Features

How green buildings build neighborhoods

Alison Gillespie Tuesday, June 02, 2015

DC, a leader in the green building movement, is getting more than just energy savings and good vibes from its green buildings.

City Planning, Green Tech, Parks & Public Space, Sustainability

NoMa

National spotlight: Three ways to keep housing affordable for artists

Camille LeFevre Tuesday, May 19, 2015

First, help policy makers understand the role of the artist in urban vitality.

New broadcasting rules bring indie radio stations to DC

Mike Janssen Monday, May 18, 2015

Thanks to a new law, D.C.'s airwaves are about to get a lot more local.

Community Development, The Arts

Takoma

District teens build a tiny house (even though, technically, no one can live in it)

Whitney Pipkin Wednesday, May 13, 2015

They're learning valuable skills, and, as their teacher says, "they understand that [tiny houses] could be the wave of the future."

City Planning, Housing

Brookland

CLIPS: A barber to the Marines watches Barracks Row change

Rachel Kaufman Friday, May 08, 2015

Sheila Knox, a female barber on Barracks Row, reflects on community in her changing neighborhood.

Clips

The Hill

How to fix DC's downtown "playground desert"

Alison Gillespie Monday, May 04, 2015

D.C.'s fast-growing downtown neighborhoods have new restaurants, offices and apartments--but few playgrounds. With thousands of children expected to be born in the District in the next five years, where will they all play?

Parks & Public Space

Downtown, NoMa

Last chance: RSVP for Healing through Art

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Please join the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for a conversation exploring how local D.C. organizations are using the arts as an outlet to heal and explore the minds and bodies of those within our community.

The Arts

Meet three of DC's tech superwomen

Allyson Jacob Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Women in D.C.'s tech scene aren't going anywhere. Here are three (and trust us, it was hard to pick just three) making a splash.

Technology

Street Sense branching out with debut of �Cinema from the Street� documentary shorts

Brian Sprowl Monday, April 27, 2015

A new job-training program for vendors of D.C.'s street newspaper is taking the nonprofit into new media, and taking viewers on a wild ride.

For Good / Non Profit, The Arts

Go take a hike--and more ways to enjoy Rock Creek Park this month

Whitney Pipkin Monday, April 13, 2015

It borders 30 different countries. It's older than the National Park Service, which runs it. And it's twice as big as Central Park (take that, New York). Here's why you should make time to (re)discover Rock Creek Park this spring.

Parks & Public Space

Georgetown/Glover Park, Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

DC's Airbnb hosts offer off-the-beaten-track hospitality

Rhea Kennedy Monday, April 06, 2015

As tourists descend on D.C. in record numbers and as the sharing economy grows in strength, it's worth thinking about the hundreds of Airbnb hosts in the District who help visitors discover unique experiences you won't find in any guidebook.

Apps, Community Development, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Technology

Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant, The Hill, Anacostia, Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

CLIPS: A quarter-century in, 'business is even better' at this Adams Morgan barbershop

Rachel Kaufman Friday, April 03, 2015

Kofi Asante moved in when the largest club for African and Caribbean music sat directly across from his shop; now it's a gym. But business is booming at Eddie's Hair Creations, now in its 24th year.

Clips, Entrepreneurship, Health and Wellbeing

Adams Morgan