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Elevation DC highlights the city's most revolutionary projects, from tiny houses to big boxes. This time next year, the District's gonna look a lot different.

"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.

What does the future hold for the District? Elevation D.C. looks forward for our last issue of the year.

Still need some gifts for the winter holidays? We've put together a guide to the greatest locally made products, small businesses and awesome stores, so we've got you covered no matter how much is left on your list.

What does a great neighborhood need? Parks? Retail? Grocery stores? Elevation DC's panel discussion with former D.C. mayor Anthony Williams and other experts, in a space overlooking the Capitol Riverfront, aimed to figure that out.

The Internet was supposed to make job-searching easier, but it hasn't delivered on that promise. D.C. startups--like startups all over the country--are seeking to fix that.

A faith-based nonprofit in D.C. is changing Colombian farmers' lives and shaking up the D.C. coffee scene.

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

As D.C. changes, its religious institutions change with it--or perish. These three churches are adapting to--and still serving--their neighborhoods, even as their neighborhoods morph into something new. 

As stakeholders narrow down options for renovating D.C.'s flagship library, forward-thinking ideas--like opening up previously inaccessible floors, a new auditorium, and a "fab lab"--emerge.

Our Dec. 2 event, discussing the elements that make neighborhoods great, is full, but you can sign up for the waitlist.

D.C. wouldn't be where it is without its passionate, engaged citizens. Get to know four of them.

In our hyperconnected, digital age, people hunger for real stories. In D.C. and across the country, storytelling nights are growing thanks to the popularity of The Moth, This American Life and other programs that elevate life into art.

What could be cozier than curling up with a good book? We've rounded up 13 indie bookstores, including D.C.'s newest, where you can find your next read.

Not many people know the Anacostia the way that Jorge Bogantes Montero does. As a natural resources specialist with the Anacostia Watershed Society, Montero is aware of the places where legacy pollutants form a troubled mix of dirty water.  But he has also found places along the shores where wild persimmon and pawpaw fruits can still be found dangling from the limbs of native trees each fall.