Business Ins & Outs: Blues Alley, Bogart, Kate Spade Hit by COVID
• July 27, 2020

Fallout from the pandemic: a halt on future sales, a permanent closure and no answer as to when the plywood will come down.

D.C. Requires Self-Quarantine of Those Arriving From 27 States  
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High-risk states are states where the seven-day moving average of daily new COVID-19 cases is 10 or more per 100,000 persons.

Tech Tip: Remote Collaboration Depends on Good Conferencing Practices
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Video conferencing gives your remote staff the opportunity to work directly with contemporaries and clients to drive business initiatives forward.

Mayor Mandates Masks, Extends Emergency to Oct. 9
• July 23, 2020

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s July 22 executive order mandates the wearing of face coverings outside as well as in enclosed office spaces and the lobbies of apartment houses.

Council Overturns Ad Tax
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The tax, strongly opposed by The Georgetowner and other area news media, would have deeply hurt local newspapers and small businesses.

Tech Tip: Don’t Send Your Private Information to Anyone!
• July 20, 2020

A secretary gets a message that appears to come from her manager, including having what looks like his actual email address when she looks at it in Outlook …

Business Ins & Outs: Cherub Antiques Gallery, ThinkFoodGroup, Blu Dot furnishings & more
• July 15, 2020

Chef Nicholas Stefanelli joined forces last week with Via Umbria owners Bill and Suzy Menard to open Officina Popup in the Via Umbria space at 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

D.C.’s 2021 Budget: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 
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A new tax on advertising approved by the District Council will add injury to insult for small local newspapers and other media outlets.

Angela Franco Named DC Chamber CEO
• July 13, 2020

Angela Franco, former senior advisor at the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority, will join the DC Chamber of Commerce as interim president and CEO.

Sidewalk Widening Plans, Concerns in Georgetown
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Can Georgetown’s brick sidewalks accommodate socially distanced diners, lines of customers, curbside pickups and drop-offs, sidewalk sales and pedestrians?