By Katie Arcieri – Staff Reporter, Washington Business Journal “Initially we were under the impression that it was a design-oriented challenge,” said Deborah Kerson Bilek, senior director of community outreach for […]

BY MICHAEL NEIBAUER  –  ASSOCIATE EDITOR, WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL The much-needed revitalization of Franklin Park is advancing toward the bid stage. The D.C. Department of General Services recently announced that it had awarded […]

Find a riding buddy and bike to work on May 18 for Bike to Work Day 2018. Join the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) on Freedom Plaza from 7-9am for the largest […]

Farmers market season has arrived in DowntownDC! Bring the farm to your table and get fresh produce, dairy, prepared foods, alcohol, coffee and more in DowntownDC as four weekly producer-only […]

The National Cherry Blossom Festival (NCBF) is just weeks away and in addition to those Tidal Basin blooms we all love, a range of exciting cultural and entertainment events are […]

The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) in March will release a redesigned and updated outreach services information card of resources to assist individuals experiencing homelessness in DowntownDC and those in […]

BY Gerry Widdicombe – Widdicombe Consulting and former DowntownDC BID Economic Development Director “Given recent press focusing mainly on the negative aspects of the District providing incentives to attract Amazon HQ2, I […]

The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) along with multiple public and private agencies on Jan. 24 participated in the District of Columbia’s annual homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) count, which was organized […]