Features

Seven free apps to help you (re)discover DC

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Seeing D.C. through all fresh eyes just takes a quick download.

Apps, Design, Media, Restaurants, Technology, Union Station

Downtown, Georgetown/Glover Park, U Street, NoMa, Foggy Bottom/Golden Triangle, The Hill, Anacostia

The top ten DC startups of all time

Allyson Jacob Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Every household brand was once a startup. We decided to celebrate the top D.C. startups of all time, from hot dogs and hotels to modern-day tech successes.

Entrepreneurship

Downtown, Georgetown/Glover Park, Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant, Rhode Island Avenue Corridor, Adams Morgan

City tackles impending senior boom with neighborly 'senior villages'

Lauren Williams Tuesday, February 25, 2014

With baby boomers reaching retirement, D.C. is trying to keep up with the booming population by encouraging the development of senior villages, or networks, to help seniors stay independent and in their own homes.

Georgetown/Glover Park, The Hill, Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

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

DC universities reveal hidden treasures for those who know where to look

Amy Rogers Nazarov Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Read on for a roundup of some of the hidden—yet open to the public—gems tucked away at local universities, and make time to explore one or more in 2014.

Education, Parks & Public Space

H Street, Brookland, Georgetown/Glover Park, NoMa, Shaw, Foggy Bottom/Golden Triangle, Tenleytown/Van Ness/Cleveland Park

#ProductionInTheCity celebrates DC's manufacturers and makers

Allyson Jacob Friday, December 06, 2013

The panel discussion and pop-up market brought roughly 300 people together to shop and learn about the state of manufacturing in the District.

Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Retail, Workforce Development

Georgetown/Glover Park, Capitol Riverfront

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

DC school lunchrooms put local, healthy products on kids' plates

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Move over, corn dogs and pizza. At some D.C. schools, with the help of local nonprofits, kids are getting fresh fruit, green veggies and local meat—and a lesson in where all that food comes from.

Education, Food Systems, Health and Wellbeing

Georgetown/Glover Park, NoMa, The Hill

WestMill's latest: a pop-up events startup to enliven empty spaces

Luis Velarde Tuesday, January 15, 2013

WestMill Capital, the D.C. based real estate firm founded by Ben and Dan Miller, has a creative new use for its properties during the months that typically transpire between acquisition and construction.

Community Development, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, Sustainability

H Street, Georgetown/Glover Park, Shaw

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