Features

Gentrification, Revitalization or Renaissance?

Elevation DC Tuesday, September 16, 2014

A panel discussion October 21 will examine our changing D.C., the affordable housing crisis, and some solutions--as well as how newcomers and long-time residents are finding ways to live in harmony.

City Planning, Community Development, Economic Development, Housing, Parks & Public Space, Real Estate, Retail, Transportation

DC's 5x5 public art festival: What to see and where to see it (MAP)

Caroline Dobuzinskis Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Public art by world-renowned artists will temporarily transform all eight wards of the city, with events and exhibits running from September through December.

Community Development, The Arts

Congress Heights, Downtown, Brookland, Waterfront, Capitol Riverfront, NoMa, Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant, Shaw, The Hill, Anacostia, Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

Beer in DC: better than ever, thanks to "co-opetition"

Beth Marlowe Tuesday, June 17, 2014

With four production breweries in the District and many new brewpubs open or soon to open, it's fair to say that D.C. is experiencing a microbrewery megaboom. But rather than pit new brews against each other, success seems to lift all brews.

Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Restaurants, Retail

Downtown, H Street, Capitol Riverfront, Takoma, Shaw

"The Birth of our Dreams" at 1375 Missouri Ave NW

A guide to DC's newest murals

Caroline Dobuzinskis Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Murals revitalize neighborhoods with nothing but a little spray paint and imagination. Here are some of the city's most recent murals--make time to look one up this spring.

Community Development, Parks & Public Space, The Arts

H Street, Bloomingdale, Shaw, Rhode Island Avenue Corridor

A(n updated) guide to coworking in DC

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Drink coffee, be productive, and create something amazing at one of these ten D.C. coworking spots.

Entrepreneurship

Downtown, U Street, Shaw, Anacostia, Adams Morgan, 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 art of development: how theaters can catalyze growth

Beth Marlowe Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Studio. Atlas. The Howard. And more. Theaters, which lure a combination of commercial and artistic interests to struggling areas, may be just what a neighborhood needs.

Community Development, Economic Development, The Arts

H Street, U Street, Shaw, Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

A chef's scheme to get D.C. to eat its veggies

Lisa Gillespie Tuesday, February 05, 2013

MicroGreens started last year in one D.C. school, teaching 10 middle-schoolers to cook for a family of four for under $3.50 a meal. But founder Alli Sosna has big plans, and she won't stop until every student in America knows how to wield a knife, julienne carrots, and roast a chicken.

Food Systems, For Good / Non Profit, Health and Wellbeing

Shaw

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

WestMill's latest: a pop-up events startup to enliven empty spaces

Luis Velarde Tuesday, January 15, 2013

WestMill Capital, the D.C. based real estate firm founded by Ben and Dan Miller, has a creative new use for its properties during the months that typically transpire between acquisition and construction.

Community Development, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, Sustainability

H Street, Georgetown/Glover Park, Shaw

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