Pop! Wed Co offers elopement on demand
If you've ever faced the daunting task of planning (and paying for) a wedding, Pop! Wed Co offers couples an easy elopement alternative. Maggie and Steven Gaudaen have arranged and officiated over 50 weddings at museums, pizza shops and parks all over D.C. making happily ever after happen with just a few clicks of a mouse. Check out how they make happily ever after happen in our story here.
Wingate Hughes has an office to envy
Overlooking McPherson Square, architecture and design firm Wingate Hughes is shaping D.C. tech’s image, led by eccentric co-founders Gavin Daniels and Gavin Bowie. Check out their office in our latest Office Envy slideshow here.
Mayor Bowser's $60M bid for innovation in D.C.
In local big-money news, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has offered $60 million in tax breaks to keep the Advisory Board Company headquartered in the city, the latest move in her efforts to support the innovation economy in the District. The question is whether this kind of investments will pay off in the way Bowser and her team claim. Find out more in our full story here.
Will digital privacy survive Congress?
The House Judiciary Committee advanced a tech-backed bill yesterday that would extend legal recourse to certain foreign citizens if the U.S. government misuses their personal information. Since Edward Snowden's leaks showed tech companies were complicit in sharing customer data with U.S. government surveillance programs, the tech world has been walking a fine line, scrambling to rebuild trust with foreign clients while also trying to stay close to the federal government to advance their policy interests. Read more about what could happen to the billions of dollars on the line here.
