Features

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

National spotlight: Urban train stations plan for the future

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, January 28, 2014

In many places across the country, including D.C., rail is breaking ridership records as we move away from the personal car. How does a place like Union Station manage the influx of passengers while being a good neighbor?

City Planning, Economic Development, Real Estate, Transportation, Union Station

H Street, NoMa, The Hill

Do you know all these secret codes, insider tips and underground hangouts?

Ashley Gold Tuesday, January 21, 2014

It's the tenth anniversary of National Treasure (yeah, that movie with Nic Cage). But secret messages on the back of the Declaration of Independence are so passe. Check out these real secrets in and around D.C., then impress your friends.

Design, Media, Restaurants, Union Station

Downtown, U Street, NoMa, Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

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

The faces of MARC's weekend riders

Amanda Erickson Tuesday, December 10, 2013

For the first time ever, you can now ride MARC from Union Station to Baltimore and back on weekends. We spoke to riders on the first day.

Transportation, Union Station

NoMa

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

Uline Arena, get ready for your next phase

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The long-abandoned, much-beloved Uline Arena is moving toward a new phase of life. As the project moves forward, here's a look at the building's storied past.

Community Development, Economic Development, Real Estate

NoMa

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

Union Station marks 25 years: a look back

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, September 24, 2013

D.C's iconic train station has stood for more than a century. But just a few decades ago, its future was in doubt. See its transformation from mold, mildew, mushrooms and "The Pit" to its renaissance today.

City Planning, Economic Development, Transportation, Union Station

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

Transportation in the City: Changing the way DC residents move

Allyson Jacob Tuesday, September 10, 2013

D.C.-area residents have more choices about how to get around today than ever before. Car sharing, bike sharing and ride sharing—and the apps that make these choices possible—are revolutionizing transportation as we know it. Want to know more? Read our article and then join us for a free panel discussion Sept. 25.

Apps, City Planning, Sustainability, Transportation

H Street, NoMa, Bloomingdale, Petworth

DC grant will give new meaning to 'play'

Lisa Gillespie Tuesday, August 06, 2013

A $300,000 grant from ArtPlace America will fund a competition to design the next generation of playground for D.C. spaces, where off-the-shelf slides and swings give way to art like you can't imagine.

City Planning, Community Development, Health and Wellbeing, Parks & Public Space, The Arts

Downtown, NoMa

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

#Foodinthecity draws crowd to Union Market, hungry for discussion

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The second event in Elevation DC's speaker series, in partnership with Smart Growth America, brought a crowd to discuss how food and restaurants reshape neighborhoods.

Community Development, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Food Systems, Restaurants, Sustainability

H Street, NoMa

NoMa History Project to preserve 150 years of memories, lore and facts

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, June 25, 2013

NoMa, a neighborhood created piecemeal from other places around a Metro station, is still struggling to find its identity even as it transforms into an entirely new place. If history's any guide, history could help.

Community Development, Media

NoMa

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