The Hill is Home | Maria Helena Carey, Author at The Hill is Home

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

March Madness: The Argonaut Vs. The Queen Vic

Did you miss the original March Madness post? If so, go here and catch up! It is tough to extoll the virtues of two wonderful bars without dipping a toe into mushy, maudlin sentiment, or without pandering to your lunchtime hunger, but heck, someone has to do it, right? First up, The Queen Vic: although […]

Fun For a Good Cause: Upcoming School Auctions!

For the parents: we know you’ve been needled half to death about your kid’s school’s upcoming auction or fundraiser, but the fun part is here! Auction season is upon us, and supporting not just your school’s auction but other schools’ only makes all our children excel, and that is a win-win. For the non-parents: think […]

Betting Odds: Preparing for #SnowQuester

Yes, our latest storm, due to “paste” us sometime tomorrow, according to the Capital Weather Gang, already has a name. A name that tickles the fancies of some, and rubs others the wrong way, but a name which will live in hashtag infamy nonetheless. A name that has come with at least one exhaustive etymological […]

Open House Round-Up for 03/03/13

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. A frequent complaint I hear from condo shopping buyer clients is that there are too few condos with private outdoor spaces. […]

The Inevitable: Union Station Barnes & Noble Closing on Friday

In news that will surprise virtually no one, Barnes & Noble, which was planning to close earlier in 2012, has finally pulled the plug on its Union Station location. The store will close its doors on Friday, March 1st. According to a staff member at the Union Station B&N, the store is slated to become […]