The Looming Student Debt Apocalypse

November 23, 2018

Education-related debt impacts more than 44 million of us, who owe a total of $1.5 trillion, making the burden of education the country’s second-largest debt after consumer mortgages.

Keith Lipert: The Gift Master

November 21, 2018

“What we have in Georgetown is unique,” says Keith Lipert. “I don’t think there is another store like mine in the world.” The thoughtful, stylish Lipert just might be correct. […]

J.Paul’s to Close by Year-End

November 19, 2018

The classic saloon, which opened in 1982, was the flagship of restaurateur Paul Cohn, who launched other eateries in the 1980s.

Tech Tip: Do You Enter Your PIN When Using Your Debit Card?


Run the card as credit and you’ll almost always get more antifraud protection should you have a problem with a purchase or if the card number is stolen.

Tech Tip: Cloud Apps Are a Huge Threat

November 12, 2018

Company data can be spread far and wide without central oversight of what information is being shared with whom.

Tech Tip: Is This Request Really From the Boss?

November 5, 2018

If you get a request relating to personnel, confidential information or banking transactions from someone in your organization, you must double-check that it really came from that person.

Police Advisory: Halloween in Georgetown

October 29, 2018

This Wednesday into the early hours of Thursday, there will be parking restrictions and street closures in Georgetown, as D.C.’s oldest and most haunted neighborhood celebrates Halloween.

Tech Tip: Are You Asking to Be Hacked?


One in five small businesses falls victim to cybercrime. Plus, half of all cyberattacks are aimed at small businesses because they make themselves low-hanging fruit.

Flicks4Change: Films for a Better World

October 24, 2018

Screenings will take place tonight, Nov. 8, from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at Clarendon Ballroom in Arlington, Virginia, and on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Halcyon House, 3400 Prospect St. NW.

Business Ins & Outs Oct. 24, 2018


By Stephanie Green and Robert Devaney In: Grand Opening for Café Georgetown Turkish journalist Emel Bayrak has waded into the dining scene with Café Georgetown, which opened at 3141 N […]