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Elevation DC's last-minute, local shopping guide

Kaitlynn Hendricks Monday, December 15, 2014

Still need some gifts for the winter holidays? We've put together a guide to the greatest locally made products, small businesses and awesome stores, so we've got you covered no matter how much is left on your list.

Retail

Downtown, Georgetown/Glover Park, U Street, NoMa, The Hill, Tenleytown/Van Ness/Cleveland Park, Adams Morgan

In the war between sidewalks and tree roots, a peacekeeper emerges

Kaitlynn Hendricks Tuesday, January 28, 2014

An alternative paving material called Flexi-Pave is being piloted by DDOT and appears to be a solution to a long list of infrastructure challenges in D.C., including the age-old war between tree roots and sidewalks.

Anacostia River, Parks & Public Space, Sustainability

Georgetown/Glover Park, Rhode Island Avenue Corridor

The government may be back, but unfurlough.us remains powerful resource from the DC tech community

Kaitlynn Hendricks Thursday, October 17, 2013

A job board created in five hours by members of 1776 DC to help out furloughed government workers has received over 50,000 page views and counting.

Design, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Technology

DC-area MBAs give back with Compass

Kaitlynn Hendricks Tuesday, September 10, 2013

MBAs are trained to make cold hard cash, but Compass puts those MBAs' concrete skills and altruism to work to maximize value in D.C.’s nonprofit sector.

Corporate Citizenship, For Good / Non Profit

The state of fashion in the District

Kaitlynn Hendricks Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Though yet to emerge in full color, fashion in Washington is growing. With both established and indie designers setting up shop in the District, and a forthcoming incubator that will provide resources to six designers, Washingtonians seem to be learning to embrace the benefits of good style.

Design, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Retail, Workforce Development

Downtown

Business startup program aims to reduce unemployment in DC

Kaitlynn Hendricks Tuesday, May 14, 2013

A new entrepreneurship program is venturing local funds to help under-employed D.C. residents launch profitable enterprises of their own. Will Enterprise DC combat unemployment with startup profits?

Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, For Good / Non Profit, Workforce Development

Start with transparency to 'unsuck' D.C.'s transit

Kaitlynn Hendricks Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Metrorail gets us where we need to go most days, but with unexplained delays, broken escalators, and lingering safety issues, it isn't exactly a model of efficiency or accountability. We asked the anonymous blogger behind Unsuck DC Metro about the future of Metro.

Transportation

Kaitlynn Hendricks : Features

Elevation DC's last-minute, local shopping guide

In the war between sidewalks and tree roots, a peacekeeper emerges

The government may be back, but unfurlough.us remains powerful resource from the DC tech community

DC-area MBAs give back with Compass

The state of fashion in the District

Business startup program aims to reduce unemployment in DC

Start with transparency to 'unsuck' D.C.'s transit