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COVID-19 Testing Available For Essential Workers Downtown

January 27, 2021

The DC Department of Health (DC Health) and the DowntownDC and Golden Triangle BIDs have partnered to offer COVID-19 testing to our community of essential workers. Test will be PCR-based […]

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January 14, 2021

Request for Proposals: Signature Landscaping Element

The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) is seeking a landscape architect to design a signature element for use in landscaping the public space. This signature element will define, enliven, and beautify the public realm in the DowntownDC BID area. Once installed, the signature element will […]

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DowntownDC BID PPP Technical Assistance Program

January 13, 2021

The Small Business Association (SBA) opened their application portal for a second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding on Monday, January 11, 2021 for businesses that did not receive […]

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DowntownDC BID $1 Million Pandemic Assistance Grant Program

January 11, 2021

The DowntownDC BID $1 Million Pandemic Assistance Grant Program will supplement and compliment the federal and DC governments’ grant programs by providing grants to those DowntownDC small businesses and organizations that: do not qualify for those grant programs do qualify for those grant programs but [...]

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December 23, 2020

‘I See How it Makes a Difference. That’s Why I Donate.’

Lorenzo Sanders Sr. is a Safety/Hospitality and Maintenance (SAM) Ambassador on the Special Projects Team and a donor to the DowntownDC Foundation. He has worked for the DowntownDC BID since […]

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December 21, 2020

DowntownDC Economy Tracking

The DowntownDC BID has been tracking the partially open sectors on an approximately bi-weekly basis, and information as of December 10, 2020 is provided below. Our next data collection date will [...]

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December 17, 2020

Michael Bunn: ‘We Are a Community’

Michael Bunn is the Lead Facility Assistant at the Downtown Day Services Center. He has worked for the DowntownDC BID since 2007 and is a D.C. resident. “We’ve been going […]

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December 01, 2020

Thankful for Support from DowntownDC

Despite the challenges created by COVID-19 this Thanksgiving, the DowntownDC Foundation served over 200 hot lunches to individuals experiencing homelessness in DowntownDC on Nov. 26, 2020. The traditional meal, from […]

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October 27, 2020

Vote for Your Favorite DowntownDC Experience of 2020

Let your voice be heard! What event or experience in 2020 made DowntownDC So Much More? Let us know by voting for the DowntownDC Experience Momentum Award, the nominees are: Black Lives [...]

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September 29, 2020

Request for Qualifications: Temporary Artistic Social Distance Guidance

The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) is seeking proposals from local artists to create and install a temporary 2D design that will guide people on how to keep a safe […]

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PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID Announces PPP Technical Assistance Program For Members

January 13, 2021

January 13, 2021 Washington, D.C. – The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) has contracted accounting firm CohnReznik to assist eligible DowntownDC member businesses and non-profits in applying for the Small Business Association’s (SBA) second round of funding through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). A dedicated team of […]

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PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID Announces $1 Million Pandemic Assistance Grant Program

January 11, 2021

January 11, 2021 Washington, D.C. – The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) is pleased to announce a new $1 Million Pandemic Assistance Grant Program. The BID’s grant program is designed to supplement federal and DC […]

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PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID Opens Warming Center For Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

December 22, 2020

December 22, 2020 Washington, D.C. – The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) in partnership with the Department of Human Services (DHS) is offering unsheltered residents a safe, warm space place to be during the cold weather months […]

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PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID Announces Debra Kilpatrick Byrd as Director of Homeless Services

November 25, 2020

Wed. November 25, 202o WASHINGTON, D.C. — Debra Kilpatrick Byrd joined the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 as the BID’s new Director of Homeless Services. Byrd will be leading […]

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November 24, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID To Host First-Ever Virtual Momentum Awards Ceremony

November 24, 2020 Washington, D.C. – The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) will host its annual DowntownDC Momentum Awards on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 4:30 pm, in a first-ever virtual format. The 2020 Momentum Awards will air on www.downtowndc.org/momentum2020, allowing attendees to join […]

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 PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID Unveils Plants of Indiana Installation at Indiana Plaza

November 04, 2020

November 4, 2020 Washington, D.C. – The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) has introduced a new installation at Indiana Plaza. “Plants of Indiana” is an outdoor exhibit celebrating nature and the namesake of the plaza. The exhibition is […]

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September 29, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: International Downtown Association Awards Top Industry Honors to DowntownDC Business Improvement District

September 30, 2020 DowntownDC To Receive IDA’s Highest Award That Recognizes Innovative Achievement in Urban Place Management Washington, D.C. – The International Downtown Association (IDA) will recognize the DowntownDC Business Improvement […]

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September 04, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: St. John’s Church To Activate Racial Justice, Love & Unity Themed Murals

September 3, 2020 Local artists will come together this Labor Day weekend to paint a series of vibrant murals on the plywood panels currently installed at St. John’s Church located […]

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September 04, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: National Building Museum To Install Protest-Inspired“Murals That Matter” Exhibition On West Lawn

August 21, 2020 Selection of artworks commissioned for plywood-covered storefronts in downtown D.C. will be joined by new murals celebrating 1963 March on Washington leaders WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Building Museum, […]

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June 05, 2020

Press Release: Joint Statement from the DowntownDC and Golden Triangle BIDs

Friday June 5, 2020 From DowntownDC Business Improvement District President & CEO Neil Albert and Golden Triangle Business Improvement District Executive Director Leona Agouridis: “We stand united with Mayor Muriel Bowser […]

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COVID-19 Testing Available For Essential Workers Downtown

Request for Proposals: Signature Landscaping Element

DowntownDC BID PPP Technical Assistance Program

DowntownDC BID $1 Million Pandemic Assistance Grant Program

‘I See How it Makes a Difference. That’s Why I Donate.’

DowntownDC Economy Tracking

Michael Bunn: ‘We Are a Community’

Thankful for Support from DowntownDC

Vote for Your Favorite DowntownDC Experience of 2020

Request for Qualifications: Temporary Artistic Social Distance Guidance

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PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID Announces PPP Technical Assistance Program For Members

PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID Announces $1 Million Pandemic Assistance Grant Program

PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID Opens Warming Center For Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID Announces Debra Kilpatrick Byrd as Director of Homeless Services

PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID To Host First-Ever Virtual Momentum Awards Ceremony

PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID Unveils Plants of Indiana Installation at Indiana Plaza

PRESS RELEASE: International Downtown Association Awards Top Industry Honors to DowntownDC Business Improvement District

PRESS RELEASE: St. John’s Church To Activate Racial Justice, Love & Unity Themed Murals

PRESS RELEASE: National Building Museum To Install Protest-Inspired“Murals That Matter” Exhibition On West Lawn

Press Release: Joint Statement from the DowntownDC and Golden Triangle BIDs

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 PRESS RELEASE: DowntownDC BID Unveils Plants of Indiana Installation at Indiana Plaza