New Canal Boat Christened in Joyous Ceremony 
• May 2, 2022

Georgetown’s brand new 80-footlong, historically correct Canal Boat was officially launched Thursday, April 28, at the C&O Canal’s reconstructed and filled Lock 3 with joyous pomp and ceremony. There were […]

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., […]

19th Annual Georgetown French Market
• April 26, 2022

Our 19th annual Georgetown French Market is this Friday, April 29 – Sunday, May 1 (10 am – 5 pm on Friday & Saturday, and 12 pm – 5 pm […]

New Canal Boat, Outdoor Events Energize Georgetown 
• April 13, 2022

SPONSORED CONTENT This is the busiest spring we’ve had in two years, and we’re thrilled that Georgetown feels so alive again.  Most anticipated of all, a C&O Canal boat is […]

GMS Annual Meeting Asks What’s the ‘State of the Street’?
• April 11, 2022

Spirits were sparkling last Wednesday, April 6, as Georgetown Main Street (GMS) hosted its annual meeting dubbed the “State of the Street” at Compass Coffee, 1351 Wisconsin Ave. NW. With […]

Georgetown BID Initiatives Signal Reinvigorating Year for Commercial District 
• January 12, 2022

Sponsored Content We’ve all learned our lesson from the past two Januarys: Expect the unexpected for the year ahead. Still, there’s a lot the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) can […]

Georgetown BID Hires 2 New Business Development Professionals
• January 10, 2022

Georgetown’s Business Improvement District (BID) – a commercial tax-funded non-profit business development organization responsible for numerous projects from streateries and widened sidewalk platforms (that may be a model for the […]

Crime: GU Observatory Vandalized, Gun Wielder Threatens BID Employee
• January 3, 2022

Regarding crime related activity, 2021 was an eventful year. Fortunately, the District’s men and women in blue have stayed on top of the situation by vigilantly safeguarding our streets 24/7. […]

Streateries Project Extended, Most Widened Sidewalks Not
• December 13, 2021

After waiting through nine hours of Zoom meetings, the nail-biting fate of expanded sidewalks in Georgetown for diners and pedestrians finally came up Thursday Dec. 9, the last item of […]

Georgetown BID Criticized for Sidewalk Expansions, High Staff Costs
• November 29, 2021

The Georgetown Business Improvement District – a non-profit organization originally dedicated to “a cleaner, safer, more accessible Georgetown” and supported by some $5.2 million of annual mandated supplemental taxes on businesses […]