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Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association Meeting On Aug 1
The Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association (PQNA) will be holding its monthly breakfast meeting at the newly opened Del Frisco’s Grille (1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW) this Wednesday, August 1. The guest speaker will be Paul Millstein, Vice-President and Head of Construction for the Douglas Development Corporation. He will present Douglas Development’s new projects at 650 New York Avenue NW and [...]
New Tech Company In Penn Quarter: Social Driver
We always like to see new businesses come to Penn Quarter and we’ve been watching tech startups occupy downtown spaces since 2008. The biggest company to start in our neighborhood to date is Living Social which has grown from a small office next to Hooters on 7th Street NW to having multiple office spaces spread [...]
Beer vs. Wine?
What’s your favorite beverage, beer or wine? Why not put them to the test this week with the following events. Anchor Brewing Company Beer Dinner July 27, 6:30pm The Hamilton (600 14th St., NW) Celebrate Mark Carpenter’s 40th Anniversary as Brewmaster with a four course menu and beer pairing. Tickets are $60 pp. The [...]
Penn Quarter/DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Follow PQ Living via Facebook here and Twitter here. Our Flickr tag is pqliving. Stay cool out there! Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have something to add? Leave it in the comments! Tips? Send them in confidentiality to: pqliving [at] gmail.com Downtown – With the Washington Monument now closed [...]
NCPC’s Southwest Ecodistrict Meeting Is Tonight
The NCPC (National Capital Planning Commission) is holding a public meeting tonight, July 19 at 6:30 PM, at the DC Office of Planning in Southwest Washington, to discuss the recently released SW Ecodistrict Draft Plan. The public is invited to attend and weigh-in on the plan. You can learn more here about the SW Ecodistrict plan. SW [...]
Raise Your Glass
On hot July days, it doesn’t take much convincing to raise a glass of something cold and refreshing, but here are just a few unique things to toast this month when you raise your next glass. One year ago, The Rickey was named the official drink of D.C. and July became Rickey Month in the [...]
