The Usual ANC Suspects: DDOT, Jelleff, Traffic   
• May 6, 2024

How much is going on in Georgetown this spring? So much that it took an entire two-hour-plus Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting on May 1 just to catch everyone up and […]

Business Ins & Outs: Barnes & Noble, Georgetown Veterinary, Marcel’s
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M St. Barnes & Noble Restored, June 26 Gone from Georgetown since 2011, the United States’ largest bookstore chain will return to its original location at 3040 M St. NW, […]

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 […]

Foxtrot’s Abrupt Closure May Be Illegal
• April 25, 2024

Foxtrot, the high-end coffee shop and convenience store, suddenly announced midday April 23 that it was permanently closing all of its locations. Employees and customers were stunned by the abrupt closures […]

Downtown Stunner: La Grande Boucherie
• April 24, 2024

It was quite the restaurant opening party of 400 attendees last week at the corner of 14th and G Street NW in an old bank building that was shuttered for […]

Georgetown Main Street Lauds Local Businesses
• April 22, 2024

“Georgetown is thriving,” said Georgetown Main Street Executive Director Rachel Shank, who noted she’s been on the job for five years. Shank welcomed members and guests to Georgetown Main Street’s annual […]

Business Ins & Outs: M.M.LaFleur, Sézane, Wingo’s; Big Wheel Bikes
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In: Sézane to Open May 3 The ladies are impressed. Sézane is set to open May 3 at 1211 Wisconsin Ave. NW in the former Tory Burch store. The French […]

Giuseppe Cecchi, Watergate Developer and IDI Group Founder, Dies at 93
• April 11, 2024

Giuseppe Cecchi, 93, prominent Washington, D.C. real estate developer and McLean, Virginia, resident, died peacefully at home surrounded by the love of his family on April 4. He had a […]

‘Hair Force One’: Intimate Yet Respectful  
• April 10, 2024

Eivind Bjerke — a Norwegian immigrant who became the hairdresser of first ladies, royalty and Georgetown “who’s-whos” — tells his remarkable life story in “Hair Force One.” The new paperback […]