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Foodie Feasts
A few foodie events around the ‘hood this weekend: Friday, April 20 America Eats Tavern (405 8th St. NW) New Belgium Beer Event – John Gartner from New Belgium Brewing Company, creators of one of my favorites, Fat Tire, will be on hand for an extended happy hour featuring the usual $1 oysters plus special [...]
PQ Neighborhood Association Meeting This Thursday With Mayor Gray
The Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association is hosting its monthly breakfast on Thursday, April 19 from 8:30 am to 10 am at Living Social’s newest location at 918 F St NW. Per the usual, the continental breakfast runs from 8:30 am to 8:55 am, announcements begin at 9 am, and the speaker de jour starts at [...]
733 10th St NW Office Building Success
733 10th St NW, taken in March 2011 Globe St has a nice article detailing the success of Skanska’s speculation office building at 733 10th St NW. With rents as high at $818/sq ft, which analysts report as very respectable, Skanska had been able to bring occupancy to 91% before the building was completed. It [...]
Festival Fun
This Saturday, there will be two opportunities to enjoy the Cherry Blossom Festival in our neighborhood. Cherry Blossom Festival Parade 10am-12pm Constitution Ave., between 7th and 17th Sts. NW Japanese Street Festival 11am-6pm 12th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW If you’re more in the mood for some indoor fun, then the DC FilmFest starts [...]
Downtown Neighborhood Association Meeting Tonight
It’s the second Tuesday of the month and that means that tonight it is time for the monthly Downtown Neighborhood Association meeting at Calvary Baptist Church (755 8th St NW) from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. In addition to the crime and safety report by the MPD’s PSA 101 representatives, the agenda for the meeting [...]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood *video*
Photo above: Video of Song 1 at the Hirshhorn Museum Follow PQ Living via Facebook here and Twitter here. Our Flickr tag is pqliving. Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have something to add? Leave it in the comments! National Mall – Song 1 starts up at the Hirshhorn Museum [...]
