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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

Our Second-Annual BAR MADNESS Is Here!

UPDATED: WE GOT TOO EXCITED. It’s that time of year where predictions fly and people dream and pretend they care about college basketball. Last year was our first “bar madness” tournament and H Street staple The Pug was our runaway winner. This year we’re trying something a little more streamlined: thirty-two THIRTY-FOUR! neighborhood bars vying for […]

Ward Six Councilmember Candidates: Pranav Badhwar

It is no secret that Capitol Hill, like D.C., leans strongly Democrat. So when Pranav Badhwar stepped forward as the Libertarian candidate for Ward Six council member, we at The Hill is Home wanted to know how his campaign would appeal to Hill voters. Although this is Badhwar’s first time running as a candidate for […]

Tonight: Ward 6 Candidates’ Forum

You have may have read our posts on some of the Ward Six candidates– Democrats Charles Allen and Darrel Thompson, and independent Shelonda Tillman. Tonight you get a chance to hear from Allen and Thompson in person, as well as Libertarian candidate Pranav Badhwar, whose interview for THIH is upcoming, as they participate in a […]

Ward Six Councilmember Candidates: Darrel Thompson (UPDATED)

Darrel Thompson is an energetic man. When we met for a chat at Ebenezers Coffeehouse along with Aimee, his campaign manager, he greeted me with a vigorous handshake and launched into a humorous and emphatic invective against the terrible traffic flow on C Street NE. Thompson, former aide to Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), and current […]

Ward Six Councilmember Candidates: Charles Allen

This is our second post in a series of introductions to Ward 6 candidates. Keep checking The Hill is Home for more coverage of the 2014 election. Unless you are a newcomer to the Hill, you’ve heard Charles Allen’s name on a routine basis– sometimes even in the same breath as Tommy Wells, Ward Six’s […]

Maria Helena Carey

Dining:

Our Second-Annual BAR MADNESS Is Here!

Local Politics:

Ward Six Councilmember Candidates: Pranav Badhwar

Local Politics:

Tonight: Ward 6 Candidates’ Forum

Local Politics:

Ward Six Councilmember Candidates: Darrel Thompson (UPDATED)

Local Politics:

Ward Six Councilmember Candidates: Charles Allen