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
31 Aug 2016

Dining:

Mezze Box DC, Here to Help With Dinner (PROMO CODE INSIDE!)

Recently, Mezze Box DC offered to let us try their homemade meals. If you enjoy Mediterranean food and find yourself eating out or ordering some sort of carry out on a regular basis, you should consider giving them a try. My family really enjoyed their food and we look forward to ordering from them soon. Mezze […]


24 Aug 2016

Events:

Celebrate Women’s Equality Day at Our Newest National Monument!

If you haven’t yet been to the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, Saturday’s special event would be a great chance to make it your maiden voyage. Back when it was the Sewall-Belmont House, we were invited to take a peek and tour the exhibits of the only museum dedicated to chronicling and keeping a living […]


05 Aug 2016

Barracks Row:

Welcome, Summit to Soul!

727 8th Street SE is now open for business as Summit to Soul! We were invited to a launch party last week to check out the new space and are really excited to welcome new retail to the neighborhood. While a lot of retail that is coming to our general area is comprised mostly of […]


26 Jul 2016

Guides:

NPS Has New Web Portal, Gets Rid of Local Twitter

Ask and you shall receive improvements, kinda. Back in June, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), asked the National Park Service to do better for the locals, and for the parks they maintain in the National Capital Area. As of last week, the National Park Service unveiled a local portal that seems laid out in a gentler […]


14 Jul 2016

Calendar:

Rooftop Party Alert! Sat 7/16 at the Park Chelsea

Let’s face it: When DC is in the 90s and it’s really hot and it feels like the inside of a mouth, there are few things that cheer us up: Ice cream (see the To Do list) A Nats win Air conditioning Pools Rooftop parties!!!!! This post is about #5: Come to the Park Chelsea’s […]


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