Let Us Spray
Two stories high and as long as a city block, it sprawls over a crumbly retaining wall behind a brown shopping plaza in Northeast Washington, near a black chain-link fence tangled with barbed wire, surrounded by an ash-colored asphalt parking lot.

SF Artist Painting Washington, DC Red
Located in the Edgewood neighborhood, the mural is a gift to the community from the artists, the mayor, and the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities. The anchor mural stretches 300 feet, and another 300 feet of wall space shows off art from amateurs in the community.

GeoEye Opens Its Doors To DC Students
On a field trip last week a group of Washington, DC, students got a rare inside look into the workings of one of Loudoun's most recognized businesses, as well as a glimpse of what might be possible in the future.

Summer Jobs Program Raises Abstinence, Obesity Awareness
The District's summer youth employment program included a very unique opportunity for some teens to raise awareness about health epidemics in Southeast - obesity and HIV.

Teen Summer ShakesPEERS Perform Twelfth Night
Summer youth employment programs have been getting a bad rap in DC lately, but there are some youth who are learning valuable skills.

Three-minute interview - Uchenna Chukwu
The 19-year-old DC native has spent the summer working with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Summer Youth Employment Program to create a 300-foot mural in the Edgewood neighborhood.

Schooled in the Ways of Both Washingtons
White House Taps Minds of DC Youths for Intern Program.

Activists Aim to Make Yoga an Exercise in Accessibility
The desks had been pushed aside in a classroom at George Washington University on a recent afternoon, and 15 District high school students sat cross-legged on the floor with their eyes closed, breathing.

Fenty Celebrates New Aquatic Center, playground Mayor
Adrian M. Fenty celebrated the completion of the new Wilson Senior High School Aquatic Center with a ribbon cutting.

Brandywine Youth Camp Encourages Positive Choices
Local preteens learn about health, decision-making.

Urban Gardening with the Mayor’s Conservation Corps
The Mayor’s Conservation Corps (MCC) youth began canvassing Capitol Hill in July, distributing information about the program and seeking to have their youth participate.

Youth to tell Edgewood, DC story through mural
It's a hot smoggy summer day in Edgewood.  Two artists, Peter Krsko and Daniel Hopkins, are standing behind the Safeway Shopping center on Rhode Island Avenue, NE, staring at the bare concrete wall.