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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

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Good gorgeous afternoon! Let’s start this Hill Buzz by issuing our condolences to the Shannon family on the passing of Richard “Dickie” Shannon, whose fish sandwiches were the stuff dreams are made on at his eponymous restaurant, Horace and Dickie’s. Shannon passed away this past Sunday. WTOP Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was visiting Dunbar High […]

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Hey there! Both Punxsutawney Phil and Potomac Phil saw their shadow this morning, but our hyperlocal Capitol Phil saw a Popeye’s five-piece special. Thanks for that interesting visual, Manny Kid! What else is going on? Oh yeah. The Washington football team has a new name: the Washington Commanders! Twitter had great fun with all the […]

The To Do List: Week of January 28, 2022

As I type, dainty flakes are falling. Be careful in the snow and stay warm! What can we do? For starters, why not catch Sheila E . and the E. Train at City Winery? She has two shows: one a 6 p.m. and one at 9:30 p.m., so the early birds and the night owls can both get down. […]

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Sending you warm hellos from my blanket and pillow fort. What’s going on? Yesterday was just a bit bananas when the Top Banana in Chief decided to do a little shopping for his boo and his bestie at Honey Made, and then went to get himself a little ice cream. We have the rundown of […]

Yes, POTUS really came down to hang out on the Hill

A 40-something degree day means getting away with a lighter coat and perhaps indulging in a cold treat. This is exactly what the President of the United States must have had in mind when he and his security detail dropped by the 500 and 700 blocks of 8th Street SE this afternoon, at around 2 […]

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Yes, POTUS really came down to hang out on the Hill