The Wharf: Where DC Meets the Water
Oct. 12 marks the debut of entirely new riverside neighborhood, Phase One of “The Wharf.” This $2 billion renovation of Southwest’s waterfront required several...
Literacy Oasis in Formation
It started as a trickle. Small piles of books pooled around the radio station in response to a local teacher's call for help. A...
Turning the Boat Around
Woundim Demissie has big plans for the Shrimp Boat Plaza Restaurant, which opened its doors on July 25. He intends to make the iconic...
Gray Takes Safeway to Task
The long hot days of August are not traditionally cluttered with business for politicians in the District. But Councilmember Vincent Gray has been busy...
Pathways to Work and Better Health
As commencement ceremonies begin taking place around the city, Kristen Goff reflects on her life up to this point. “After I graduated from my...
Building Up DC’s Local Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs seeking support opportunities for their small business in DC can now add two new resources to the list: the Ascend Capital Accelerator and...
Capital City Creamery Busy in Congress Heights
Two summers ago, 11-year-old Tamyra Proctor walked down Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and peered through the window of a vacant commercial property. She...
