community development : Features

The long-abandoned, much-beloved Uline Arena is moving toward a new phase of life.  As the project moves forward, here's a look at the building's storied past.

A training program is aiming to place up to 600 District residents  in hospitality jobs. The ambitious program's goal is to fight unemployment in D.C.'s poorest neighborhoods.

In D.C.'s smallest quadrant, an arts revolution is quietly taking place.

The River Terrace Community Organization was once one of the strongest community groups in D.C. But then it fell apart. Now, the new president of the organization has big plans to turn the group around. River Terrace is back.

Art's not just "pretty stuff." The arts can revitalize local neighborhoods and struggling economies. Here's how this trend is playing out nationwide.

A $300,000 grant from ArtPlace America will fund a competition to design the next generation of playground for D.C. spaces, where off-the-shelf slides and swings give way to art like you can't imagine.

D.C. kids and teens are learning to unleash their inner Dres and Beyonces...at the library, of all places. No more shushing--bring on the beats.

This is the new way D.C. parties: think warehouses and parking lots, not swanky ballrooms. Savvy entrepreneurs are launching new businesses to take advantage of this shift in thinking, and in the meantime, activate underused spaces and neighborhoods.

The second event in Elevation DC's speaker series, in partnership with Smart Growth America, brought a crowd to discuss how food and restaurants reshape neighborhoods.

NoMa, a neighborhood created piecemeal from other places around a Metro station, is still struggling to find its identity even as it transforms into an entirely new place. If history's any guide, history could help.

According to Time magazine, Millennials are "lazy, entitled narcissists." According to the members of Capital Cause, they're going to save D.C., one charitable cause at a time.

Learn about the new food trends shaping the city (and vice versa) at Food in the City next month. Till then, there's plenty to sink your teeth into in this article examining pop-ups, incubators, curated food destinations and more. Dig in!

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.

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.

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.