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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
Tech Tip: You’ve Been Hacked! What’s the First Thing You Should Do?
March 8, 2021
•The faster the pros can address the attack — and determine the extent of the data, applications and machines compromised — the better your chances of preventing bigger problems.
Architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen Dies at 91
March 4, 2021
•Georgetowner Hugh Jacobsen practiced architecture for decades, with a career spanning several high-profile commissions from around the world. He passed away March 4 in Front Royal, Va., at the age […]
Next Print Issue: March 10
March 1, 2021
•We’ll cover what real estate developers and the Georgetown BID have in store to revitalize retai and re-energize the quality of life that makes Georgetown, well, Georgetown.
Downtowner DC: Razor Wire, E-Mopeds, Schools, Metrorail, Crime
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Lime’s e-moped addition will make the company the first micro-mobility provider to offer three shared electric vehicle types on one platform.
Tech Tip: A Warning If You Handle, Process or Store Client Credit Cards
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Are you subject to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards if you take credit card payments over the phone? Absolutely!
Hip Foxtrot Leads New Business Openings
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The first-of-its-kind corner store/café/delivery retail market made its East Coast debut on March 1 at the corner of N Street and Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown.
New Incubator: Black Girl Ventures x Halcyon
February 25, 2021
•Starting in a few weeks, the 10 new fellows will participate in remote skill-building programming. Over the summer, they’ll meet for a weeklong residency at Halcyon’s headquarters.
Tech Tip: Your Firewall Is Useless, Unless …
February 22, 2021
•A firewall is a device that acts like a security cop, watching over your computer network to detect unauthorized access and activity.
Tech Tip: Don’t Just Close Your Browser
February 15, 2021
•If you simply close your browser, some of the session information that a hacker can use to gain entry is still running in the background.
Business Ins & Outs: Hungry for Tacos or Lobster?
February 12, 2021
•Among the “ins” are a Ray-Ban sunglasses shop, Amigo Mio and Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls, in the former Paul Bakery space on Wisconsin Avenue.