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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

Upcoming Job Fair, Friday 10/7

UPDATE 10/7: You can still sign up for a prescreening for today! Click link below. Are you looking for a job? There is an upcoming job fair this Friday, October 9 2015, happening at the Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 7th St NW. Read on for more information, and make sure you complete a pre-screening session tomorrow, […]

What do YOU want at RFK? (A Merry-Go-Round!)

The saga of “What to do with RFK?” should be a straightforward one: get input from neighbors first, and then from the city at large to insure that those who will benefit or be most affected by what is likely to be years of construction and inconvenience to the neighborhood’s easternmost boundaries have been heard. […]

Another Theft Caught on Camera

UPDATE: Thanks to a combination of social media and quick action and coordination between Kingsman Academy PCS and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen, the students have been identified and MPD is working on the case. A 14th Street NE neighbor uploaded a video from their porch surveillance camera, where you can clearly see a young person taking […]

FREE COOKIES AT UNION STATION & CAPITOL SOUTH

When a friend sent us this tweet, we may have screamed: So now you know: TODAY and pretty much starting RIGHT NOW, 11 a.m. (until 2 p.m.), Captain Cookie will be handing out F R E E cookies at Union Station. They will then be at Capitol South from 2:30 until 5:30 p.m. Okay October. […]

IMPORTANT: RFK Meeting TONIGHT, 6-9 p.m.

Tonight, join neighbors and community leaders in discussing the future of RFK Memorial Stadium. The meeting takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center West Salon (Street Level), 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW. The community is welcome to attend, but the organizers ask that you please RSVP following the following link: http://rfkcommunity2.splashthat.com If you would like to learn […]