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Downtown Retail – F Street & Vida Fitness
We have two retail updates for you today… Vida Fitness is opening their third installation in the Renaissance Washington Hotel at 999 9th Street, NW in mid-June. Alden Shoes, signed by Akridge, will take up residence at 921 F Street, NW, in the retail corridor lining the north side of F Street [PDF] in Carroll Square. Alden Shoes [...]
Nando’s Restaurant Coming To 819 7th St NW (Old Skate Shop)!
We’ve received word that Nando’s Chicken Restaurant (based out of England South Africa) will be moving into the old Asylum Skate Shop space at 819 7th St NW! Looks like they’ll be giving Hooters (825 7th) some real competition. Check out the menu (pdf). Just remember that the prices on the menu are in British [...]
Street Closures Tuesday
Street Closings and Restricted Parking Anticipated for March for Life on January 22 From the press release: (Washington, DC) The Metropolitan Police Department advises the public that temporary, intermittent street closings and parking restrictions will be in effect on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, to accommodate the annual March for Life. It is anticipated that temporary [...]
MLK Day Today
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968
Motophoto Announces Closure (400 7th St NW)
Via the PQNA mailing list, Motophoto will be closing effective January 31st. The owner sent this message: Rather than just vanish in the night, we have decided to have a Motophoto Goodbye Party. From Tuesday, January 22nd through Saturday, January 26th we will have a celebration of our time in the Penn Quarter. We will [...]
Last Day Of Restaurant Week
Today is the last day of Restaurant Week, we hope everyone was able to take advantage of the cheap eats these last 7 days. Any good or bad comments for the way various restaurants in PQ participated?
Metro Delays This Weekend
This has been all over the news, but a reminder that work at Metro Center begins today and will continue throughout the weekend. Metro officials say to add at least 30 minutes to your commute times as trains will be single tracking.
F Street Goes Co Co
The opening announcements just don’t stop, do they? Today we’re pointing you to a WaPo Dish article about the Co Co. Sala, a lounge themed on chocolate, coffee and drinks, looking to open by Valentine’s Day at 929 F Street, NW (it was previously called C3Fix). The Washington Business Journal reported on this venue in April [...]
A Tree(Box) Grows In PQ
(Ed. Note: Dog agreed to be photographed on condition of anonymity) The National Mall aside, the Penn Quarter doesn’t really have any parks. There is green space around the Building Museum and the old Carnegie Library, but there’s not much else; Except for the many, often professionally manicured, tree boxes. What’s a dog owner to [...]
Former Arena Rotisserie Chicken Arena Coffee Bar On The Mend
They weren’t just serving chicken at 521 G Street, NW, if you get my drift. We let you know that a while ago but the former Arena Rotisserie Chicken Arena Coffee Bar (that’s what was on the awning) at the intersection of 6th and G Streets, NW, across from the Verizon Center’s garage entrance is [...]
