Features

The rise of the rest: DC's tech scene has density to thank

Allyson Jacob Tuesday, May 21, 2013

In D.C. as across the country, tech is blossoming. Here's how this trend is playing out in our home city.

Happy Memorial Day

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Elevation DC will be taking a break this upcoming week in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no issue published on May 28. We'll be back with more news and features about where D.C. is going on June 4.

Can Urban Delivery resurrect courier culture in the District?

Erik Hyrkas Tuesday, May 14, 2013

D.C.'s bike messengers, once an ubiquitous sight on Capitol Hill, are finding less and less work as tech replaces hand delivery, and their numbers are dwindling. But a new app that promises to deliver "anything...as long it fits on a bike" could change that.

Entrepreneurship, Technology

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

Edible garden company turns tiny yards, black thumbs into fresh veggies

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Tapping into a growing trend of local, organic food, Meredith Sheperd's for-profit business, Love & Carrots, helps urban residents get the localest of local foods--from their own backyards.

Entrepreneurship, Food Systems, Health and Wellbeing, Restaurants, Sustainability

Bloomingdale

Elevation Q&A: Georgetown University's Michael Diamond on affordable housing in DC

Andrea Adleman Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Diamond heads the Harrison Institute for Housing and Community Development, which helps tenant groups buy, preserve, renovate and operate affordable housing.

Housing

Planes, trains, and automobiles: DC's new ways to get around

Erik Hyrkas Tuesday, April 30, 2013

When it comes to getting around the city, D.C. residents have tons of choices, with bikesharing, peer-to-peer carsharing, Uber and more starting up operations here. (Okay, we were kidding about the planes.) The question is: why here?

City Planning, Health and Wellbeing, Sustainability, Transportation

H Street

Do Good Summit rides wave of triple bottom line business

Rhea Kennedy Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Businesses that emphasize not just profits, but also people and the planet, are thriving in the District. The second annual Do Good Summit aims to capitalize on that trend and take it to the next level.

Entrepreneurship, Sustainability

Takoma, Anacostia

The power of #probono: businesses that do well by doing good

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, April 23, 2013

When companies leverage their employees' expertise for good, great things can happen. Not convinced of the "power of pro bono"? Read our coverage from the Billion + Change conference.

Corporate Citizenship, For Good / Non Profit

#TechintheCity ignites debate

Allyson Jacob Tuesday, April 23, 2013

How is D.C.'s tech sector different from that in other cities? Can it someday rival New York's? These questions and more were discussed Thursday at #TechintheCity, a spirited panel discussion.

City Planning, Community Development, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Workforce Development

The perks--and risks--of being first

Jenny Holm Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The first restaurants into a "new" neighborhood have a special burden. They're often hailed as saviors of a hungry population, with the crowds to match, but they're also taking a risk. If you build it, will they come?

Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Restaurants

H Street, Capitol Riverfront, NoMa

#TechInTheCity, Storified

Friday, April 19, 2013

Environmentally friendly program has landscaper seeing green

Danielle Lauren Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The RiverSmart Homes program reduces stormwater runoff in D.C., cleaning up the Anacostia watershed while providing a business boost for a local landscaping company.

Anacostia River, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability

Elevation Q&A: Ayris Scales on "Five Promises for Two Generations" in Kenilworth-Parkside

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, April 16, 2013

DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative's executive director Ayris Scales speaks to Elevation about how to improve the lives of children from "cradle to college."

Education

Reminder: 'Tech in the City' panel discussion Thursday, April 18

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The panel discussion featuring Harriet Tregoning, director of the DC Office of Planning, Peter Corbett, CEO of iStrategyLabs, and Ilana Preuss, VP and chief of staff of Smart Growth America, is scheduled for this Thursday evening at iStrategyLabs. Missed your chance to RSVP? Read on for ways you can still participate.

City Planning, Technology