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In the early 1900s, Black Georgetowners played an active role in forming the culture of the neighborhood, creating the Rock Creek Citizens Association in 1916 to speak on important issues like local safety, cleanliness, playgrounds and to deal with issues of police conduct. Social groups such as Black fraternal clubs and church groups also played a pivotal role in local service projects.

Georgetown’s Brasserie Liberte and El Centro D.F. are two top spots.

Georgetown is a top spot for diners, who will find hidden romantic courtyards, laid-back pubs, and large waterfront patios offering sweeping views of the Potomac and every kind of fare, from high-end Italian coastal cuisine to no-frills pub classics.

Locals who think the Mall is old hat will visit in the evening after the crowds have gone, or stroll through Dumbarton Oaks, a beautiful (and relatively tourist-free) historic estate in D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood.

From a show at Blues Alley, to a virtual Galentine’s tea, and a Crumbs & Whiskers cat party, Georgetown has you covered for Valentine’s Day in some unique ways.

The DC BizCap program is helping small businesses like Georgetown chocolate shop Petite Soeur secure funding and overcome start-up hurdles.

There’s a lot the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) can eagerly count on in 2022, as our commercial district continues to steadily recover and reengage with the community.

Faith Broderick is the BID’s new economic development director, and Peter Abrahams is its economic development and partnerships consultant. They will comprise the BID’s new economic development team leadership.

The Georgetown Business Improvement District recruited a D.C. community planner and a former newspaper publisher to bolster its economic development efforts as the nonprofit seeks to combat office and retail vacancy rates that have risen steeply since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.