Fête de la Musique Brings Live Music to the Streets of Georgetown 
• June 23, 2025

By Annabel Taylor  D.C., a city influenced by French urban planning and built by French architect Pierre Charles L’Enfant, shares more than just a layout with Paris. In 1982, France’s […]

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 […]

Rush Hour Traffic Lanes Never To Come Back?
• March 3, 2025

If you care about traffic in Georgetown, be aware that the DDOT plans to permanently remove all rush-hour lanes in the neighborhood, a key commuter route for Maryland and Virginia […]

Outlook 2025: Georgetown’s Community Leaders  Share What’s Ahead 
• January 15, 2025

Georgetown University   We are looking towards a 2025 filled with continued improvement and community across our Washington, D.C., campuses. We continue to work to modernize our Hilltop Campus through the construction […]

Georgetown Jingle ‘Sleighs’ with Musical Holiday Delights
• December 12, 2024

By Lucy Cullen The Georgetown BID hosted its first holiday music event—Georgetown Jingle on Dec. 7. Throughout the afternoon, there were 10 live music performances spanning across Georgetown, from Patisserie […]

December ANC Meeting: Crime, Leaves, Streateries, Holiday Events  
• December 9, 2024

A cover-all-the-bases agenda took the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting on Dec. 2 past 10 p.m. again, despite Chair Gwen Lohse’s best intentions.     First up was the crime report by […]

Weekend Roundup, Dec. 5-8
• December 5, 2024

We’re in full-on, Buddy the Elf level holiday fun this weekend. Celebrate the season with Georgetown Jingle on Saturday, The Wharf is hosting its annual holiday boat parade, Folger introduces […]

Book Hill’s Tree Lighting Is Tomorrow
• December 2, 2024

Tomorrow evening, Tuesday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 7 p.m., don’t miss the second annual Book Hill Tree Lighting. This community event, held in Book Hill Park at 1681 Wisconsin […]

November-December 2024 Community Calendar  
• November 11, 2024

Winter Safety Preparedness with DCHSEMA and CAG Public Safety   Thursday, Nov. 14   A free safety preparedness seminar, presented by the District’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency and the Citizens […]

In Memoriam: James Bracco
• July 17, 2024

The Georgetown Business Improvement District’s former executive director, Jim Bracco, died on May 21 after a long battle with cancer.   The BID offered the following remembrance: “Jim came from a […]