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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

Updates from your ANC Commissioners

The general election may not have gone the way we wanted it to go, but maybe if we focus on hyperlocal politics, we can find our groove again. Thank you to Kirsten Oldenburg and Denise Krepp for sending updates along. If you are an ANC commissioner and would like to share your SMD updates, send us […]

Design Capitol Hill’s Next Banner

Hey Capitol Hill! Do you love doing things last minute and feeling the panicked excitement of almost missing deadlines? If you breathlessly answered yes, this post is just for you! November 15 is the deadline for entering your design in the Capitol Hill 2016 Banner Design Contest, so listen up: What on earth are you […]

Don’t Forget the ANC Vote!

It’s Election Day! Don’t forget to vote –and don’t worry if it temporarily slipped your mind, because no one will let you forget it! One of the votes you’ll be casting today is for your Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners (ANC). This office, for those of you not familiar with it, is determined by your address and it is […]

MoTH School Fair, Sunday 11/6

If you’re a parent on Capitol Hill, you may feel a little overwhelmed by the maze of school options available to you– not to mention that you may not know anything about MySchoolDC, the lottery system for schools in the District. Should you entrust your precious tyke to your in-boundary school option? What IS your […]

Early Birds: Get FREE coffee at the Newest La Colombe!

HUGE HINT: The newest La Colombe in DC just happens to be inside the newest REI! Plan your morning carefully: If you have been counting down the minutes until the store opens, here is one more incentive for tomorrow! La Colombe, the Philadelphia-based coffee roasters, is opening their first store in the eastern half of the city […]

Maria Helena Carey

ANC:

Updates from your ANC Commissioners

Capitol Hill:

Design Capitol Hill’s Next Banner

ANC:

Don’t Forget the ANC Vote!

Kids:

MoTH School Fair, Sunday 11/6

Events:

Early Birds: Get FREE coffee at the Newest La Colombe!