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PAUL Bakery To Open May 2 (801 Penn Ave NW)
C’est vrai, c’est vrai! It’s true that PAUL Bakery (801 Pennsylvania Ave NW) will open in Market Square on May 2 in time for summer lingering and coffee drinking on our neighborhood’s own “Place Memorial Marine.” A slice of Europe coming to our very own neighborhood? Perhaps, but we’re more excited about the prospect of [...]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Photo: City Year volunteers doing warm up in Market Square Follow PQ Living via Facebook here and Twitter here. Our Flickr tag is pqliving. There was a lot going on this last week and here’s what we were reading about neighborhood news in DC. Have neighborhood thoughts? Leave them in the comments! Penn Quarter – The ramen noodle [...]
It’s Official…Penn Quarter Is No Longer Sketchy
The once-sketchy Penn Quarter downtown gets more vibrant yearly. We got a nice chuckle out of this USA Today article sprinkled with words like “hopping,” ”hot,” and “multi-faceted.” The broader point of the text, that Washington DC has become more cosmopolitan, was not lost on us, and it is nice to see recognition on that front. [...]
CityCenter DC To Break Ground April 4!
It has been a long wait, but we’re finally starting to see the City Center development plans turn into reality. And, Penn Quarter’s resident population is set to expand by a couple thousand residents (rough estimate)! As the WaBizJo reports, developer Hines-Archstone has officially taken control of the 10-acre old convention center site, bounded by [...]
PQ Farmer’s Market Opens Today For Season (8th St NW)
Springtime must be approaching in Penn Quarter because this afternoon marks the opening of the FreshFarm Farmer’s Market located on 8th St NW between D and E Streets. The market runs between 3 pm and 7 pm on Thursdays and will go until December 22 this year. Rob Weland, the chef from local restaurant Poste [...]
The Loneliness Of The Long-Winter Runner
We treat our weekday morning runs (much to Mrs Columbo’s dismay) like the Post Office treats delivering the mail. Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail (well maybe sleet & hail) will keep us from our appointed outside run. We run with the morning crowds in the spring & fall, and hunt for the [...]
