U Street NW

While the development pipeline is slowing in some neighborhoods, there remain a lot of mixed-use projects underway in Shaw and approaching the U Street Corridor. Today, UrbanTurf takes a look at what we can expect to see constructed and…

Long before gentrification and the uprising in 1968, the U Street Corridor was known as "Black Broadway." 

Joelle Firzli, Jacklyn Laryea, Michelle Cloud, and Kathleen Diab have collectively lived on every continent except Australia. When the four friends found themselves all living in D.C., the idea to create a brand focused on sustainable…

The In Series’ latest production at Source Theatre draws inspiration from the neighborhood just around the venue’s corner. From U Street to the Cotton Club, an experimental jukebox musical that premiered in 2009 at In Series, features jazz…