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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, Weekend of March 26, 2021

The sun is shining and the temperatures are climbing. The Tidal Basin is restricting vehicular AND pedestrian access, though sources tell me that if you’re alone or in small groups (read: two or three people) you can enjoy the blossoms. But why would you trek all the way out there if our own Stanton Park […]

Five Questions with Sandra Basanti of Pie Shop DC

Pie Shop DC is the baby of Sandra Basanti, a self-described “typical latchkey kid/first generation Sudanese-American with immigrant parents that worked constantly.” This baby makes a mean pie and it’s also packed a punch with live music, which sadly had to stop when the pandemic hit. This hasn’t stopped Sandra from working fiercely to keep […]

Hill Buzz

Good afternoon, Capitol Hill! Yesterday, Congress held a hearing on statehood. It was at times rousing, at times emotional, and at times, it was crap like this (ClockoutDC on Instagram). You can visit The Hill for a recap and for the chance to see Ward 6 DC statehood activists illustrating the article! (We were at […]

To Do, Weekend of March 18, 2021

Another weekend is upon us, and not just any weekend. Aries season is the harbinger of cherry blossoms, and the National Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off officially this weekend. You can watch the virtual opening ceremony by registering here. For some of you, it means running or walking #FitDC HerStory, a virtual 5k put on […]

The Capitol fence is bad for business

A couple of weeks ago, and with little fanfare, Firehook’s location at 215 Pennsylvania Avenue SE closed. There was no note, though a reader via Instagram said that at some point between Christmas and late February, a note did announce the departure of the bakery. Earlier in February, SunnySide Group, owners of We, The Pizza […]