Georgetown BID: ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’

June 11, 2020

The mayor, Georgetown University President John DeGioia and Emerson Collective CFO Dan Tangherlini participated in the Georgetown Business Improvement District’s virtual annual meeting on June 10.

Little If Any June 1 Looting in Georgetown

June 2, 2020

“There was no apparent looting or destruction in Georgetown on Monday [early morning],” said Georgetown Business Improvement District CEO Joe Sternlieb, who toured the neighborhood’s commercial blocks at 6:30 a.m. […]

BID and Halcyon Extend Emergency Relief

May 7, 2020

The Georgetown Business Improvement District is also offering technical assistance to small business owners trying to apply to the second round of the Payroll Protection Program.

More Policing in Georgetown During Stay-at-Home Order

April 2, 2020

Now that street traffic has been greatly reduced by the stay-at-home order, officers are not the only ones more visible. So are potential lawbreakers.

‘Glow’ to Light Up Georgetown on Dec. 6

December 2, 2019

Running through Jan. 5, the light-art exhibition begins on Friday with the Grace Street Collective Holiday Party, offering s’mores, music and a pig roast from 4 to 8:30 p.m.

Seeking Ways to Save Georgetown Retail

November 18, 2019

The Georgetown Business Improvement District will be collating and analyzing notes and ideas garnered at the Nov. 14 town forum to update its Retail Action Plan.

BID Modifies K St. Reconfiguration

July 30, 2018

Because the changes have caused unacceptable congestion during evening rush hour, the BID and the District Department of Transportation are making three modifications, effective immediately.

M St. Sidewalk Expansion on Hold

May 24, 2018

The Georgetown Business Improvement District’s sidewalk-widening project, which added six feet of sidewalk out from the curb on each side of the street last year, won’t return until late summer or early fall.

Glass-Encased West End Library Opens

December 11, 2017

The 21,000-square-foot library is the first in D.C. to be entirely planned, funded and constructed as a public-private partnership, according to Deputy Mayor Brian Kenner.