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Foodie Alert: Restaurant Week Coming Next Week
It’s that time of year again when foodies delight and Restaurant Week (August 6 to 12) rolls around so we can all diversify our palates. With lunch costing $20.07 and dinner costing $30.07, the PQ has no shortage of great restaurants to indulge in. Although slightly outdated, WaPo provides a handy visual guide for many of the restaurants in [...]
Metro Performs — Metro Center — 11th & G
We caught this going home at around 5:30 pm, stage, speakers and all. A crowd of 10 to 15 stood around listening.
The ‘07 Condo Buying/Selling Experience
For those of you who are buying or selling a condo in the Penn Quarter, WaPo provides an anecdotal look at the selling experience some owners have when they want to depart new buildings. One of the complaints that buyers and sellers alike have with the real estate industry relates to the somewhat inexact process of pricing a condo. [...]
Penn Quarter Comfort Foods
Do you ever wake up on Sunday mornings, with no way to hold your head that doesn’t hurt? Perhaps you just have that feeling of melancholy, knowing the weekend is ending and another work week is about to begin? Mrs Columbo calls that feeling the Sunday Blues.
There are probably a lot of ways to get rid of the Sunday [...]
The Signs They Are A-Changin’
A few weeks ago we noted that West Elm had a new sign up above their main entrance on G ST. This past week, we noticed that the sign had come down. No workers were around to ask why the change, but all seems to be moving forward on this location so we’re not taking it as [...]
Smithsonian’s Norman Foster Designed Courtyard Opens Nov. 18 (8th & F St NW)
The Smithsonian has a press release informing us that the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard of the Donald W. Reynolds Center opens to the public Sunday, Nov. 18. The enclosed courtyard will feature a glass canopy designed by world-renowned architect Norman Foster, and a variety of trees, plantings, and water feature by designer Kathryn Gustafson.
An [...]
Old Lei Garden & China Doll Buildings Go Transparent (627-631 H St NW)
We were expecting the worst when we read about the planned demolition of the old Lei Garden and China Doll buildings at 627-631 H St NW. But, as you can see from this picture, it appears that the facades of both buildings will be preserved in Yeni Wong’s new retail and office building.
Happy Hour For Penn Quarter Residents This Friday At UltraBar
UPDATE: We’ve received some more info. Anyone is welcome to join in on the festivities and several DC Gov members have been invited.
Join fellow Penn Quarter residents at a Downtown Neighborhood Association sponsored happy hour! Residents (both owners and renters) are welcome at UltraBar (911 F St NW) between 5:00 and 9:00pm. [...]
Midday Music
A hat tip goes to Columbo for alerting us to the Friday evening jazzfests that take place in the National Sculpture Garden in front of the big fountain. Solo or with a group of friends, it’s a never miss recipe for a good time and the atmosphere matches that of a lively central square in a [...]
Penn Quarter Building Permit Update
07/17/07
750 9TH ST NW
EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO VICTOR BUILDING PER PLANS. NEW CANOPY PROJECTIONS AND PAVERS PER PLAT.
750 NINTH ST, LLC, A DELAWARE
07/20/07
927 F ST NW
$300,000.00
ALTERATION OF INTERIOR FLOORS WALLS, CEILINGS, HVAC, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, AND HOODS AS PER PLANS.
C3FLIX LLC
07/20/07
702 H ST NW
TO PLACE CRANE ON SOUTHSIDE OF H ST NW BETWEEN 8TH AND 7TH ST [...]