Archive: June 2017

Lyft is getting fancy with Lux service in DC

Jun. 30, 2017 1:04 pm

Lyft is getting fancy with Lux service in DC

The ridesharing company is going "ultra high-end" with the new luxury service.
Eyebeam director Roddy Schrock curated this Chelsea Manning art show

Jun. 30, 2017 12:53 pm

Eyebeam director Roddy Schrock curated this Chelsea Manning art show

It features 3D-printed portraits of Manning derived from DNA samples she mailed out during her incarceration.
MICA’s new product design program shows how art school is becoming entrepreneurial

Jun. 30, 2017 12:48 pm

MICA’s new product design program shows how art school is becoming entrepreneurial

The program, which debuts this fall, will be chaired by Leslie Speer. It'll be housed in the new Dolphin Design Center.
This is why Stitch made part of its flagship service open source

Jun. 30, 2017 12:16 pm

This is why Stitch made part of its flagship service open source

Taking a cue from companies like Gitlab and Docker, the startup wants to build a community around its Singer data integration tool.
emocha closes $1M seed round

Jun. 30, 2017 11:46 am

emocha closes $1M seed round

It's the second million-dollar funding announcement for the health IT company this month.
How an art-school kid ended up at an aerospace company

Jun. 30, 2017 11:35 am

How an art-school kid ended up at an aerospace company

DCAD grad Olivia Kwiatkowski is going to Pratt next year, but not before rebranding the Berwyn, Pa.-based Triumph Group.
A night of chamber music on Brooklyn’s floating food forest showed what cities can be

Jun. 30, 2017 11:22 am

A night of chamber music on Brooklyn’s floating food forest showed what cities can be

Music platform Groupmuse brought chamber music lovers to the Brooklyn waterfront Wednesday night. It was nice.
Retraining the workforce doesn’t require starting from scratch

Jun. 30, 2017 10:55 am

Retraining the workforce doesn’t require starting from scratch

The Appalachia Partnership Initiative wants to support STEM workers across the Rust Belt. “We have to help coal miners figure out what their transferable skills are. They may actually be suited for high-demand jobs and not know it.”
UrbanStems raises new funding round, hires COO

Jun. 30, 2017 10:51 am

UrbanStems raises new funding round, hires COO

The flower delivery startup looked to make long-term changes after a challenging Valentine's Day.
Zillow drops legal threat against McMansion Hell

Jun. 30, 2017 9:58 am

Zillow drops legal threat against McMansion Hell

With the agreement to drop lawsuit threats, the satirical architecture blog run by a JHU grad student won't use Zillow photos.