Editor’s pick: #TOP15 Living stories of 2015

Randall Lineback cows are America's oldest and rarest breed of cattle. Several years ago, they were on the brink of extinction. Now, a Virginia farmer is working to bring them back. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

From the brink of extinction to the dinner plate: A local farm saves rare heritage cattle A local farmer is bringing back a rare breed of American cattle from the brink of extinction — and he’s working with local chefs to make it a success. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

WTOP/Rachel Nania

D.C.’s newest development: A tour of the Dupont Underground Towering orange and yellow construction cranes have become a regular sight in D.C.’s skyline as the city continues adding apartments, retail and restaurants. But one of the most exciting developments in the District is happening underground. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

WTOP/Rachel Nania

Skip the pharmacy, head to the farm: Physicians write prescriptions for fruits, vegetables Tantalia Hall is one of nearly 400 D.C. residents who have received a written prescription for fresh produce in the last three years, and it’s all thanks to DC Green’s Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program. The program works with four D.C.-based health care centers and several farmers markets to help low-income patients who are struggling with chronic disease related to obesity, such as hypertension, diabetes, joint issues and more. (Courtesy Arcadia)

Courtesy Arcadia

Interior Design image of Cathedral Commons Apartments in Washington DC by Jeffrey Sauers of Commercial Photographics, Architectural Photo Artistry in Washington DC, Virginia to Florida and PA to New England

1-bedroom rentals for $4,000 a month: Is D.C. ready for high-end luxury living? D.C. is jumping on the luxury apartment bandwagon. At Cathedral Commons, the latest high-end luxury apartment to hit the market in the District, prices for a one-bedroom loft with a den start at $3,925 a month; a 3,183 square foot three-bed, three-bath unit rents for $9,500. (Courtesy Jeffrey Sauers)

Courtesy Jeffrey Sauers

D.C.’s first elevated park designed to bridge community gap A big project is turning a decades-long vision of connecting D.C.’s Southeast neighborhoods into a reality. (Courtesy OMA+OLIN)

Courtesy OMA+OLIN

First organic chef opens up about D.C.’s culinary history, future of food Insisting on organic is the core of a mission Nora Pouillon launched nearly 40 years ago, long before “organic” was even a term recognized by Congress. And the nation’s pioneer of organic eating is not slowing down any time soon. (Courtesy Restaurant Nora)

Courtesy Restaurant Nora

The main course on the Petit Gourmand children's tasting menu at Trummer's on Main: a beef shortrib stroganoff, served with homemade paparadelle pasta. (Courtesy Dusty Lockhart)

No chicken fingers here: Restaurant launches gourmet tasting menu for children In the six years since it opened, Trummer’s on Main has earned a reputation among D.C. diners for its locally sourced ingredients, carefully prepared seafood and innovative tasting menus. But these days, the dining establishment is catering to a new clientele with its tasting menu designed exclusively for children. (Courtesy Dusty Lockhart)

Courtesy Dusty Lockhart

Shared housing trend grows among older adults More seniors are looking to remain in a community setting as they age. According to the Census Bureau’s 2012 American Community Survey, the percentage of women 65 and older in “nonfamily households” who choose not to live alone has grown to 3.8 percent, up from 2.96 percent, The New York Times reports. (Courtesy Bonnie Moore)

Courtesy Bonnie Moore

The display cases at Dog Tag Bakery are filled with freshly baked breads, pastries, pies and sandwiches. Around breakfast and lunch time, locals and tourists file into the café on the canal and pack the tables in the first-floor dining room. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

Dog Tag Bakery helps vets, families launch new careers A local business is ‘baking a difference’ in the lives of veterans and their families. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

WTOP/Rachel Nania

Three of the four founders of Denizens Brewing Company are women. D.C. is seeing a growing number of women leading the food and beverage industries. (Courtesy Denizens Brewing Company)

D.C. sees more women running restaurants, breweries, distilleries Women are proving that their place is in the kitchen … and distillery and brewery. More women are taking over traditionally male-dominated roles in D.C.’s food and beverage industries. (Courtesy Denizens Brewing Company)

Courtesy Denizens Brewing Company

Chef Steven Badt and Chef Emily Hagel at Miriam's Kitchen. Badt came to Miriam's Kitchen 14 years ago and revolutionized the way the nonprofit feeds and serves the homeless community. (Courtesy Miriam's Kitchen)

Chef who revolutionized homeless food program says goodbye after 14 years Steven Badt, a chef who worked in restaurants in New York, Boston and D.C., didn’t see the need to treat a local nonprofit’s food program any differently than a program in one of his restaurants. (Courtesy Miriam’s Kitchen)

Courtesy Miriam’s Kitchen

In a year where fast-food giant McDonald’s saw a 4.6 percent slide in U.S. sales, fast-casual restaurants increased their sales by 10.5 percent. Sweetgreen was one of D.C.'s first healthy, fast-casual concepts. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Healthy, custom, creative: D.C.’s new face of fast food Double-stacked burgers and super-sized fries are no longer the portrait of fast food. Instead, quinoa bowls, wood-fired flatbreads and locally sourced lamb pitas are winning over the hearts of time-strapped diners in the District. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images

McKenna’s Wagon is a mobile food truck operated by Martha’s Table. Seven days a week, 365 days a year, the van heads out to three locations in the city to serve a hot meal, bagged sandwiches and homemade muffins to anyone who is hungry. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

What a difference a sandwich makes: Delivering food, security to D.C.’s hungry McKenna’s Wagon is a mobile food truck operated by Martha’s Table. Seven days a week, 365 days a year, the van heads out to three locations in the city to serve a hot meal, bagged sandwiches and homemade muffins to anyone who is hungry. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

WTOP/Rachel Nania

Page is a 110-seat restaurant that recently opened in Terminal A at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. It serves Southern classics, such as pimento cheese, cured ham and biscuits, Virginia she crab soup and Chesapeake oysters. Travelers can also check the status of their flights and surf the web at their leisure. (Courtesy OTG/Page)

Pack your bags: D.C.’s latest dining destination requires a ticket Some of Washington’s best chefs and restaurants are flocking to the airport. (Courtesy OTG/Page)

Courtesy OTG/Page

A sweet gig: 16-year-old opens Md. bakery Most teenagers spend their free time engrossed in social media and selfies, but 16-year-old Bree Britt isn’t like most teenagers. Every day at 3:50 p.m., Bree gets off the school bus at a small strip of storefronts on Livingston Road in Accokeek, Maryland. And under a white awning that reads “Bree’s Sweet Treats,” the teen transforms from high school student to business owner. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)

WTOP/Rachel Nania