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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

School Auctions: Jazz and Great Stuff at the National Press Club

Up next in the Capitol Hill school auctions is School Within School. Initially an early education program that was contained within the Capitol Hill Cluster School, SWS –now housed within the old Goding school at 9th and F Streets NE– has added PreK-3 and has been adding a grade since the 2012-2013 school year (they’re […]

Low Lily Performs This Saturday at The Corner Store

If you’ve never caught a show in the cozy, intimate venue at The Corner Store, 900 South Carolina Avenue SE, you’re missing out. The small venue is part of the home of artist couple Kris Swanson and Roy Mustelier. They line up all manner of wonderful acts which you get to experience in a laid-back […]

School Auctions: Who is Ready for a Sock Hop?

School auctions are as much a philanthropic endeavor as they are a reflection of their community. This weekend, get ready to don your coolest leather jacket and/or tie a pink ribbon on that high ponytail, Capitol Hill: River Park Nursery’s Sock Hop and Silent Auction is here! Details below: WHEN: Saturday, February 28, 2015 from […]

Weekend East City Event Round Up: #BlackLivesMatter Edition

Thursday, February 19 WPA at Artisphere – 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Washington Project for the Arts hosts Asantewa Boakyewa, Kristi-Anne Caisse, Sarah Hanley, and Phyllis Rosenzweig for a curators talk. Join them as they discuss the artists and works featured in SELECT 2015. For more information, click here. Artisphere is located at 1101 Wilson […]

#SnowDay on the Hill: Photos and Cautionary Tales

Hey everyone! How did it go on your #SnowDay? Did you get to pad around in your jammies until noon, drink your weight in hot cocoa and get kicked off Capitol Hill for sledding in a menacing way? Yeah, us either. But some of you guys did, and you shared your photos with us, AND […]