. Even though their updates are focused mostly on the commissioner’s particular Single Member District, we believe these updates can be of interest and relevance to Capitol Hill and Ward 6 in general. –MHC From Kirsten Oldenburg, ANC 6B04 ANC 6B Special Call Meeting Tuesday August 29, 730pm, […]

When the National Park Service Doesn’t Take Responsibility for Your Local Park

We have been rolling out our Living on the Hill guides, aimed at making your life around the Hill and Ward 6 more navigable. Make sure you check them out! We even have a guide specifically to tell you which agency to contact if your local park needs fixing or cleaning. As a rule of […]

Hill Buzz: Still on Vacay

Hey everyone! Claudia is still on the road, after enjoying the eclipse along the PATH OF TOTALITY. Hill Buzz will be back next week with all the Capitol Hill news you’ve come to expect and love. See you next week! Don’t forget to tag your photos with #thehillishome

Maria Helena Carey

Volunteering & Giving:

Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

Eastern Market:

Once More, With Feeling: Should 7th Street Remain Closed?

ANC:

Updates From Your ANC Commissioners

Local Politics:

When the National Park Service Doesn’t Take Responsibility for Your Local Park

News:

Hill Buzz: Still on Vacay