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DC Neighborhood Sites
The rise of a city wide network of neighborhood blogs and web sites, an interesting dynamic taking place in our nation’s capital, was highlighted recently by a Washington Post Express posting. Major media outlets such as city newspapers and television stations have a top-down mandate to cover a broad list of subjects and garner mass [...]
Olsson’s Bookstore 20% Off Everything (8/22 – 8/26)
We just received word that Olsson’s Bookstore is having a 20% off sale starting today through Sunday. All Books, all DVDs, all CDs, all Gifts! The Penn Quarter store is located at: 418 7th St NW
Reynolds Center (Smithsonian) Sidewalk On 7th Almost Open
We snapped this pic of the 600 block of 7th St NW on Monday and Jason commented on it. It looks like the 7th street sidewalk in front of the Smithsonian American Art & Portrait Gallery (Reynolds Center) is closer to opening! The large green panels have been removed and only a fence remains. The [...]
Police Acknowledgment Of Downtown Residents
The recent weekend’s post on the PQ’s crime statistics and resulting discussion brought to our attention safety concerns on 5th Street between Massachusetts Avenue and K Street. In reviewing the DC Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) First District police station locations on line, we noticed some interesting wording on their homepage describing the community they serve. [...]
New Poll! Who Is Your Favorite “Neighborhood Personality?”
Here are the results from our last poll: What Penn Quarter Museum Opening Are You Most Excited About? Newseum (Q1 2008) (70%, 154 Votes) Madame Tussauds (Oct. 9, 2007) (12%, 26 Votes) Textile Museum (first half of 2008) (9%, 19 Votes) National Crime & Punishment Museum (estimate 2008) (8%, 17 Votes) National Law Enforcement Officers [...]
Aerial View Of Reynolds’ Roof
We took the PQ Living helicopter up to get some aerial shots of the ostensibly completed Reynolds Center (American Art Museum + National Portrait Gallery) roof. OK…we don’t have a helicopter but we did get the aerial views from the top of a nearby building. To remind, the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard (that’s a mouthful!) [...]
West Elm Is Open!
Update: Hours are 9:30am – 8pm Mon-Sat, 12pm – 6pm Sun. Added another pic! West Elm is located at 1020 G St NW, by Metro Center. This week: get 10% off any purchase over $250 by showing your metro or SmarTrip card. I forgot to copy down the hours, but they are open late on [...]
Penn Quarter Building Permit Update
The first permit is really interesting because it specially addresses noise. As you know, 601 Penn Ave is a 150-unit residential building. We reported in May that Becky’s Cafe will be replaced by Momiji Restaurant (Japanese). The address on the permit is 505 H St NW, while the liquor license address is 503 H St [...]
A Glance At Crime In PQ, Year To Date
Penn Quarter seems to get safer year after year. 2007 “year to date” has total violent crime down 4% and total property crime down 7% compared to 2006. Plotting the crime on a map yields few patterns except when looking at robbery with gun, where all 3 incidents occurred between H & I street.
Workin’ At The Building Wash, Yeah
The forecast this weekend is as follows: Saturday – Sunny and highs in the low 80s. Tonight – Lows in the low 60s. Clear. Sunday – Partly sunny and highs in the high 70s. Sunday night – Mostly cloudy, lows in the mid 60s and a chance of rain. We caught this building in the [...]
