New BID CEO: ‘No Place Like Georgetown’  
• May 26, 2025

Deborah Kerson Bilek has long been a fan of business improvement districts. With a background in economic development, particularly land use and transportation planning and policy — as well as […]

ANC Monday: 5G, Jelleff, Hyde-Addison, GU Hospital Traffic
• June 28, 2019

One of the New Business items on tonight’s agenda is a resolution regarding the contract for use of the main playing field at the Jelleff Recreation Center.

Potomac St. Rats: From Burritos to Falafel
• August 3, 2017

It seems they have moved on from Chipotle’s Tex-Mex cuisine to the new shop across the street called Falafel Inc.

August 3: Deadline to Avoid Fee for Georgetown BID’s Holiday Lighting Program
• July 31, 2017

Contact the BID office by August 3 about holiday lights and you’ll pay no fee for the program.

Why Does Georgetown Need 3 Business Organizations?
• July 28, 2017

To better represent itself, the business community started the Georgetown Business Association more than 40 years ago. In the late 1990s, after the Mayor Barry years, when business services were […]

Wider Sidewalks Not a Walk in the Park
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The Georgetown Business Improvement District’s effort to widen pedestrian walking zones on the north side of M Street between Wisconsin Avenue and Key Bridge is coming under increased scrutiny. It’s […]

BID Annual Meeting: ‘In Great Shape’
• June 21, 2017

The June 13 annual meeting of the Georgetown Business Improvement District featured two business newcomers, several community-award winners and Council member Jack Evans, who spoke about Georgetown and Metro (not […]