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.

COVID Sights: Brooks Brothers Skips Town; Residents, Businesses Confront New World
• March 30, 2020

A few businesses remain open on M Street, such as Thunder Burger (takeout and delivery only), Moby Dick, America Eats (meals for the needy) and even Georgetown Tobacco.

Tech Tip: A Warning If You Handle, Process or Store Client Credit Cards
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PCI DSS is a set of legal requirements you must abide by to maintain a secure environment. If you violate them, you will incur serious fines and fees.

The Best Financial Advice During Times of Uncertainty
• March 26, 2020

A good historical example comes from the market crash of 2008. If you stayed on course and held your investment through that bottom until today, you’d be sitting on a 244-percent gain!

Restaurant Survival in the Time of COVID-19
• March 25, 2020

Resourceful and creative, restaurateurs define what it means to be a survivor. Having survived the 1987 stock market crash, 9/11, the burst of the tech bubble and snowmageddon, they are […]

Tech Tip: Your Firewall Is Useless Unless …
• March 23, 2020

A firewall is a device that acts like a security cop watching over your computer network to detect unauthorized access and activity — and EVERY business and individual needs one.

SBA Offers Loans to D.C. Small Businesses
• March 19, 2020

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on March 18 that the U.S. Small Business Administration had accepted the District’s declaration for assistance.

Georgetown Small Businesses Hit Hard; Virus Advice
• March 16, 2020

Mayor Bowser directed restaurants to shut their bar areas and make a six-foot distance between patrons. For Billy Martin of Martin’s Tavern, that directive makes an already small establishment smaller.

Business Ins & Outs
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In the face of current challenges, the neighborhood is welcoming a chocolatier, a butcher and a unisex shoe store, with more to come.

The Art of the Pour
• March 11, 2020

FINDING ENLIGHTENMENT AT PADDYWAX CANDLE BAR The one and only crafting event I’ve ever willingly participated in as an adult was last December at the Smithsonian, where a friend and […]