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A guide to DC's newest murals
Caroline Dobuzinskis
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Murals revitalize neighborhoods with nothing but a little spray paint and imagination. Here are some of the city's most recent murals--make time to look one up this spring.
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National roundup: Cleveland's coolest digs, Denver's downtown boom
Lee Chilcote
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
In Cleveland, next-generation housing includes one of the greenest homes in Ohio and a house with a basement rock-climbing gym. In Pittsburgh, indie filmhouses are making a comeback. Read about the smartest things happening in cities around the country in this roundup.
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Elevation DC is on spring break
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
We're taking a long-awaited vacation, so this week, enjoy these greatest hits from our archives.
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East-of-the-river residents hunger for new dining options
Christina Sturdivant
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
In wards 7 and 8, there are only a handful of sit-down restaurants for almost 150,000 people. Change is slowly coming, but here's what we can do better. Paging all entrepreneurial restaurateurs: your opportunity is here.
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Congress Heights
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These are the shortlisted architecture firms for the 11th Street Bridge Park
Rachel Kaufman
Friday, May 02, 2014
Six teams will go on to the next stage of the design competition to build an elevated park across the Anacostia.
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National spotlight: Alleyways become pathways to urban revitalization
Eric Peterson
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
From D.C. to Seattle, alleys are being reinvented as people-friendly spaces. Often perceived as dirty and dangerous, alleys are moving beyond garbage and garages to become havens for pedestrians, public art and small business.
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"D.C.'s High Line" could transform banks of the Anacostia
Rachel Kaufman
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
The proposed elevated park across the Anacostia would be a first for D.C. With a national design competition for the bridge kicking off, Elevation DC checked in on the park and its goals of fostering economic development, community health, and a cleaner river.
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National spotlight: What smart cities can learn from Memphis
Richard J Alley
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Memphis is on the rise thanks to a growing startup community, investments in bike lanes, a burgeoning arts district and people moving back to the city. In this spotlight from sister publication High Ground, read what's so smart about Memphis.
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Elevation Q&A: Edgar Cahn, who believes that everyone has something to contribute
Rachel Sadon
Tuesday, March 04, 2014
D.C. resident Dr. Edgar Cahn invented Time Banking, an alternative currency that prioritizes people over monetary value. Elevation DC sat down with Cahn to learn more.
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Will St. Elizabeths ice slide and G8WAY Pavilion kickstart Congress Heights?
Christina Sturdivant
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
The ice slide at the G8WAY Pavilion on the St Elizabeths campus has the potential to be much more than just a slide.
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Congress Heights
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'We dream of a big kitchen'
Whitney Pipkin
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
A Takoma Park nonprofit builds economic opportunity for low-income residents with a tasty new commercial kitchen.
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National spotlight: Public art transforms the urban canvas
Elaine Lebalme
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
All over the world, public art enlivens streetscapes, challenges assumptions, and adds color to our lives.
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DC's most beloved public art
Christina Sturdivant
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
We asked three figures in the art scene to tell us their favorite works of public art in the District. Then, we hope you'll tell us ours.
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Deconstruction keeps value and dollars in DC's neighborhoods
Rachel Kaufman
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Reusing building materials "keeps items that normally would end up in the landfill in the community," says one project manager. Nonprofits have been pushing the idea for decades, but now industry, in D.C. and elsewhere, is catching up.
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D.C. nonprofits start charter schools to ready adults for the workforce
Whitney Pipkin
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
D.C.'s charter school boom isn't just for kids. The public charter school board recently approved the seventh adult charter school in the city. Here's why these schools are an essential part of giving District residents a leg up.
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Columbia Heights-Mount Pleasant
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