BID Applauds New CEO, Celebrates Georgetown at the Four Seasons 
• September 22, 2025

The Georgetown Business Improvement District held its annual meeting at a Four Seasons lunch Sept. 18 and introduced its new CEO Deborah Kerson Bilek, who took over from longtime leader, […]

Vote Now: Georgetown BID 2025 Board of Directors Election
• September 2, 2025

It’s time to cast your vote in the 2025 Georgetown Business Improvement District Board of Directors election! For Georgetown Tenants: We are using an online system to tabulate votes. If you […]

Update on Georgetown’s Extended Sidewalks and Streateries
• August 11, 2025

By the Georgetown Business Improvement District Georgetown’s streatery program launched in 2021 and fueled Georgetown’s post-pandemic economic recovery. It continues to shape our public realm and has further activated our […]

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 […]

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 […]