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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

NE Neighbors Want to Name An Alley: Your Input Needed

One of the more picturesque aspects of urban life, the alley plays an important role in our modern urban life: they are not just holders of garbage cans and keepers of the parking spot, but they are doorways to secret gardens, urban oases, music venues and more. Alley buildings and Capitol Hill go hand in […]

ANC 6A hosts Education Forum TOMORROW 9/10

Capitol Hill neighbors who are interested in education, listen up! Tomorrow, Thursday September 10 at 7 p.m., ANC 6A will hold an education forum at Miner Elementary School, 601, 15th Street NE. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen and DC State Board of Education Representative Joe Weedon will co-host. If you are interested in helping out […]

“Rest in Bees”–Congressional Cemetery’s Honey– is here

For the past few years, local beekeepers have kept beehives in the mausoleums of Congressional Cemetery, 1805 E Street SE. Now that summer is, for all practical purposes, done, comes the sweet part: the honey harvest. This is the second year the harvest takes place. You can now purchase the honey, deliciously dubbed, “Rest in Bees,” […]

Take Your 4th Grader to a Park for FREE!

In news too good not to share far and wide, the government has given all 4th graders and their families in the country a great gift: Starting today, you can go to https://www.everykidinapark.gov and do the following: 1. Blink back tears of joy/gratitude/complex emotions/This Land is Your Land (I did that part for you already) 2. Click […]

Stay Vigilant: A Cautionary Tale

Although the increase in violence –so well documented here, there, and elsewhere– is what is on our minds as a community, I wanted to share a cautionary theft story that happened some time ago to one of our readers. After a busy afternoon, these Capitol Hill neighbors were emptying their car and tending to their family. The following […]