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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

Conviction in the T.C. Maslin case

In this blog we usually stick to the lighter side of things. We love our neighborhood and all the fun, interesting or stimulating things there are to do and eat. We love revisiting our neighborhood’s history as well. We are vested in the future, but also in retaining the quirky character that has made so […]

Open House Round-Up for 4/28/13

Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appears on her blog Real Estate On (and off!) the Hill. Looking for a reasonably priced 3 BR, 2 BA? You’ll want to check out 1429 G ST NE, open Sunday from […]

Come celebrate TONIGHT at The Pug, THIH readers' favorite bar on the Hill!

Congratulations to THE PUG for winning our first-ever Foam-Down! Now it’s time to celebrate! Tonight, April 26th is our Reader Happy Hour at The Pug. We will also be raising funds for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. The Pug will be donating $1 per DC beer to The One Fund to help those […]

Your Votes are In: THE PUG is Your Favorite Capitol Hill Bar!

And then there was one favorite, beloved, and spirit-filled bar left. And this bar had tons of supporters who rallied to crown it. And this bar had a good beer and cocktail selection, and even a controversial little punch at some point in recent time. And it was all good. Congratulations to THE PUG for […]

THE FINAL FOAM-DOWN

Here it is, folks. Months of preparation and sweat and voting have brought us to this point. Many a bar fan may have asked him or herself why the voting went this or that way. But no matter what you may think, or who you love, this is the way history is made– never scripted. […]