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In D.C. as across the country, tech is blossoming. Here's how this trend is playing out in our home city.

Elevation DC will be taking a break this upcoming week in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no issue published on May 28. We'll be back with more news and features about where D.C. is going on June 4.

D.C.'s bike messengers, once an ubiquitous sight on Capitol Hill, are finding less and less work as tech replaces hand delivery, and their numbers are dwindling. But a new app that promises to deliver "anything...as long it fits on a bike" could change that.

A new entrepreneurship program is venturing local funds to help under-employed D.C. residents launch profitable enterprises of their own. Will Enterprise DC combat unemployment with startup profits?

Tapping into a growing trend of local, organic food, Meredith Sheperd's for-profit business, Love & Carrots, helps urban residents get the localest of local foods--from their own backyards.

Diamond heads the Harrison Institute for Housing and Community Development, which helps tenant groups buy, preserve, renovate and operate affordable housing.

When it comes to getting around the city, D.C. residents have tons of choices, with bikesharing, peer-to-peer carsharing, Uber and more starting up operations here. (Okay, we were kidding about the planes.) The question is: why here?

Businesses that emphasize not just profits, but also people and the planet, are thriving in the District. The second annual Do Good Summit aims to capitalize on that trend and take it to the next level.

When companies leverage their employees' expertise for good, great things can happen. Not convinced of the "power of pro bono"? Read our coverage from the Billion + Change conference.

How is D.C.'s tech sector different from that in other cities? Can it someday rival New York's? These questions and more were discussed Thursday at #TechintheCity, a spirited panel discussion.

The first restaurants into a "new" neighborhood have a special burden. They're often hailed as saviors of a hungry population, with the crowds to match, but they're also taking a risk. If you build it, will they come?

The RiverSmart Homes program reduces stormwater runoff in D.C., cleaning up the Anacostia watershed while providing a business boost for a local landscaping company.

DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative's executive director Ayris Scales speaks to Elevation about how to improve the lives of children from "cradle to college."

The panel discussion featuring Harriet Tregoning, director of the DC Office of Planning, Peter Corbett, CEO of iStrategyLabs, and Ilana Preuss, VP and chief of staff of Smart Growth America, is scheduled for this Thursday evening at iStrategyLabs. Missed your chance to RSVP? Read on for ways you can still participate.