RSS FeedDowntown DC/Penn Quarter News Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Finishing off the news from last week, here’s what we were reading about the neighborhood.
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The Barry Name Remains in the News (Chinatown) – The son of the late Mayor Barry, Christopher, caused a ruckus at the PNC Bank at the corner of 7th and I St NW. The ruckus lead to his arrest on a minor charge. [Washington Post]
Stabbing at MLK Library (Downtown) – A man was stabbed in the MLK Library’s digital commons area on the first floor. [Washington Post]
Franklin School Revitalization Now on Hold (Downtown) – With the turnover in city administrations, a few development projects awarded by the Gray administration have been put on hold by the Bowser administration. One of them is the redevelopment of the Franklin School at 13th and K St NW. [Washington CityPaper]
Equity Eats Leases a Portion of 918 F St for Ongoing Restaurant Pop-ups (Penn Quarter) – Living Social reorganized, downsized, and decamped out of the building on 918 F St which it formerly used in its entirety for Living Social events. Now Equity Eats will be using it to create a space where budding chefs and/or restaurants can pop up their concept to see how well it works. It’s a “movie theater for foodies” per the Washington CityPaper article. (Hat tip: Regular PQ Living reader)
Herman Miller Moving from 14th Street to 900 G St NW (Penn Quarter) – Two tenants announced their intent to occupy the newly constructed building at 9th and G St NW that replaced the former YWCA buildling. Herman Miller, an office furniture retailer, is opening a retail store in the building. [Washington Business Journal]
New Barber Coming to 14th and New York Ave (Downtown)– Upper Cuts signed a lease to place a store in The Bond Building at the corner of 14th and New York Ave NW. [CityBizList]
Minute Clinic Now Open In Penn Ave CVS (Downtown) – CVS sent out flyers in the US mail to local residents that it opened a Minute Clinic at the 1275 Pennsylvania Ave NW store and indeed it now shows up on the CVS Store Locator on their website. We haven’t stopped in to check it out yet though. [CVS Minute Clinic service description]
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