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Former D.C. mayor Anthony "Tony" Williams has been helming the Federal City Council for the past nine months. Elevation DC asked him about the nonprofit's biggest challenges and opportunities for the coming year.

How can the city attract high-tech businesses, support the local economy, and disrupt the status quo to create spaces where new companies and industries can thrive? D.C. thought leaders weigh in.

As the D.C. Office of Planning and the National Capital Planning Commission study the impact of changing D.C.'s height limit, we spoke to two experts to learn the pros and cons of the issue for urbanists.

Studio. Atlas. The Howard. And more. Theaters, which lure a combination of commercial and artistic interests to struggling areas, may be just what a neighborhood needs. 

The digital divide isn't about access anymore--it's about skills. The tech powerhouse sat down with Elevation to discuss ways of bringing more women and minorities into D.C.'s tech scene.

U.S. Air Force veteran and self-professed loner Raphael Mudge helps Department of Defense contractors and large corporations find network vulnerabilities before enemies do.

Medical marijuana became legal in D.C. almost three years ago, but the city's first dispensary has yet to open. Now Rabbi Jeffrey Kahn wants to be the first.

Patricia McCullum's home was slowly being destroyed by the nightmare that was the abandoned house next door. Luckily, a District program helped her get back on her feet -- and stay in her community.

Albus Cavus's Open Walls Project makes a vibrant case for the benefits of legal street art.

At Yards Park, one of D.C.'s newest parks, a unique public-private partnership keeps the fun going.

Online grocery-shopping company Relay Foods expands its D.C. presence, bringing local farms direct to customers' doors.

Students from three D.C. universities will be the first to represent the District in an energy-efficiency competition that started here. When they're done, they'll take those green, marketable skills to local employers.

Local arts nonprofit Art Enables, which works with D.C. artists with intellectual or developmental disabilities, just celebrated its 11th anniversary. To celebrate, we put together our favorite pieces from some of Art Enables' artists.

The five musicians interviewed for this piece say that though the music scene might not be as vibrant as elsewhere, it does exist -- and it has its own unique advantages.

Look out, D.C.! Women are rising to the top of yet another social movement; one that affects the way we get around in the city. Elevation spoke to Women Bike founder Carolyn Szczepanski about how to get more women pedaling.