PQ In Money’s ‘Best Neighborhoods To Retire’ List

That is GREAT! We are trying to make this area a vibrant center for DC and now we will have a bunch of AARP members moving in…

Someone should come up with a great buffet/early birs special concept

#1: That’s a pretty ageist comment.. Although, we do already have the AARP HQ

Retired residents have greater expendable income and more time on their hands to make the neighborhood better. I don’t see your logic in thinking that retired people would take the vibrancy out of the city.

No, please no old people. They will bitch and moan about “no sidewalk seating” and “close the movie theatre at 9pm”. Forget that!

PQ guy, i would say a majority of the comments on this blog are people bitching and moaning and I am assuming they are not all old people.

DON’T FORGET…one day YOU, TOO, will be a RETIRED person.

The “NEW” retired person moving to an area like PQ, won’t be the same type of person moving to Florida.

Regarding retired people in PQ; my husband and I are AARP members and maybe a few more mature, financially independent people would bring some class to the neighborhood.

FYI, Penn Quarter is also in this month’s issue of Food and Wine magazine as a “hot neighborhood” for restaurants.

I really can’t believe some of the comments. i would much rather have mature people living in Penn Quarter than young drunken idiots who have no interest in maintaining the common areas of the buildings they live in.

I’m just shy of AARP age and live in Penn Quarter. I am also a triathlete (20 plus times), have been to Everest, know how to cook, play music, art, etc… So exactly what are you trying to keep out of PQ #1 and #3?

I think #3 was kidding. We don’t plan on selling our condo, and I really look forward to retiring to this neighborhood in about 2040. (and I’m NOT kidding) With all the free cultural opportunities and good public transportation, I’m surprised DC hasn’t been more of a retirement destination.

Anon # 7 Thanks for the tip on Food and Wine magazine. Is there an online link?

I’ve met some very hip AARP members. I’ve also met some very hip, retired, 50+ non-AARP folks.

I also think that PQ Guy (#3) was joking (notice the wink smiley). #1 was no doubt serious and betrays a colossal ignorance. People who retire and move into urban areas are very active, culturally sophisticated and have a good amount of disposable income.

They also tend to be tolerant (take notice #1), involved (ahem, #1) and fun (which #1 probably wants to be, but methinks his/her acquaintances find him/her not to be).

Welcome retired people!

Cheryl,

Sorry, I have a subscription copy of Food & Wine. There is no online link available.

ANon #7

Cheryl,
we’ll do a separate posting on this; the Food & Wine article is posted online…

Washington, D.C. – Many of the city’s most talked-about places are going global, while other newcomers remain resolutely American

http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/where-to-go-next-washington-dc

Penn Quarter “Hot Neighborhood” reference:

http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/where-to-go-next-washington-dc/sidebar/1

hopefully PQ will still be in the top ten of this list 30 years from now!

Viva la AARP!

I was just joking people!

Y’know, ever since Scholls’ folded, downtown’s been in dire need of a decent cafeteria.

And I’m a monkey that likes hisself some liver and onions.

monkey:

I never thought of this idea of a real cafeteria downtown. Hmm… I think I’d enjoy it! Pretty old school idea. I grew up in the south and the closest thing we had was a restaurant called Picadilly.