Features

Ever wondered where DC's trees come from?

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, July 21, 2015

To grow the city’s tree canopy to 40 percent by 2032, Casey Trees bought the farm (or, rather, was given one).

For Good / Non Profit, Out and about, Parks & Public Space, Sustainability

District teens build a tiny house (even though, technically, no one can live in it)

Whitney Pipkin Wednesday, May 13, 2015

They're learning valuable skills, and, as their teacher says, "they understand that [tiny houses] could be the wave of the future."

City Planning, Housing

Brookland

Go take a hike--and more ways to enjoy Rock Creek Park this month

Whitney Pipkin Monday, April 13, 2015

It borders 30 different countries. It's older than the National Park Service, which runs it. And it's twice as big as Central Park (take that, New York). Here's why you should make time to (re)discover Rock Creek Park this spring.

Parks & Public Space

Georgetown/Glover Park, Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

Elevation DC's 2015 coworking guide

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Work from home? Starting a side hustle? This is the only map and guide you'll ever need.

Entrepreneurship

Downtown, Georgetown/Glover Park, Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant, Shaw, Anacostia, Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

UDC a leader in urban gardening research

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, March 03, 2015

The University of the District of Columbia is the only exclusively urban university in the country created to provide agricultural training to the public. As such, it's uniquely positioned to help urban farmers.

Education, Food Systems

8 development projects that will transform DC this year

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Elevation DC highlights the city's most revolutionary projects, from tiny houses to big boxes. This time next year, the District's gonna look a lot different.

City Planning, Parks & Public Space, Real Estate, Transportation

Downtown, H Street, Waterfront, Capitol Riverfront, Shaw

Meet DC's urban farmers growing food and profits

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Think it's hard to grow food in the city and make money at it? You'd be 100% correct. Still, that hasn't stopped these intrepid farmers from trying--and, in some ways, succeeding.

City Planning, Entrepreneurship, Food Systems, Health and Wellbeing, Sustainability

Brookland, Anacostia

Food can be medicine, says Dr. Ted Eytan, Kaiser Permanente

#DCFood4Thought discussion: how food impacts community

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Our panel discussion last week centered on how can the District build healthier communities full of healthier people. Did you miss it? We've got the write-up.

City Planning, Community Development, Food Systems, Health and Wellbeing, Retail

Legal bees in the city have urban beekeepers abuzz

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Beekeepers in the city, their hives newly legalized, are helping the environment and making some sweet cash on the side.

Food Systems, Parks & Public Space, Sustainability

H Street, Brookland, Georgetown/Glover Park, Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant

Would a DC "food czar" help urban farmers?

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, April 08, 2014

D.C. council mulls adding a "food czar"--which could mean more urban farms, local food, and green initiatives for all.

Food Systems, Health and Wellbeing, Sustainability

What if...the Anacostia River had its own nature center?

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, March 18, 2014

A long-forgotten plan for a nature center on Kingman Island on the Anacostia is slowly coming back to life.

Anacostia River

A(n updated) guide to coworking in DC

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Drink coffee, be productive, and create something amazing at one of these ten D.C. coworking spots.

Entrepreneurship

Downtown, U Street, Shaw, Anacostia, Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

Living Classroom�s Green Team restores forest in middle of DC

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The foundation educates youth and young adults while improving Kingman Island for future generations.

Anacostia River, Education, Parks & Public Space, Sustainability, Workforce Development

HOPE Project brings D.C. natives out of poverty, into IT jobs

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, January 14, 2014

The HOPE Project, also called "the Harvard of the hood," takes DC residents working minimum-wage jobs and trains them for careers in IT.

Economic Development, Education, Workforce Development

Production in the City: making space for DC's creators

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Read about the innovators creating businesses in D.C. by making things right here, then meet more than 20 of them at #ProductionInTheCity, a market and panel discussion.

Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Retail, Technology

H Street, Brookland, Georgetown/Glover Park, Capitol Riverfront, NoMa

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