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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

The To Do List: Week of September 14, 2023

Some weeks, the weekend can’t come soon enough. What is there to do? Lucky for you, it’s H STREET FESTIVAL WEEKEND! The ten-block plus celebration of everyone’s favorite high street is on Saturday, September 16 on H Street NE! Spanning from 3rd to 15th Streets NE, this makes this year’s festival 1.5 miles long! Expect […]

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Twenty-two years ago, it was a Tuesday just like yesterday and the sky was so blue. We don’t need to be prompted: No matter where you were on September 11, 2001, you will never forget. What’s going on? We are still reeling from the disappearance and murder of local photographer Joe Shymanski. Joe disappeared on […]

The To Do List: Week of September 8, 2023

We’ve officially been a whole week into September and, apart from my birthday, results have been mixed. The heat alone has been punishing, but the news of local photographer Joe Shymanski’s disappearance and tragic death have been overwhelmingly sad and our hearts are with the community who lost a father, brother, and a best friend. […]

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Hope you had a good Labor Day and perhaps even took the time to look at your pay stub (Time). What else has been going on? What happened this week that will make us long for a more innocent time? Funny you should ask. Yesterday afternoon around 4:20 p.m., there was a shooting down inside […]

The To Do List: Week of September 1, 2023

And just like that, it’s September! The best month of the year, where some of the nicest people celebrate another revolution around the sun–– or so we hear. What’s there to do this weekend and beyond? Jazz First Fridays and Live on the Hill are happening RIGHT NOW! Mark your calendar to meet family and […]

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