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Six New Artist Studios Coming To Penn Quarter! (Plus A Little History)
The neighborhood keeps getting better. First, we had Mather Studios (912 G St NW) and its 12 units of affordable housing dedicated to full-time artists. Now, Penn Quarter has 6 more units on the way. According to the DCRA permit approved on 02/21/08, the Downtown Artist Coalition is constructing 6 units (3 on the 2nd [...]
Special Delivery
It’s not as convenient as a street elevator, but it looks like it’s a lot more fun. The McDonald’s at the corner of 13th & F had a recent Sunday morning delivery.
Asia Nine Is Opening At Some Point
PQ Living readers Cat and Nicola wrote in to point us to a ZagatBuzz update on Asia Nine’s opening on E Street. The post says something about opening in early March but the lack of accuracy we’ve had in predicting restaurant openings has us wondering if early April is more in line with reality. Maybe [...]
I Live Uptown, I Live Downtown
Downtown (doun’toun’): n. The lower part or the business center of a city or town. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. A decade ago when I first moved to DC, I wanted to know what people meant by downtown. What I asked what area they meant [...]
Barbara Makes Major Splash
I purposely didn’t read too much about George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara before settling into my seat at the Shakespeare Theater’s Harman Hall early last week. I like to see if I can be surprised by the twists, turns and especially the ending of any dramatic production. And indeed I was well rewarded.
A Day In The Life…Why I Moved To The Penn Quarter
Ed. Note: Today we have a guest writer. LiveAndWorkinPQ, a frequent commenter on PQ Living and a bonafide Penn Quarter resident, narrates about why living downtown is enjoyable. I had an experience last week that reminded me about why I moved to the Penn Quarter and despite the complaints about tour busses, trash pick-ups and [...]
Color Field Redux
Seems like we were just celebrating the color field school, but we’re happy to report that the Smithsonian American Art museum is now showing “Color As Field: American Painting, 1950-1975.” Mrs. Columbo & I are big Gene Davis fans, can’t wait to check out this exhibition which runs through May 26th. Pic courtesy of the [...]
Poll Results: PQ New Year’s Resolution
We asked our reader community “What Is Your Penn Quarter New Year’s Resolution?” and here are the results from the 131 votes cast: (1) Shop At The New Safeway In Mt. Vernon Triangle (5th and K) – 68 votes – 51.9% (2) All Of These Choices – 29 votes – 22.1% (3) Attend The Opening [...]
