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DC's social entrepreneurs prove you can grow a businesses and do good
Allyson Jacob
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Forget "greed is good." Today's entrepreneurs want to make money and save the world at the same time.
Economic Development
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Entrepreneurship
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Food Systems
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Sustainability
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Technology
Georgetown/Glover Park
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The Hill
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Meet DC's urban farmers growing food and profits
Whitney Pipkin
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Think it's hard to grow food in the city and make money at it? You'd be 100% correct. Still, that hasn't stopped these intrepid farmers from trying--and, in some ways, succeeding.
City Planning
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Entrepreneurship
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Food Systems
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Health and Wellbeing
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Sustainability
Brookland
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Anacostia
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From DC to Denver: School gardens growing next generation of leaders
Jamie Siebrase
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
School gardens, a second classroom where hands-on learning reigns supreme, are cropping up across the nation. Two cities – D.C. and Denver – are changing the way their gardens grow with innovative additions to their programming.
Education
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Food Systems
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Health and Wellbeing
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Sustainability
H Street
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Georgetown/Glover Park
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Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant
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Tenleytown/Van Ness/Cleveland Park
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Dupont Circle/Logan Circle
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Legal bees in the city have urban beekeepers abuzz
Whitney Pipkin
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Beekeepers in the city, their hives newly legalized, are helping the environment and making some sweet cash on the side.
Food Systems
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Parks & Public Space
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Sustainability
H Street
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Brookland
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Georgetown/Glover Park
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Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant
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Elevation DC is on spring break
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
We're taking a long-awaited vacation, so this week, enjoy these greatest hits from our archives.
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Transportation
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Union Station
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Everything you've always wanted to know about bikeshare (but were afraid to ask)
Elevation DC
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Don't call it a complete guide to bikeshare. Call it Elevation DC's take on answering the bikeshare questions you (should) think hardest about.
City Planning
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Health and Wellbeing
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Sustainability
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Transportation
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Union Station
Downtown
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H Street
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NoMa
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Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant
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Dupont Circle/Logan Circle
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National spotlight: Alleyways become pathways to urban revitalization
Eric Peterson
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
From D.C. to Seattle, alleys are being reinvented as people-friendly spaces. Often perceived as dirty and dangerous, alleys are moving beyond garbage and garages to become havens for pedestrians, public art and small business.
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Economic Development
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Parks & Public Space
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Real Estate
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Retail
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Sustainability
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The Arts
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Transportation
Downtown
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Would a DC "food czar" help urban farmers?
Whitney Pipkin
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
D.C. council mulls adding a "food czar"--which could mean more urban farms, local food, and green initiatives for all.
Food Systems
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Health and Wellbeing
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Sustainability
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What do solar panels have to do with affordable housing? A lot.
Rachel Sadon
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Here, "being green" means more than just feeling good about recycling; it can mean helping a family make their rent.
Housing
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Sustainability
Waterfront
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National Roundup: Cincinnati's beer boom, Cleveland's new leaders, Toronto's female founders
Lee Chilcote
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Issue Media Group publications such as Yonge Street in Toronto, High Ground in Memphis and Model D in Detroit cover "what's next" for urban centers. In this recurring feature, we highlight the top stories in urban innovation from all across our national network.
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"D.C.'s High Line" could transform banks of the Anacostia
Rachel Kaufman
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
The proposed elevated park across the Anacostia would be a first for D.C. With a national design competition for the bridge kicking off, Elevation DC checked in on the park and its goals of fostering economic development, community health, and a cleaner river.
Anacostia River
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City Planning
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Community Development
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Economic Development
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Health and Wellbeing
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Parks & Public Space
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Sustainability
Capitol Riverfront
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Anacostia
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National spotlight: What smart cities can learn from Memphis
Richard J Alley
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Memphis is on the rise thanks to a growing startup community, investments in bike lanes, a burgeoning arts district and people moving back to the city. In this spotlight from sister publication High Ground, read what's so smart about Memphis.
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Economic Development
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Parks & Public Space
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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
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Food Systems
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Restaurants
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Sustainability
Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant
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Adams Morgan
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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
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Education
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Parks & Public Space
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Sustainability
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Workforce Development
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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
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Parks & Public Space
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Sustainability
Georgetown/Glover Park
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Rhode Island Avenue Corridor
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