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A lot happened this week in Penn Quarter this last week. Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have something to add? Leave it in the comments!
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Penn Quarter – The Riot Act (8th and E St NW) just could not make a go of it as an all comedy venue. They’re switching formats to be come Penn Social, what looks to be a mix of indoor bar games run by United Social Sports, performance acts of some kind on the stage, and a plain old bar. Please, no wagering. [WaPo]
Penn Quarter/Downtown – Zola (8th and F St NW) and Potenza (14th and H St NW) of the Stir Food Group will be shuttering those operations on June 30 and August 18 respectively. Potenza’s space will see Vidalia’s restauranteur take over that venue. Both were “go to” restaurants for us so we’re sad to see them go but look forward to a new incarnation. [Washington CityPaper] & [Washington Business Journal]
Penn Quarter – As expected, Minibar officially announced their moving into the former Zola Wine & Kitchen space at 9th and E St NW. [Eater DC] & [WaPo]
Chinatown – The Verizon Center signage legislation had its day in front of a DC Council Committee. It must have risen to a certain level of importance because it made it onto Ted Leonsis’ calendar. [WaPo]
Chinatown – Capital Q on H St NW between 6th and 7th is closing. This BBQ joint is the least expensive BBQ option in the neighborhood, is a pre-2005 boom business citizen, and we’re sad to see it go. [Eater DC]
Penn Quarter – We long for the days that we could play Putt Putt Golf (mini golf) and it used to be that a quick drive to Ballston would do the trick to get to the nearest windmill hole. Now, the National Building Museum comes up with an indoor pop-up mini-golf course for fun the whole family can enjoy beginning July 4. (Side note: Putt Putt, founded in 1954, is still in business…the closest course to DC is in Charlottesville.) [Huffington Post]
Mount Vernon Triangle – Buddha Bar on Massachusetts Ave NW closes abruptly after two years of being in business. [The Triangle]
Penn Quarter – It doesn’t have a name yet but Daisuke Utagawa weighs in on what the Japanese cocktail bar will and won’t be at 6th and F St NW. He also updates on Daikaya, the ramen/izakaya project on 6th Street NW next to Graffiato. [Eater DC]
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This space was set aside as an art-specific venue (originally for Washington Stage Guild), and ultimately given for a comedy club — which looks like it failed. Now it is to become another bar.
This is the 2nd such arts space squandered in Penn Quarter (the other is the Iron Horse space)
Very upsetting. And makes me wonder how they are getting away with the zoning.
Huge loss for Penn Quarter to let Geoff Dawson do another bait and switch for yet another bar. There’s another side to the story on the closing and I would love to hear it. John X is mysteriously out of all articles surrounding this when he’s an owner. When John X was there, there were sold out shows and great local and national talent. It was a neighborhood place and an asset to PQ. Hope the neighbors speak up. Riot Act and it’s rightful owners should stay. Tell Dawson to find another location for another usual bar.
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Local resident turned away at Chinatown Coffee Co. [Prince of Petworth]