Civic-minded young Washingtonians have a chance to be a part of something bigger than just D.C., while at the same time helping their neighbors. Thousands of young people will give back this weekend as part of Global Youth Service Day (each individual project is one day, but the event runs from April 25-27). Global Youth Service Day started internationally 20 years ago. Independent organizations all over the world coordinate efforts in their respective cities to…

It’s a rare day in the non-profit world when you have to ask people to stop volunteering, but alas, Team DCist has no more room for additional members at our Servathon project site, Harriet Tubman Elementary School. We now have 50 volunteers, almost double last year’s participation. There are still plenty of spots available at other schools, so eager volunteers can still sign up, but you’ll be assigned a different DCPS location. Team DCist has…

Sincere thanks to all of you who have volunteered to join the DCist team for this year’s Servathon. Forty-six of you will be rolling up your sleeves and getting dirty with us on May 3. The good news is Team DCist finally has a site — Harriet Tubman Elementary School at 3107 13th Street NW. The school was chosen primarily because it was one of the few places that could fit our massive numbers of…

There’s motivator for your spring cleaning waiting for you in Capitol Hill on Wednesday. As part of Dress for Success’ annual S.O.S. — Send One Suit — Week, Fed Ex Special Delivery will be collecting professional attire and accessories from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. by the Capitol South metro station. You may remember them from previous years; it’s their third time soliciting assistance from the local community. These drives have managed to collect more…

There’s good news: DCist is already one of the leading teams as far as recruiting volunteers and fundraising for this year’s Servathon. But we need five more volunteers by Sunday, March 16, to get our team name printed on our shirts for free. (Don’t you want a Team DCist shirt to wear to the gym? You know you do.) This year’s Servathon will take place on May 3. Team DCist will head to a yet-to-be-determined…

Even with Mayor Fenty’s re-organization plan of D.C. public schools, we all know they’re still struggling, and not just academically. That’s why DCist is organizing another team this year to participate in the annual Servathon, organized by Greater DC Cares and their sponsor Fannie Mae, which is focusing only on fixing up school facilities this year. The date to roll up your sleeves is May 3. Last year, 27 DCist staff members and readers turned…

Calling all foodies and would-be good citizens: It’s never been so easy to donate to a good cause. This Thursday, area restaurants will be participating in the annual Dining Out for Life event, where over 130 restaurants have agreed to donate between 25-100 percent of their night’s sales to benefit Food & Friends. Food & Friends prepares, packages, and delivers personalized meals to more than 1,400 people in the D.C. metro area living with HIV/AIDS,…

Here we go again: The Real World may finally (or dreadfully) be coming to Washington. We know, we know. Rumors circulated three-and-a-half years ago that MTV was scoping out property in Adams Morgan. We warned you then it probably wouldn’t happen, it didn’t, and the bars of Adams Morgan were better for it. But Bunim-Murray Productions, which currently produces The Real World for MTV, is reportedly looking for activists and politically minded people to cast…

Attention DCist readers with reality TV show aspirations: FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance is coming to the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street NE on Thursday. From 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. tomorrow, dancers ages 18 to 30 have the chance to see if they have what it takes to be applauded or booed on national TV. Be prepared to wait in line, because producers expect anywhere from 300-1200 dancers (callbacks are…

Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP won yesterday’s City of the Future design challenge to imagine what Washington would look like in the year 2108. The winning team went green, envisioning a self-sustaining city with soaring towers built on the sites of former forts that once defended Washington, transforming them into centers for wind and solar energy production, hydroponic farming and defensive security systems. In this environmentally friendly city, cars have no place. Metro…