Maria Helena Carey, Author at The Hill is Home

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 October 30, 2026

Hilloween is happening RIGHT NOW through 6 p.m.– go to Eastern Market with the littles and have a fun time! Our Spooky Hill is Home map is here and it’s magnificent! Are you decorating or know a neighbor who is? Add them to the Spooky Hill is Home map HERE. Catch Veronneau at the Hill Center […]

Hill Buzz, October 28, 2026

I hope you’re having a great Spooky Season. Capitol Hill and DC are really great when it comes to reveling in magic and mischief– some would say, especially the mischief. So what’s been going on? I have had several people reach out to me asking for voting advice and here are a few thoughts for […]

The To Do List, Week of October 23, 2026

It’s officially Scorpio season! Go ahead– keep secrets! Indulge! Rewrite your will (or, you know, draw one up in the first place). And, of course, do something fun! Our Spooky Hill is Home map is here and it’s magnificent! Are you decorating or know a neighbor who is? Add them to the Spooky Hill is Home […]

Hill Buzz, October 21, 2026

In less than ten days it’s Halloween and here at The Hill is Home we love ourselves some HALLO-WHIMSY. I am talking about our Spooky Hill is Home Halloween map, which you can see here. Want to add your house to the map? Click here! On to the news: Troubled Cafe 8 has been closed […]

SPOOKY HILL HALLOWEEN MAP IS LIVE!

THE SPOOKY HILL MAP 2026 IS LIVE. ACCESS IT HERE!!! Back in 2020, when Halloween became a de facto casualty of our mandatory and necessary isolation due to the covid-19 pandemic, I took matters into my own hands with the first-ever Spooky Hill Halloween map. The map had very pandemic-specific information (“Do you have a […]