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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

Civil Disobedience on the Hill

The act of sitting down is so commonplace, it is relatively meaningless. But here is some footage (courtesy of TBD.com) that, if you are a District resident and have felt frustrated by the federal intrusion in our District life, will make you rethink the meaning of sitting down while standing up for us all: Giving […]

The To Do List

Hello there, Capitol Hill! Have you had a lovely week? Has the weather been psychotic enough for you, covering everything from hailstones to mist and fog and wind to the most beautiful sunny skies? Could it be that March was in like a lion and will go out… like a lion as well? So many […]

Ichi, Ni, San: It's DC Sakura Time!

It’s the most wonderful time of year in DC, unless you have allergies: it’s the time when every day you look out your window or stroll down the street, a new tree is just blooming like crazy! Of course, among all the blooming majesty of star magnolias and tulip magnolias and peach trees and flowering […]

Yard Sale Open Thread

Take a good look around the neighborhood, people: Punxsutawney Phil was right! The early cherry trees are pretty in pink; the forsythias are announcing their crazy yellowness; and soon the trees will be lending us those cool pools of shade to make the rising temperatures a little more bearable. This change also means you’ll soon […]

Vote for Us in Washington City Paper's Best of DC Poll!

There are some things that befall our lot as Americans, such as abiding by the Constitution and paying taxes. But there is something far more fun that behooves us as citizens of the awesomest district in the world: voting in Washington City Paper’s Best of DC 2011 poll! All of us have opinions as to […]