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3 Million Page Views And Counting
We want to take the time today to say thanks to you, our readers, as Penn Quarter Living recently crossed an important milestone – we reached 3 million page views since inception. Compared to some of the other neighborhood sites around that thrive on lots of posts but not a lot of quality, that may […]
Saks Off 5th & Nordstrom Rack Opening Updates (E St NW @ 11th/12th St)
We have two updates for you today on two new clothing retailers coming to downtown DC/Penn Quarter, Saks Off 5th and Nordstrom Rack. Saks Off 5th now has signage up in their windows clearly showing their opening location where the ESPN Zone used to be. The SO5 website doesn’t list the downtown DC location yet […]
Murals From A Great Canadian Train On Exhibit At Canadian Embassy (501 Penn Ave NW)
From the Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association, we learned about an interesting exhibit at the Canadian Embassy (501 Pennsylvania Ave NW). The details follow: Murals from a Great Canadian Train on Exhibit Through September 16, 2016 In 1953, the Canadian Pacific Railway purchased 173 brand-new stainless steel rail cars from the Budd Company of Philadelphia. To […]
Mike Isabella Announces New Restaurant Arroz For Early 2017 Opening In Marriott Marquis (901 Mass Ave NW)
We learned that Mike Isabella will open a new restaurant named Arroz in the Marriott Marquis hotel at 901 Massachusetts Ave NW. Easily walkable from Penn Quarter and downtown DC, this restaurant will focus on the cuisines of Valencia, Andalusia and Portugal, incorporating dishes from Tangier along with other North African influences. It will be […]