Features

What do solar panels have to do with affordable housing? A lot.

Rachel Sadon Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Here, "being green" means more than just feeling good about recycling; it can mean helping a family make their rent.

Housing, Sustainability

Waterfront

Elevation Q&A: Edgar Cahn, who believes that everyone has something to contribute

Rachel Sadon Tuesday, March 04, 2014

D.C. resident Dr. Edgar Cahn invented Time Banking, an alternative currency that prioritizes people over monetary value. Elevation DC sat down with Cahn to learn more.

Community Development

Flashback: Mike Berman, director of the Downtown Holiday Market, on the lure of the marketplace

Rachel Sadon Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Mike Berman's company runs the Flea Market at Eastern Market as well as the annual Downtown Holiday Market. He spoke to Elevation DC about the past and future of the District's marketplaces.

Economic Development, Retail

Downtown, The Hill

Elevation Q&A: Mary Brown, executive director of Life Pieces to Masterpieces

Rachel Sadon Tuesday, October 08, 2013

At this after-school arts program serving boys in Wards 7 and 8, the real masterpieces aren't the works on paper.

For Good / Non Profit, The Arts

Congress Heights

Pop-ups, parties, and...parking lots?

Rachel Sadon Tuesday, July 30, 2013

This is the new way D.C. parties: think warehouses and parking lots, not swanky ballrooms. Savvy entrepreneurs are launching new businesses to take advantage of this shift in thinking, and in the meantime, activate underused spaces and neighborhoods.

Community Development, Economic Development, The Arts

H Street, U Street, NoMa, The Hill