Features

DC teens show the world through their eyes--and their camera lenses

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Nonprofit Critical Exposure has been helping teens express themselves through photography for a decade.

Education, For Good / Non Profit, The Arts

Brookland, Shaw, The Hill

No matter which 11th Street Bridge Park design is chosen, DC wins

Christina Sturdivant Thursday, September 11, 2014

The nationwide competiton to design an elevated park over the Anacostia has reached its home stretch, with four finalists unveiling their designs Thursday. Any would be a welcome addition to D.C.

Anacostia River, City Planning, Community Development, Design, Economic Development, Health and Wellbeing, Parks & Public Space, Sustainability, The Arts, Transportation

Capitol Riverfront, Anacostia

Elevation Q&A: Sylvia Robinson, who builds community in Pleasant Plains

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, September 09, 2014

As change comes to the NW neighborhood of Pleasant Plains, the Emergence Community Arts Collective knits neighbors together.

Community Development, For Good / Non Profit, Health and Wellbeing, The Arts

Park View/Pleasant Plains

How a 'Downtown Ward 7' would grow more than a healthy economy

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, August 12, 2014

The built environment plays a crucial role in a neighborhood's health. Would upgrading Ward 7's downtown create healthier people?

City Planning, Community Development, Economic Development, Health and Wellbeing, Transportation

Does geography equal destiny?

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Teens in all eight wards are surrounded by peer pressure to have sex and a lack of knowledge about how to be safe. So why is it that the majority of pregnant teens are in just two wards?

Economic Development, Education, Health and Wellbeing

Why lowering DC's teen pregnancy rate matters to everyone

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Teen pregnancy affects the whole city, not just the teens who become parents. In this Special Report, we investigate what can be done.

Health and Wellbeing

East-of-the-river residents hunger for new dining options

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, May 06, 2014

In wards 7 and 8, there are only a handful of sit-down restaurants for almost 150,000 people. Change is slowly coming, but here's what we can do better. Paging all entrepreneurial restaurateurs: your opportunity is here.

City Planning, Community Development, Economic Development, Food Systems, Restaurants

Congress Heights, Anacostia

Elevation Q&A: Trayon White, founder of Man Power DC

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Southeast D.C. native Trayon White speaks with Elevation DC about the nonprofit he created that keeps Ward 8 middle-schoolers on the right track.

Education, For Good / Non Profit

Congress Heights

To prevent teen pregnancy, provide opportunities for young people

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, March 25, 2014

If students are engaged in meaningful activities after school and during the week, they're less at risk, say experts. These programs cure a host of social ills through providing positive opportunities for teens and young girls.

Health and Wellbeing

Rhode Island Avenue Corridor, Adams Morgan

Kidical Mass brings pedal power to tots

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, March 18, 2014

"Kidical Mass," the biking movement for kids and their parents, is active in the District. We sat down with the D.C. chapter's founder for a Q&A session about bikes and safer streets.

Health and Wellbeing, Parks & Public Space, Transportation, Union Station

Brookland, NoMa, Anacostia

Co-ops preserve affordable housing in rapidly changing neighborhoods

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Tenant-owned apartment buildings are rare in the District, but are a key tool in preserving affordable homes in our quickly growing city. Here, a look at two--and one group that helps make them happen.

For Good / Non Profit, Housing, Real Estate

Will St. Elizabeths ice slide and G8WAY Pavilion kickstart Congress Heights?

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, February 04, 2014

The ice slide at the G8WAY Pavilion on the St Elizabeths campus has the potential to be much more than just a slide.

City Planning, Community Development, Economic Development, Parks & Public Space

Congress Heights

Black Thumbs Collective keeps cyclists east of the river in gear

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, January 21, 2014

A newly formed group aims to fight "bike shop deserts" in Wards 7 and 8.

Corporate Citizenship, Economic Development, For Good / Non Profit, Green Tech, Health and Wellbeing, Transportation

Congress Heights, Anacostia

DC's most beloved public art

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, November 05, 2013

We asked three figures in the art scene to tell us their favorite works of public art in the District. Then, we hope you'll tell us ours.

Community Development, Parks & Public Space, The Arts

Downtown, The Hill, Anacostia

Vegans of color spread the healthy living gospel

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Chefs and restaurant owners are finding that their clientele is growing steadily more diverse. Here are three business owners following that trend to success.

Health and Wellbeing, Restaurants

H Street, NoMa

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