Features

What it's like to be an indie filmmaker in the District

Erik Hyrkas Tuesday, September 01, 2015

The District's film scene is alive and kicking, as our interviews with these four filmmakers show.

The Arts

How the Silver Line may already be remaking Tysons

Erik Hyrkas Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Silver Line's ridership is growing. Some businesses are already seeing a boost, but others say they're in it for the long haul, not an instant fix.

City Planning, Community Development, Economic Development, Housing, Transportation

Elevation Q&A: Liz Norton, Stone Soup Films

Erik Hyrkas Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Like the fable, Stone Soup Films starts small, and through the contributions of many, creates awesome. The nonprofit, which makes short documentaries for other local nonprofits--totally free--celebrates its fifth anniversary this year.

Corporate Citizenship, For Good / Non Profit, Media

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

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

One man's trash is Shaw artist's treasure

Erik Hyrkas Tuesday, January 29, 2013

When Chuck Baxter moved to Shaw, his neighborhood playground was a "pit." Twenty years and countless pieces of art later, Shaw's looking pretty good. Here's our Q&A with this trashy artist.

Community Development, Parks & Public Space, The Arts

Shaw