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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

Spring Cleanup AND Yard Sale? Yes please!

Whatever you were planning on doing this Saturday morning, I have a better plan for you: Go help beautify Sherwood Recreation Center‘s grounds, 640 10th Street NE. If you show up with your best game face –and a willingness to keep this beautiful community space looking spiffy– you will be treated to lunch, donated by […]

Requiem for Some Tulips

We all appreciate the beauty of the Architect of the Capitol’s landscaping. It’s a locals’ pleasure to walk around the grounds with their perfectly manicured lawns and carefully pruned trees that mostly conform to Frederick Law Olmsted’s original plan –except for the odd flowering tree here and there. But one of the most stunning displays […]

Heads-Up: #DCprepares2016 Going on RIGHT NOW

Because we’ve actually had to deal with “This is not a drill” type situations in the recent past, this is happening today, as I type. If you see larger numbers of first responders, don’t panic (more than you usually do): it’s all planned this time. More details from HSEMA: Washington, DC – District first responders will […]

ICYMI: Post Coverage on Crime (UPDATED)

On October 1, 2015, The Hill published an op-ed by ANC 6B10 commissionerDenise Krepp titled, “Summer of Simple Assault.” In this piece, she exposed the shockingly low number of prosecutions for misdemeanors in the District, where just about one in three misdemeanors ever makes it to the United States Attorney’s Office. Simply put, if you get mugged or […]

You probably have noticed the odd rowhouse that doesn’t follow the pattern of those around it: The one with the weird-shaped front yard or no front yard. The one with really large windows –sometimes decorated beautifully, but sometimes just covered with drapes. Most of us just kind of ignore these urban oddities or, if we […]

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Spring Cleanup AND Yard Sale? Yes please!

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Requiem for Some Tulips

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Heads-Up: #DCprepares2016 Going on RIGHT NOW

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ICYMI: Post Coverage on Crime (UPDATED)

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