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
10 Jul 2017

Editorials:

Maryland Drivers: Reality or Stereotype?

Recently, WAMU reporter Martin Austermuhle shared via Twitter a thought-provoking email he’d received. A reader took exception to Austermuhle’s (and, frankly, a lot of local Twitter’s) derision of Maryland drivers. The reader, herself a Maryland resident (and driver), felt that complaining about Maryland drivers in DC was a racist act: singling out former residents of DC […]


05 Jul 2017

Things We Take For Granted:

Barracks Row Parade Pictures

What’s even better than seeing the Capitol Hill Fourth of July Parade? Checking out all the photos, of course! We had a ball sharing and tagging people yesterday on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. We shared many of your photos on those platforms with the hashtag #CapHillParade17. If you want to check it out, click these […]


29 Jun 2017

Dining:

Porrón by ANXO Sneak Peek 6/30

Porrón by ANXO, a sister restaurant to Truxton Circle and Brightwood Park’s ANXO’s Cidery and Pintxos, will have a sneak preview/soft open tomorrow, June 30 and Saturday July 1. The two-day event is a ticketed affair, boasting unlimited porrones, ribeye steaks, sardines, pan con tomate and other Spanish dishes. The tickets are $65 per person, […]


16 Jun 2017

Arts & Entertainment:

“The Return” at Mosaic Theater: Raw, Powerful, Extremely Sad

If you go to the theater to feel good, “The Return” at Mosaic Theater is not the play for you. As with all the other Mosaic Theater plays, the play challenges your assumptions and the things you take for granted, repeatedly, as the performers unspool the story together. The actors play easily off each other and […]


15 Jun 2017

Shopping:

Local Father’s Day Ideas for You

Last month, I felt pretty confident delivering a Mother’s Day guide because I basically thought, “What would I like to get?” This month, I could pretend I know what guys want. However, I figured I’d be better off asking a few experts I know, a.k.a. “Dads,” as to what they’d like to receive for Father’s […]


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