Features

Wood beams and scaffolding at the Washington National Cathedral

The art of preparing for disasters

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Mary Tyszkiewicz is using improv to help people prepare for and recover from disasters.

Design, For Good / Non Profit, The Arts

Hacking away at poverty

Lalita Clozel Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Bread for the City’s social workers are using technology to cut down on red tape to better serve impoverished DC residents.

Community Development, Corporate Citizenship, For Good / Non Profit

Shaw

Fifty+ under 50: #foodheroes transforming DC's food system

Lindsay Smith Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Everywhere you look in D.C., there are #foodheroes. People helping D.C. residents grow more food, eat healthier, and care for the environment with their eating choices.

Community Development, Food Systems, Health and Wellbeing, Sustainability

Turning the tables: Chef gives back to farmers with "Table to Farm"

Alison Gillespie Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Chef Ryan Gordon at the Queen Vic has started a new partnership with the farmers who provide the fresh, sustainably-grown food for his pub, and he welcomes other chefs to join in the venture.

Food Systems, Sustainability

H Street

In recognition of September as National Emergency Preparedness Month, the panel will explore the importance of the arts and humanities during community pre and post-recovery efforts following natural and man-made disasters.

The Arts

Ever wondered where DC's trees come from?

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, July 21, 2015

To grow the city’s tree canopy to 40 percent by 2032, Casey Trees bought the farm (or, rather, was given one).

For Good / Non Profit, Out and about, Parks & Public Space, Sustainability

For DC's downtrodden, the path to a second chance runs through a kitchen

Derek Johnson Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Finding steady work in D.C. is hard enough. When you’re fresh out of prison, dealing with homelessness, suffering from mental illness or substance abuse, it’s near impossible. One non-profit in the District is doing something about that.

For Good / Non Profit

Are DC's new Circulator buses the ride of the future?

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, July 07, 2015

The newest Circulator buses are greener and more comfortable--and you can even charge your phone while on board.

Sustainability, Transportation

Experts discuss how green buildings are changing DC

Alison Gillespie Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Last Tuesday some of the city’s green building experts met to discuss how new building codes are changing the way the city lives and works. The event was produced by ElevationDC and sponsored by the law firm of Nixon Peabody.

City Planning, Design, Health and Wellbeing, Sustainability

CLIPS: J&C Barbershop part of Park View melting pot

Rachel Kaufman Friday, July 03, 2015

Even celebrities have to get their hair cut, and the unassuming barbershop on Georgia Avenue just south of the Petworth metro is where at least two D.C. celebs go. In today’s installment of CLIPS we visit the barber to both former council member Jim Graham and WAMU radio host Kojo Nnamdi.

Clips

Park View/Pleasant Plains

Where to buy now: DC real estate experts dish on neighborhoods that should be on your radar

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, June 23, 2015

In the market for a home or condo? Prices keep going up in D.C.'s most popular neighborhoods, but that doesn't mean buying is impossible.

Economic Development, Housing

Bloomingdale, Takoma, Anacostia

DC's public aquarium now offers fishy birthday parties

Alison Gillespie Monday, June 22, 2015

Starting this summer, parents can host birthday parties among the fish, crabs and turtles at the Aquatic Resources Education Center in Anacostia Park.

Anacostia River, Education, Parks & Public Space, Sustainability

Anacostia

Healing Through Art asks: What's the arts' role in DC's mind, body, and soul?

Emily Rabbitt Tuesday, June 09, 2015

The conversation engaged community partners who incorporate the arts in programs for at-risk young people, the elderly, people living with and caring for those with life-changing and life-ending conditions, and various members of the arts and non-profit community.

The Arts