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Visit the more than 14 participating small businesses along Wisconsin Avenue and side streets, and collect your flowers at each stop using bouquet bags provided upon check in. At the end of your tour, you will have a full bouquet to enjoy.

Shop a wide variety of footwear and apparel, and make the most of trained Fit Specialists who will conduct a 3D scan of your feet to determine the best New Balance style for you.

Join the Black Georgetown Foundation on Saturday, April 13 from 11 am - 12:30 pm to observe DC's Emancipation Day. Meet at the Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society (FUBS) cemeteries (2501 Mill Rd NW) for a libation ceremony and reading of names accompanied by DC Strings.

Congratulations to Book Hill's Pillar & Post, which was recently named one of the 30 best home decor shops in the South by Southern Living magazine!

The "original folding bike" was first created in 1975 by founder Andrew Ritchie after moving to London and deciding there had to be a better way to get around.

Join fellow garden lovers and the Tudor Place (1644 31st St NW) garden team on Saturday, April 6 from 10 am - 12 pm to help eradicate invasive species. Learn to identify non-native, invasive species of plants and help the garden team on their mission to keep them out of the historic garden.

Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave NW) is celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month with a jazz guitar series April 4 - 14. The festivities kick off with shows by Stanley Plays the Dead, featuring a jazz variation on the music of the Grateful Dead. On April 6, Gilad Hekselman is teaching a guitar masterclass, as well as a recording release.

Olfactory NYC opened last week at 3242 M St NW. Visit the fragrance studio and make your own custom scent.

The 21st annual Georgetown French Market is back April 26-28, and today we're announcing the promotions from 40+ participating shops, restaurants, and community groups, in addition to the weekend entertainment. Deals include an Ella-Rue tent sale with all items 50% - 75% off; up to 80% off sidewalk merchandise at Oliver Dunn and Moss & Co.; French pastries and grilled merguez sausage at Patisserie Poupon, and so much more.

byGeorge is a weekly blog produced by the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) that profiles the unique and diverse business owners, employees, office workers, residents, students, locals and tourists who shape DC’s oldest neighborhood.