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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

Will Anyone Think of the Children?

The email comes in: can anyone attend a community meeting? The topic is of special interest to me, as I am a parent on the Hill, and the meeting happens to be about food in the District’s public schools. But really, it doesn’t matter– here is another interesting community meeting; but for many parents and […]

Market Meals: A Feast From the Sea

While racking my brain trying to think of a meal/vendor combo to suggest for this week’s Market Meals, inspiration struck. Okay, well, more like hunger struck. I became intensely hungry thanks to a wicked barbecue-themed conversation earlier in the day, and I started thinking of one of my favorite things to eat, ever: cioppino. It’s […]

Riding Around the Hill for a Good Cause (and FUN!)

Do you have $20 burning in your pocket, a bike, and an earnest desire to make life a little better for many? Then Hill and Go Seek is the event for you! On Saturday, August 28th from 5-8 pm, two-person teams will go around Capitol Hill, trying to complete the fastest route between ten points […]

A Barbershop Duet, Part Two: Sneed's 8th and I

You may remember my post from a couple of weeks ago, on the experience of getting a haircut (vicariously) at Brice’s Barbershop. Today, I will tell you about Sneed’s Barbershop, at 8th and I Streets, SE. Where Brice’s is a loud, colorful affair, Sneed’s is a subdued one. The space is tidy and stark, with […]

Park Café: Or, Why You Should Give Some Places the Benefit of the Doubt

Every restaurant on the Hill seems to have its own die-hard following, and just as strong a string of naysayers criticizing it. For every moved-me-to-tears dinner someone may have experienced, someone else has a horror story to match it. Amazingly enough, despite the polarity of these two camps, many restaurants still manage to fly low […]