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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

Street Light Circus Exhibit Opening TOMORROW

We usually have you covered for weekend activities, but here is a weekday exhibit you won’t want to miss: The allure of the circus – that bohemian, traveling atmosphere where graceful and mysterious people do death-defying acts – is coming to the Fridge, 516 1/2 8th Street SE, tomorrow Tuesday, March 1 2016 from 7-11 p.m. The show, Street […]

DC-fy Your Space, Do Good

Here are The Hill is Home, we love our DC-themed items– a lot. For instance, one of our holiday posts was geared specifically toward DC-themed gifts, of which there is a surprising amount! Might we add, it’s always a good time to have good presents on hand, and cool presents are always more fun to give […]

Apparently, DC is not Great For Families*

I recently got an email from Apartment List about a compilation they did on the best cities to raise a family. Spoiler alert: DC is nowhere near the top. You can read the whole post here and also use their tool to find out where over 460 cities across the United States ranked on their list. (Thanks, […]

Last Day to Vote For Akilah’s Doodle4Google!

Today, February 22, is the last day you can vote in Google’s annual Doodle4Google competition: make sure you vote for Eastern High School‘s Akilah Johnson‘s doodle in the 9-12 category! Recently, FOX5 profiled the talented sophomore on the creation of her art. The assignment for this year’s doodle was to create a doodle reflective of the […]

THIH Podcast: Neighborhood Reactions to The DC Streetcar

Recently, Jen deMayo and I went on a walk down H Street NE and chatted about the Streetcar. At the time (February 8), there was a tentative announcement in the air: the DC Streetcar may be open to the public “on or around February 20th.” With that info, we talked to business owners, workers, and […]

Maria Helena Carey

Events:

Street Light Circus Exhibit Opening TOMORROW

Shopping:

DC-fy Your Space, Do Good

Capitol Hill:

Apparently, DC is not Great For Families*

News:

Last Day to Vote For Akilah’s Doodle4Google!

Podcasts:

THIH Podcast: Neighborhood Reactions to The DC Streetcar