RSS FeedPenn Quarter N’hood Assn. Breakfast On Wed, Jan 28 (Topic: Penn Ave Initiative)
By e-mail we were notified of the next Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association breakfast meeting. An RSVP by noon Monday, January 26, is requested to attend the meeting. There is no cost to attend. Please indicate if you heard of this meeting from Penn Quarter Living:
Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association Breakfast Meeting
Wednesday, January 28, 8:30amLocation
The Newseum’s Knight Conference Center
Eighth Floor
Freedom Forum Entrance
6th Street, NW between Pennsylvania Avenue and C Street
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn QuarterAgenda
Continental Breakfast: 8:30 – 8:55am
Brief Announcements: 9:00am
Speaker: 9:15amSpeakers + Topic
Marcel Acosta, Executive Director, and Sarah Moulton, Urban Planner
The National Capital Planning CommissionThe National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) is leading a team of Federal and local agencies with a stake in the future of Pennsylvania Avenue’s public realm, now in need of significant attention. Our speakers will outline the Pennsylvania Avenue Initiative’s Action Plan that includes steps to envision The Avenue’s 21st century role as a local and national destination in our nation’s capital, and conceive of near-term pilot projects to test physical and programmatic improvements.
Background
Funds for The Avenue’s upkeep and management have not been adequate since 1996 when Congress terminated the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation (PADC) and placed responsibility for The Avenue and adjacent blocks in the hands of NCPC, the National Park Service, GSA, and the DC government. After creating a Plan for the area and receiving initial funding to carry it out in 1977, over a twenty-year period PADC oversaw the transition of The Avenue and adjacent blocks from a downtown area that had seen better times to an award-winning, revitalized model for the country.Please respond if you plan on attending this meeting as it will help our host prepare. RSVP via email to my new email address by noon Monday, January 26:
Jo-Ann[at]PennQuarter.org
Include the first and last names of all those attending and their affiliations.
New ANC Commissioner Jeffrey Higgins To Be Introduced At Monday’s ANC2C Meeting
The second Monday of the month means that it’s time for the ANC 2C (Advisory Neighborhood Commission) to meet in the MLK Library on Monday, January 12 at 6:30 pm (Lower level – room #3).
The agenda typically hints at businesses that plan to open their doors in the near future among other things. Of note, the Fig and Olive is the newbie planning to open in CityCenter in Palmer Alley. On to the full agenda as delivered to us by the Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association:
Agenda
Call to Order
Introduction of New ANC2C03 Commissioner Jeffrey Higgins
Quorum
Approval of Agenda
Approval of December Minutes
Treasurer’s ReportBusiness Items
1. Election of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary-Treasurer
2. Approval for Legally Required Security Fund – $25
3. Website Proposal by Nathan Adams for Nations Builder (800 7th Street, NW | 202.459.9876)
4. Discussion on Formation of Committees: Alcohol Beverage Regulatory Licensing; Transportation
and Public Space; Noise and Public Safety; Local Events; Planning, Zoning, and EnvironmentBrief Community Announcements and Presentations
1. Office of Human Rights – Teresa Rainey (202.727.4559)Transportation and Public Space
1. Third Street Tunnel Update – Shana Viera presenting (info@3rdsttunnel.com)
2. DC Arena (Verizon Center, 601 F Street, NW) – Tracking Number 103017; Application to Occupy Public Space for the purpose of Fixtures and Billboards at the premises – Ben Hyde presenting (301.257.6810)
3. Next month DDOT’s Project Manager, Lezlie Rupert will present the Union Station to Georgetown Streetcar proposed alternatives for the Environmental AssessmentAlcoholic Beverage Licensing
1. White Apron Specialty Sandwiches – ABRA 097559, Retail Class C Restaurant – 455 11th St., NW — Notice of Public Hearing – Stephen O’Brien Presenting (202.625.7700)
2. Fig & Olive – ABA 097488, Retail Class CR – To be located at 934 Palmer Alley, NW Notice of Public Hearing – Andrew Klein Presenting (202.686,7600)Next meeting: February 9
Questions
ANC 2C01 – John Tinpe, 2C01[at]anc.dc.gov
ANC 2C02 – Harold Closter, 2C02[at]anc.dc.gov
ANC 2C03 – Jeffrey Higgins, 2C03[at]anc.dc.gov
Bakers & Baristas Opening Soon
New window signage has gone up at the former Tangy Sweet corner spot (501 7th St., NW). What had previously seemed a seasonal closure for Tangy Sweet has become permanent. According to Washingtonian, Bakers & Baristas is the newest venture from Tangy Sweet and Red Velvet owner, Aaron Gordon. The new bakery will feature Viennese style pastries from Blue Duck Tavern pastry chef, Naomi Gallego, and chef Lindsay Meehan, as well as coffee by local roaster, Compass Coffee (which we visited today and highly recommend!). Bakers & Baristas is expected to open as early as next week and plans include, eventually, being open evenings to offer an array of decadent sweet tooth fixes.
China Chilcano (418 7th St NW) Opens Today For Dinner Service In Penn Quarter
China Chilcano, Jose Andres’ latest entrant offering chifa, opens for service today at 4 pm in Penn Quarter at 418 7th Street NW in Washington DC. We passed by the venue on Saturday night and Sunday; everything looks ready to go!
The menu features chifa, a Peruvian-Chinese hybrid cuisine, chifles, anticuchos, all native to Peru – you might call them Peruivan tapas which is a format well known by patrons of Jaleo just up the street. A ceviche bar, dim sum, Peruvian desserts, and an “extensive pisco library” are also available.
China Chilcano replaces the former Olsson’s bookstore and promised but never opened Wagamama whose retail space sat vacant for over six years since late June 2008 in a prominent part of lower Penn Quarter.
This is the third eatery to open recently in lower Penn Quarter below E Street NW filling a prominent stretch of 7th Street NW between the core intersection at 7th and H St NW and the National Mall. The other two are Native Foods Cafe and Plan B Burger Bar.
We officially welcome China Chilcano to Penn Quarter!
China Chilcano
418 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-783-0941
Hours (opening)…
Tuesday to Thursday – 4 pm to 11 pm
Friday and Saturday – 4 pm to 12 am
Sunday and Monday – 4 pm to 10 pm
Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram – Interior Photos via [BYT] & [DC Eater (fewer photos) (lots of photos)]