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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

Hill Buzz

Ah, Hill Buzz on a Wednesday. What’s been going on? The Frederick Douglass memorial bridge opens on Friday to actual vehicular traffic, but it was inaugurated earlier this week with a 5K run and walk. This is the largest infrastructure project to be completed in the District and it cost $480 million. Check out the […]

The To Do List: Week of September 2, 2021

It’s not that I’m biased because it’s almost my birthday, but early September is a magical time of year. There is a cooler breeze in the air, Labor day is coming, the children are back in school* and mosquitoes will soon die. What’s not to love? Now, let’s find you something fun to do! The […]

Everyday heroes: Homemade air filters for classrooms

If you’re not a parent, you may not be following the unfolding saga of public schools reopening this week, and how many of the buildings were decidedly not ready to welcome children back. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen took tours around local schools, sometimes accompanied by SBOE rep Jessica Sutter. Here are a few tweets […]

Hill Buzz

It’s the last day of August, 2021, and schools are officially back in person. Are you holding your breath or sighing with relief? Or a little bit of both? What’s going on this week? Mayor Bowser chose to ring in the new school year with a ribbon-cutting at Eliot-Hine Middle School yesterday. Members of her […]

Five questions with MannyKid on Capitol Hill

One of the things that makes the Hill a fun place to live is the creativity and playfulness that owners put on display outside their homes. From sculptures to Little Libraries to Little Art Galleries to many other forms of self-expression, Hill front yards are waiting to be discovered. Last week, on the occasion of […]

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