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Yard House Restaurant Coming To 7th And I St NW In Chinatown (812 7th St NW)
Editor’s Note (4/30/2018): Yard House is now open. To learn more click here. Yard House, a restaurant chain that describes itself as “a crossroad of food, tunes, and brews“, posted a liquor license application at 812 7th St NW, the former home of the Goethe-Institut which departed the Chinatown/Penn Quarter neighborhood in 2016. The seating […]
Chinese New Year Celebration And Parade On Sun, Jan 29 In Chinatown (+ Other Events)
There are a number of Chinese New Year celebrations for the Year of the Rooster taking place around Washington DC but none is more impressive than the parade and afternoon activities that take place on H and I Streets between 6th and 7th Street. We link to a few resources describing this and other related activities. […]
March For Life Road Closures Tomorrow, January 27
From a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) press release we see road closures tomorrow in Penn Quarter for the March for Life. We highlighted the Penn Quarter specific closures below: Traffic Advisory: Scheduled Street Closures for 2017 March for Life Activities Wednesday, January 25, 2017 The Metropolitan Police Department and the Department of Transportation would like to […]
The Smith Restaurant Opens In Penn Quarter On Monday, January 30 (901 F St NW)
The Smith will open for dinner service at 901 F St NW on Monday, January 30. The Smith replaces the McCormick & Schmick’s that formerly operated out of that space. Initially open for dinner service, breakfast, brunch, and lunch will follow at a later time. The menus for The Smith should be similar to those […]