Christina Sturdivant : Features

To truly know the city is to travel it in its entirely, perhaps even block by block. While this list is by no means exhaustive (and is certainly subjective), we think you can hardly go wrong with a fall stroll down any one of these attractive blocks.

Housing advocates came together October 13 to discuss the best ways to ensure that "anybody who wants to live in the District should be able to live in the District."

As more people move to cities, how can rapidly developing neighborhoods tackle parking challenges without gobbling up valuable urban space for off-street lots?

Art can not only heal minds but can heal communities after disaster. Our latest panel discussion showed how improv can help typhoon survivors, painting can help protestors, and photography can help rebuild a landmark.

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

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

When it opens, Mary's House for Older Adults will be one of the few housing options in the country especially for LGBT seniors. 

Elevation DC and the DCCAH's event on arts access Wednesday was designed to get people talking about the city they wanted to see.

The two yoga studios serving Petworth and neighboring Park View aren't just for "young hipsters," says one studio owner.

An innovative program--in D.C. and just five other cities nationwide--aims to supplement high-school health class so kids can learn how to make good decisions. For Delaney Balderas, it's also a chance to put her studies into real-world work.

These Howard University student musicians aren't your average buskers.

"Once a young person becomes a teen parent, we give up on them, we stop talking to them about college and their relationships are really damaged." That needs to change.

When cookie-cutter buildings replace historic ones, something is lost. Here's how preserving D.C.'s landmarks can enrich our neighborhoods.

This isn't your mom's school nurse; it's a full medical center—in a high school. These school-based health centers are taking off in D.C. Here's why that's a good thing.

In this new series, we investigate car-free day trips that can be done on the cheap. In the first installment, intrepid reporter Christina Sturdivant explores a new bikeshare program and bike trail that starts at the Baltimore-Washington airport—and gets more than she bargained for.