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History on Foot: Samuel F.B. Morse
Have you ever noticed the plaque on the Hotel Monaco (7th Street, between E and F Streets) about Samuel F.B. Morse? In 1845, Samuel F.B. Morse opened and operated the first public telegraph office on that very site. While most people know Morse for his association with the invention of the telegraph and, or course, […]
Ward 2 & 6 Candidates At The DNA Meeting Tonight At Carmine’s
The monthly Downtown Neighborhood Association meeting takes place tonight at Carmine’s Restaurant (425 7th Street NW) beginning at 6:30 pm. Tonight’s meeting is especially interesting because all of Penn Quarter has now been shifted into Ward 2 and you will get the opportunity to meet and hear from the people who will run to represent […]
Penn Quarter/DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Follow PQ Living via Facebook here and Twitter here. Our Flickr tag is pqliving. Welcome back from the long Labor Day weekend! 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 Penn Quarter – The Downtown […]
Metro’s Big Red Line Maintenance Weekend
Upgrading and maintaining the Metro is no small task. Major infrastructure upgrades is why WMATA is taking all of the Red Line trains off the tracks downtown between Dupont Circle and NoMa-Galludet U. from 10 pm tonight through system closing on Sunday, September 9. Buses will replace Red Line subway service for the weekend with […]