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Bike lifestyle moves into H Street Corridor

Sam Pearson • April 18, 2013

A streetcar is coming to H Street Northeast late this year, but Austin Stubbs won’t be using it.

“There’s absolutely no reason to get on the bus or Metro,” Stubbs said.

Stubbs, 27, shapes his life and livelihood around the bicycle.

The area around H Street is flat, and bike lanes plentiful, making the five-minute ride from Stubb’s home at 15th Street Northeast and East Capitol Street a breeze.

It’s new residents like Stubbs who are behind some of the changes to the H Street Corridor.

Safeway to Save Petworth

Nicole Cusick • April 16, 2013

While carrying her reusable tote bags close to her on this windy day Eula-Mae White was not discouraged in stopping to say “hello” to passers-by as she walked down Georgia Avenue.

The Personal Side of Political

Alexa Kelly • January 4, 2013

Nothing much happens in Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania.

Lakota Stake Their Claim on the Earth

Pamela Huber • December 6, 2012

Nestled in the southwest corner of South Dakota, the Black Hills rise out of the Great Plains like a new forest growing from its burnt ancestor.

The Strange Saga of Southeastern University

Eleanor Greene • December 6, 2012

Quick: name five schools in the District.

Professor Profile: Alison Thomas

Dinah Douglas • December 6, 2012

Alison Thomas is a professor in the AU Department of Literature, teaching college writing and creative writing, including a humor-centric writing colloquium for Spring 2013.

Out of Asia, Into the District

Emily Kate Edwards • December 6, 2012

Daw Suu Kyi’s visit to American University in September is far more significant than many outside of the community realize.

Helping Heroin Users Get Clean: DC's Innovative Harm Reduction Policies

Jared Angle • December 6, 2012

A shift away from injection heroin use and the efforts of needle exchange operations in Washington, DC, have contributed to a decrease in the number of new HIV infections in the second half of the 2000s. But at the Kolmac Clinic Silver Spring addiction treatment program, which provides treatment for opioid addicts, there’s been a shift in the clients they serve.

Stopping Slavery in the Nation's Capital

Rachel Lomot • December 6, 2012

It’s 1 a.m. She’s been standing on the corner for four hours. She cannot go home. She cannot call the police. She cannot tell her friends. All she can do is wait in fear.

Smells Like Ethiopian Spirit: Ethiopian Punk Rock in the District

Ethan Miller • December 6, 2012

Over the summer I had the opportunity to see one of my favorite DC musicians, David “Spoonboy” Combs, play a show backed by one of my favorite bands, Good Luck. While moving with the music in the front row, I happened to look behind the musicians.

Unhousing an Undergrad: AU Student Experiences Homelessness

Jess Anderson • December 6, 2012

AU Employees and Students Fight for Workplace Fairness

Taylor Kenkel • November 22, 2012

As college students, sometimes it’s easy to focus on papers and parties and forget to pause and appreciate the people who provide the university with basic and often underappreciated services. AU’s Student Worker Alliance gave university employees a forum to talk about their experiences last week in an event that emphasized the need to support campus workers as they fight for improved contracts with their employers. Kevin Nelson, who has worked in the dining hall at AU for nearly four years while pursuing a nursing degree at UDC, served as one of the main speakers at the event.