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
19 Aug 2015

Events:

Celebrate Equality Day at the Sewall-Belmont House

On August 18 we celebrated 95 years of being able to vote while female, also known as the day the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. While women in some states of the Union had a varying range of rights– from none whatsoever to full voting rights in parts of the Western United States– in […]


19 Aug 2015

Kids:

Raising Children on the Hill

You know what the best thing about raising kids in a big city is? All the unsolicited advice from friends and complete strangers on your choice. I kid (haha), but only a little: one of the joys of parenting is having your choices examined and judged by random people. On a lemon-bright June day a […]


17 Aug 2015

Events:

ICYMI: Stevie Wonder at the DC Armory this Morning

Yep: Stevie Wonder has been popping up in a lot of places. Today, with little prior announcement other than an early tweet from EventsDC (the organizer behind most RFK/Armory events), the concert was announced for 10 a.m. According to the Washington Post and WTOP, about 500 people enjoyed the show and the free doughnuts. The show […]


13 Aug 2015

News:

Newly Painted Bike Lanes on 4th, 6th Streets NE

The Hill is Home reader Kristine Marsh alerted us to the wonderful work DDOT crews deployed over the weekend of August 7: 4th Street NE (southbound) and 6th Street NE (northbound) are now clearly delineated, with a bright coat of green paint to let motorists (and texting pedestrians?) know to watch out for oncoming bikes. […]


12 Aug 2015

Dining:

Meaty Addition to Barracks Row, Coming Soon

Nathan Anda of Red Apron will open a neighborhood bar on Barracks Row, hopefully as soon as this fall. After the quick and, as it turns out, legally embattled, closing of Kraze Burgers on Barracks Row last spring, the cozy spot at 415 8th Street SE sat empty for well over a year. During that time, Barracks […]


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