Election Preparedness in Georgetown and the Rest of D.C.

November 4, 2024

While parts of Washington, D.C. — the U.S. Capitol, White House and Naval Observatory —prepare for Election Day by erecting fencing and boarding up windows and doors, Georgetown is not […]

A Joyful Georgetown BID Celebrates 25 Years

September 30, 2024

There were lots of familiar faces – Georgetown business and community leaders, supporters and friends — at the 25th anniversary party for the Georgetown Business Improvement District on Sept. 25 […]

BID CEO Joe Sternlieb Stepping Down in 2025

September 23, 2024

Joe Sternlieb, CEO and President of the Georgetown Business Improvement District since 2012, has announced that he will be stepping down in the first quarter of 2025 to become an […]

Weekend Roundup, September 12-15

September 11, 2024

Another lovely fall weekend is upon us! This time, don’t miss James Taylor at Wolf Trap, a Colonial Market and Fair at Mount Vernon, Georgetown’s Catbird celebrating 20 years. And […]

BID to Celebrate 25th Anniversary, Holds 2024 Board Election  

September 9, 2024

The Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) will its celebrate its 25th anniversary at their annual meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The BID Board of Directors election is now taking place […]

Opinion: Georgetown BID Letter to WMATA on Proposed Bus Route Changes 

July 17, 2024

RE: Georgetown Comments on the Proposed 2025 Better Bus Network Redesign To Board Chair Paul C. Smedberg and Members of the Board,  Georgetown is the region’s largest employment and commercial […]

Georgetown Tree Panel Brings Together 5 Experts          

May 20, 2024

In an 18th century tavern in Georgetown, in a meeting room where the walls were covered by now-rarely-seen painted-on-site wall paper of silver trees, Trees for Georgetown held a tree […]

BID Members Vote on 5 More Years and 5% Tax Increase — Deadline Is Tomorrow

May 2, 2024

Vote Extended Through May 3  The 25-year-old Georgetown Business Improvement District has extended the voting deadline on the new GBID Board which approved 5-year plan and 5-percent tax rate increase […]

Business Ins & Outs: French Market, Rose Park Market, Club Pilates, Rosewood

April 29, 2024

In (Oui): Georgetown and the French Market If you were in Georgetown over the weekend, you knew — beyond a doubt — that Georgetown is back, baby. It sure looked […]

Hot Brands, Like Tesla, Keep Georgetown Hot

January 25, 2024

Last month, the widely read news was that Barnes & Noble will return to Georgetown, which it left in 2011. Amazingly, the United States’s largest national bookstore chain will return […]