Technology : Features

Entrepreneur Kat Calvin talks about Blerdology, the site she founded for black nerds, plus mentors, community, and life in D.C. And Star Trek.

Men far outnumber women in tech. But now, two new D.C. organizations are helping women and young girls break into the traditionally male world.

Stop fighting over the last seat at Starbucks. D.C.'s coworking spaces provide "everything you need to run your office, plus community."

From Greenville, North Carolina to Baltimore, from Tampa to Denver to Cleveland to D.C., tech savvy, entrepreneurship, and investment are coming together to create bright clusters of digital innovation. It's truly time for the "rise of the rest."

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

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.

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 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.

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.