Features

City tackles impending senior boom with neighborly 'senior villages'

Lauren Williams Tuesday, February 25, 2014

With baby boomers reaching retirement, D.C. is trying to keep up with the booming population by encouraging the development of senior villages, or networks, to help seniors stay independent and in their own homes.

Georgetown/Glover Park, The Hill, Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

National Roundup: Pittsburgh's young entrepreneurs, Denver's newest breweries, and more

Lee Chilcote Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Elevation DC is one of 22 publications run by Issue Media Group, a new media company based in Detroit. Our sister sites such as Model D in Detroit, Confluence in Denver, and Pop City in Pittsburgh have also been covering the latest in urban innovation and development.

The space equation: Where can a humble food producer get started?

Amanda Erickson Tuesday, February 18, 2014

When the chef's away, these food entrepreneurs come out to...work. They're taking the sharing economy to the next level, by splitting space (often for free) in exchange for menu items or equipment.

Economic Development, Food Systems, Restaurants, Sustainability

Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant, Adams Morgan

Harriet Tregoning to leave Office of Planning: the Elevation DC exit interview

Rachel Kaufman Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Harriet Tregoning, DC's planning director since 2007, is leaving to take a job with the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Elevation DC sat down with her for an exit interview.

City Planning

Co-ops preserve affordable housing in rapidly changing neighborhoods

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Tenant-owned apartment buildings are rare in the District, but are a key tool in preserving affordable homes in our quickly growing city. Here, a look at two--and one group that helps make them happen.

For Good / Non Profit, Housing, Real Estate

Living Classroom�s Green Team restores forest in middle of DC

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The foundation educates youth and young adults while improving Kingman Island for future generations.

Anacostia River, Education, Parks & Public Space, Sustainability, Workforce Development

Sochi 2014: Where to drink (and eat) like a Russian in DC

Amanda Erickson Tuesday, February 04, 2014

As Sochi gets ready to kick off the 2014 Winter Games, you can eat like a Russian (or like a former member of the U.S.S.R.) by hitting up one of these D.C. spots.

Restaurants

Dupont Circle/Logan Circle

Will St. Elizabeths ice slide and G8WAY Pavilion kickstart Congress Heights?

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, February 04, 2014

The ice slide at the G8WAY Pavilion on the St Elizabeths campus has the potential to be much more than just a slide.

City Planning, Community Development, Economic Development, Parks & Public Space

Congress Heights

In the war between sidewalks and tree roots, a peacekeeper emerges

Kaitlynn Hendricks Tuesday, January 28, 2014

An alternative paving material called Flexi-Pave is being piloted by DDOT and appears to be a solution to a long list of infrastructure challenges in D.C., including the age-old war between tree roots and sidewalks.

Anacostia River, Parks & Public Space, Sustainability

Georgetown/Glover Park, Rhode Island Avenue Corridor

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

Black Thumbs Collective keeps cyclists east of the river in gear

Christina Sturdivant Tuesday, January 21, 2014

A newly formed group aims to fight "bike shop deserts" in Wards 7 and 8.

Corporate Citizenship, Economic Development, For Good / Non Profit, Green Tech, Health and Wellbeing, Transportation

Congress Heights, Anacostia

HOPE Project brings D.C. natives out of poverty, into IT jobs

Whitney Pipkin Tuesday, January 14, 2014

The HOPE Project, also called "the Harvard of the hood," takes DC residents working minimum-wage jobs and trains them for careers in IT.

Economic Development, Education, Workforce Development

INFOGRAPHIC: Bag law survey highlights first three years of country's first disposable bag law

Rachel Kaufman Friday, January 10, 2014

New data from the District Department of the Environment show a dramatic reduction in plastic bag use since the five-cent fee went into effect.

Anacostia River

The arts group where East meets West

Zoya Waliany Tuesday, January 07, 2014

D.C.'s South Asian community finds its creative outlet through Subcontinental Drift, an open mic and visual arts group that has inspired Indian-Americans nationwide.

The Arts