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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

Yard Sale Open Thread

It may be the end of the summer season, and Labor Day may pretty much be upon us, crushing al fresco dining and beach outings like a grape (mm… wine); but I am willing to bet that many of you are still doing your spring cleaning and possibly trying to locate the shorts you really […]

East City Art: Savoring the Art of Peace Fundraiser at SOVA

This was originally posted on East City Art’s blog. To view the original post, click here. __________________ Kreative Ways & Solutions, LLC will co-sponsor along with Authentic Contemporary Art and East City Art a charitable event to observe the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Washington, DC, and New York City. The event, “Savoring […]

A Taste of Lavagna

Last week, post earthquake, fellow THIHer Liz Festa and I were lucky enough to attend an event at one of Barracks Row’s newest restaurants, Lavagna, and try a few of their dishes. Owner Stephen Cheung, also of Fusion Grill, is very excited about his newest restaurant and wanted to introduce a few key items of […]

Things We Take For Granted: Steady, Non-Shaking Ground

I originally was going to write about how sweet and underrated the back-to-school is as a citywide experience: even those who do not have children or do not seem to have children about them appear to look on in a kind and perhaps reminiscent way as waves of kids of all sizes and ages trot […]

Earthquake Aftermath: Kids Get a "Quake Day"

Hello Capitol Hill! Will we have, years from now, crystal-clear memories of where we were at 1:51 pm on August 23rd, 2011, as Mineral, Virginia, and the rest of the Eastern seaboard got a crash course on P-waves and S-waves? Perhaps, but you should know that all District of Columbia Public Schools are closed today, […]