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Hacking away at poverty
Lalita Clozel
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Bread for the City’s social workers are using technology to cut down on red tape to better serve impoverished DC residents.
Community Development
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Corporate Citizenship
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For Good / Non Profit
Shaw
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Fifty+ under 50: #foodheroes transforming DC's food system
Lindsay Smith
Tuesday, August 04, 2015
Everywhere you look in D.C., there are #foodheroes. People helping D.C. residents grow more food, eat healthier, and care for the environment with their eating choices.
Community Development
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Food Systems
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Health and Wellbeing
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Sustainability
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New broadcasting rules bring indie radio stations to DC
Mike Janssen
Monday, May 18, 2015
Thanks to a new law, D.C.'s airwaves are about to get a lot more local.
Community Development
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The Arts
Takoma
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DC's Airbnb hosts offer off-the-beaten-track hospitality
Rhea Kennedy
Monday, April 06, 2015
As tourists descend on D.C. in record numbers and as the
sharing economy
grows in strength, it's worth thinking about the hundreds of Airbnb hosts in the District who help visitors discover unique experiences you won't find in any guidebook.
Apps
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Community Development
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Economic Development
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Entrepreneurship
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Technology
Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant
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The Hill
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Anacostia
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Dupont Circle/Logan Circle
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CLIPS: Brookland barber searching for a new home (now with audio!)
Rachel Kaufman
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
M&S Barber Services, a fixture in Brookland for almost 20 years, needs to find a new location. But the story of one barber shop versus neighborhood change is so much bigger.
Clips
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Community Development
Brookland
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A hunger for arts east of the river
Rachel Kaufman
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
A number of arts organizations—many of them less than a decade old—are slowly turning Wards 7 and 8 from “art deserts” to art destinations. But the change of pace is slower than many would like.
Community Development
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The Arts
Congress Heights
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Anacostia
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Groundbreaking police-community partnerships offer ways to improve neighborhood safety
Brandon Alcorn
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Dozens of communities across the U.S. have formed effective, ongoing partnerships with the police, improving safety and trust between residents and law enforcement.
Community Development
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For Good / Non Profit
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10 big ideas for D.C. now and in 2015
Rachel Kaufman
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
What does the future hold for the District? Elevation D.C. looks forward for our last issue of the year.
City Planning
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Community Development
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Economic Development
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Entrepreneurship
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For Good / Non Profit
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Health and Wellbeing
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Parks & Public Space
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Real Estate
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Sustainability
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Technology
,
The Arts
,
Transportation
Congress Heights
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Downtown
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H Street
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Brookland
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Georgetown/Glover Park
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Waterfront
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Capitol Riverfront
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U Street
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Chevy Chase/Friendship Heights
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NoMa
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Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant
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Park View/Pleasant Plains
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Bloomingdale
,
Takoma
,
Shaw
,
Foggy Bottom/Golden Triangle
,
The Hill
,
Petworth
,
Rhode Island Avenue Corridor
,
Anacostia
,
Tenleytown/Van Ness/Cleveland Park
,
Adams Morgan
,
Dupont Circle/Logan Circle
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What makes a great neighborhood? Our panel investigates
Alison Gillespie
Monday, December 08, 2014
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.
City Planning
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Community Development
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Economic Development
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Housing
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Parks & Public Space
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Retail
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The Arts
Capitol Riverfront
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DC's historic buildings can anchor a neighborhood, but some are in jeopardy
Christina Sturdivant
Monday, November 17, 2014
When cookie-cutter buildings replace historic ones, something is lost. Here's how preserving D.C.'s landmarks can enrich our neighborhoods.
City Planning
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Community Development
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Design
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Economic Development
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Retail
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The Arts
Downtown
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H Street
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Georgetown/Glover Park
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Petworth
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DC's churches change with our changing city
Beth Marlowe
Monday, November 17, 2014
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.
Community Development
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For Good / Non Profit
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Housing
Downtown
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Shaw
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Natural light, non-"scary" stairways and a new maker space: what's on tap for MLK Library
Amy Rogers Nazarov
Monday, November 10, 2014
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.
City Planning
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Community Development
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Education
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Parks & Public Space
Downtown
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One week until Creating Great Neighborhoods
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Our Dec. 2 event, discussing the elements that make neighborhoods great, is full, but you can sign up for the waitlist.
City Planning
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Community Development
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Parks & Public Space
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Retail
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Sustainability
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Transportation
Congress Heights
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Downtown
,
H Street
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Brookland
,
Georgetown/Glover Park
,
Waterfront
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Capitol Riverfront
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U Street
,
Chevy Chase/Friendship Heights
,
NoMa
,
Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant
,
Park View/Pleasant Plains
,
Bloomingdale
,
Takoma
,
Shaw
,
Foggy Bottom/Golden Triangle
,
The Hill
,
Petworth
,
Rhode Island Avenue Corridor
,
Anacostia
,
Tenleytown/Van Ness/Cleveland Park
,
Adams Morgan
,
Dupont Circle/Logan Circle
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Innovators, connectors and sharers: the people making DC amazing
Urbanful
Monday, November 03, 2014
D.C. wouldn't be where it is without its passionate, engaged citizens. Get to know four of them.
Community Development
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Economic Development
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Entrepreneurship
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Health and Wellbeing
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Media
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Restaurants
,
Retail
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Sustainability
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Technology
,
The Arts
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Transportation
Congress Heights
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NoMa
,
The Hill
,
Anacostia
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13 ideas for DC from the first-ever Urban Innovation Exchange
Walter Wasacz
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
A group of innovators behind small scale, place-based projects around the country convened in Detroit and talked about what works in their cities, sharing stories of success, failure, hard work and creativity.
City Planning
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Community Development
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Economic Development
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