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A Joyful Georgetown BID Celebrates 25 Years
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Business Ins & Outs: José Andrés Hotel, Call Your Mother, Housebar, Creme
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BID CEO Joe Sternlieb Stepping Down in 2025
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Business Ins & Outs: Osteria Mozza DC, Arc’teryx, Malbon
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BID to Celebrate 25th Anniversary, Holds 2024 Board Election
Ins & Outs: Four Seasons GM David Bernand Departing
March 22, 2021
•After a six-year stint in Georgetown, Bernand is heading to Dallas. Other business news items concern Brow Bar, European Market Kitchen and Kiehl’s.
Architect Frank Schlesinger, 1925-2021
March 18, 2021
•Schlesinger, who led an award-winning architectural practice in Georgetown for more than 60 years, died on March 4 at the age of 95.
Women’s History Month at D.C.’s Hotel Zena
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Located in Thomas Circle, Hotel Zena, which opened last October, is all about female empowerment, through wellness, food and drink, activism and design.
Mayor Bowser Lifts Some COVID Restrictions
March 15, 2021
•Alcohol can now be sold until midnight, but restaurants are required to close by midnight. Also, on March 22, indoor dining at restaurants can increase to 25-percent capacity.
Business Ins & Outs: Spicez, Café Tu-O-Tu, Duly Noted, Bitty & Beau’s
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Georgetown is seeing lots of transition in the retail and restaurant realm. Here are some of the latest business ins, outs and coming-soons to look forward to.
3 Rules for Keeping Your Data Safe in the Cloud
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If you’re using any kind of cloud application — and these days, who isn’t? — you’re right to be concerned about data privacy and security.
Georgetown’s ‘Crane of Shame’ Removed
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Georgetowners woke up on Saturday morning, March 13, to the sight of the neighborhood’s famous abandoned construction crane at 3000 M St. NW being dismantled.
New Small Business Grants From Georgetown Main Street
March 14, 2021
•Approved uses include: technical assistance, business development, exterior and storefront improvements, interior renovations, security improvements and equipment.
Ins & Outs: Foxtrot, Roll, Freshbee’s
March 13, 2021
•IN: FOXTROT OPENS IN GEORGETOWN On March 1, Foxtrot — the first-of its-kind corner store/café/delivery retail market — made its East Coast debut at 1267 Wisconsin Ave. NW, at the […]
Georgetown Retail: Bringing Vibrancy Back
March 10, 2021
•As we begin to imagine the post-pandemic world, creative entrepreneurial minds in Georgetown are exploring strategies for revitalizing commercial market spaces.