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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 […]