Georgetowners of the Year for 2025 
• January 13, 2026

The naming of Georgetowners of the Year has been a tradition of The Georgetowner newspaper for decades. Devoted and influential members of the neighborhood who have received this distinction include Billy Martin, Pamla Moore, Leslie Maysak, Jack DeGioia, Bob […]

Business Ins & Outs: Google Store Opens; Happy 25th to Bacchus Wine Cellar!
• December 8, 2025

There’s been a flurry of openings lately. One veteran customer said she was impressed to observe the number of bags being carried by shoppers along Georgetown sidewalks on Black Friday.  In: Google Store Opens on M   A brick-and-mortar Google […]

20th Annual French Market Attracts Throngs, as Skies Cleared
• May 1, 2023

While Friday’s April rains dampened first-day turnout for Georgetown’s annual French Market on Wisconsin Avenue’s Book Hill, Saturday’s clear and warm weather brought joyous hordes of sidewalk shoppers, browsers and […]

Georgetown French Market Returns This Weekend
• April 28, 2022

Transport to the streets of Paris for the 19th annual Georgetown French Market popping up this weekend, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m., […]

To Keep Georgetown Distinctive, Support Small Business Saturday  
• November 10, 2021

With so many highly commercialized holiday shopping days popping up in recent years — from Black Friday to Cyber Monday to Super Saturday — it’s easy to become a grinch.   […]

Wine Sales on ‘Roller Coaster’ During Pandemic
• January 7, 2021

Nationally, wine sales are up, particularly online sales — most likely due to people heeding warnings and staying home.

Shutdown Specials in Georgetown
• January 10, 2019

The Georgetown Business Improvement District is promoting a slew of deals as part of its campaign to tell diners, shoppers and visitors that #georgetownisopen during the partial federal shutdown.