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When I think of private social clubs, I think of wingback chairs and gentlemen smoking cigars and sipping Johnny Walker Black. But The Space, Washington’s newest members-only club, looks more like a hip SoHo loft than a stuffy old library. Space, at N and 9th Streets across from the Convention Center just north of the PQ, is an establishment that embraces exclusivity […]
Latin School Request To Move To PQ Denied
The Washington Post reported that the D.C. Public Charter School Board voted 5-0 to reject the Washington Latin School’s petition to move from its current location in Cathedral Heights to a location on 8th Street in the Penn Quarter. The school’s headmaster, T.R. Ahlstrom, told the Board that the change was in the best interest of the […]
Shimba Hills Coffee Closing
Urban areas are notoriously filled with caffeine addicts, and the Penn Quarter is no exception. There are four Starbucks locations in the neighborhood that are consistently busy but other coffee houses in the area seem unable to sustain themselves. Juan Valdez closed earlier in the summer, and now it appears that Shimba Hills is following […]
Oyamel Seeks Outside Seating
Editor’s Note: We’d like to welcome PQGirl for her debut post. Like the rest of the PQ Living Team, she not only writes here…she lives here. According to the sign in the window, Oyamel has requested permission to set up outside seating on the D Street sidewalk next to Rasika. And while outdoor seating can […]