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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

THIH Podcast: Where The Streetcar Started and Where it May Go, Part 1

Looks like the DC Streetcar is back for another round of testing! After going on daily runs during the fall of 2014 and part of winter, 2015, the DC Government took the cars off the streets while DDOT Director Leif Dormsjo ran a review. Once the green light was given, there was still no clear […]

It’s Cinco de Mayo: do you know where your tacos are?

Why tacos? First off, good Mexican food is no longer available only in the West Coast. There is also the small but important detail about how our neighborhood now boasts an unbelievable amount of Mexican restaurants. Celebrate Mexico’s victory over the French by eating hearty and go crazy for tacos! Traditional Tacos, Traditional Hill Maybe […]

Day of the Dog at Congressional Cemetery

As the saying goes, “Every dog has its day.” It turns out that Capitol Hill dogs will have their day this upcoming Saturday, May 2, at Congressional Cemetery. The third annual Day of the Dog is a celebration of pets and their owners, as well as a 5k you can run with your dog and […]

Come Help the Sherwood Neighborhood Volunteers May 2nd!

Ah, spring! The birdies are singing and making nests, the insects are breeding left and right, the weeds are sprouting up, and the garbage is starting to smell extra bad. Did you think this was going to be a post extolling the virtues of the fair season we’ve been waiting for so long? It is, […]

David Guas at Hill Center, Bayou Bakery Preview

Last night, a packed house filled the Abraham Lincoln hall at the Hill Center to listen as Bonny Wolf led Chef David Guas through an entertaining talk. Topics covered ranged from Guas’s love of grilling and his new book Grill Nation, to the giddiest and most exciting elephant in the room: Bayou Bakery‘s new digs […]