The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District is soliciting entries for its annual bike rack design competition. Winner gets a cash stipend; more importantly, the we get a snazzy new place to park our bikes. more ›

Written by DCist Contributor Laura Logerfo For the central cathedral in a major city, St. Matthew’s somehow blends in. The Cathedral is surrounded by offices that stand nearly as high as the church, and its brick façade resembles that of adjacent buildings. It is situated near one of the busiest and trickiest intersections in DC, where Connecticut Ave., Rhode Island Ave., 18th and M Streets all meet. On weekends, city dwellers pass by the church... more ›

We got an email today from the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District announcing a little lunchtime commuter fair for tomorrow. It's a fairly benign event, but one little detail jumped out at us: Workers and visitors in downtown DC’s central business district can navigate Metro’s online trip planner, pick up bus schedules, register their bikes, get information on car sharing, and learn about MARC, VRE and commuter buses during a lunchtime commuter fair at Farragut... more ›

If Alexandria officials are to be believed there has already been some impressive upside to their recruitment of the Patent and Trademark Office from the canyons of Crystal City to Carlyle, a neighborhood west of Old Town and north of the Capital Beltway. "We are now the intellectual capital of the world,'' says Stephanie Landrum, acting executive director of Alexandria's economic development office, according to the Washington Post. In addition to the over 7,000 employees... more ›

If you're like us, you tend to spend a good amount of time hoofing it through our fair city. And if you're also honest about it like we are, you probably go ahead and cross the street (when it's safe) even when the light isn't green. This, according to law.dictionary.com, is considered jaywalking and is therefore illegal. more ›

We were't too surprised to hear that some liberals had got together to hold a protest of Grover Norquist. After all, his Americans for Tax Reform has grown into a formidable lobby in Washington and the Wednesday morning conservative strategy meetings he hosts have become legendary in political circles. more ›

In just a few short weeks, they'll begin to appear around town. No, we're not talking about tourists or Cherry Blossoms, but another fixture of D.C.'s steamy summers - interns. Love them or hate them, they'll descend into congressional offices on Capitol Hill or the Golden Triangle of Nonprofit Power. They'll make lines at Starbucks, swarm Screen on the Green, and stand on the left side of the escalators. They also just might help you... more ›

Although the Post might be stuck on the line at Potbelly's at L and 19th streets NW, those lucky enough to work in the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (what we like to refer to as the 'axis of nonprofit power') know the area has plenty of interesting lunch options if you look beyond the big fast food chains. more ›