RSS FeedDowntown Holiday Market Opens Today! (F St NW – 7th to 9th)
The Downtown Holiday Market opens today running through Sunday, December 23 and open from Noon to 8 pm daily. Vendors set up booths lining the north side of F St NW between 7th St and 9th St NW.
Everything was in place this morning as shown above and we are always happy to see our Penn Quarter streets come alive with goods, song, and nourishment during the holiday season! Enjoy and TGIF!
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Catch the Holiday Spirit
This weekend the holiday season jumps into full swing. Here are just a few of the events you won’t want to miss!
Downtown Holiday Market (F St., NW, between 7th and 9th Sts.)
November 30 – December 23
U.S. Capitol Tree Lighting (U.S. Capitol Building, West Front Lawn)
December 4, 5pm
White House Tree Lighting (Ellipse-Constitution Ave., NW, between 15th and 17th Sts.)
December 6, 4:30pm
National Menorah Lighting (Ellipse-Constitution Ave., NW, between 15th and 17th Sts.)
December 9, 4pm
The Washington Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” (Warner Theatre-13th and E Sts., NW)
Willard Hotel Holiday Tree – Featuring the Entire White House Ornament Collection (1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW)
No Billboard? No Problem!
This isn’t the first time the doors and windows of an empty storefront have been used for advertising, but we thought this one was particularly well done. Hendrick’s Gin is the product being pushed at 1155 F Street NW (next door to Guess), and although the ads are just printed (no digital display or games as we’ve seen in the past), there is something festive and fun about the display.
We hope that this holiday season a few of the other empty storefronts (we’re looking at you, former SoHo space) are able to secure some creative advertisers, if they can’t get new tenants.
Penn Quarter Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
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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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Chinatown – Panera starts in on construction of an outlet at 673 H St NW. That’s in the heart of our neighborhood. [Washington Business Journal]
Chinatown – Here’s an interview with Graham Bartlett, Chef de Cuisine at Zengo (781 7th St NW). More importantly, you can try one of Zengo’s concoctions at home because the end of the article also tells you the recipe for Asian Pear Empanadas. Looks really yummy! [Washington Examiner]
Downtown – Michelle Williams performed at the downtown DC Macy’s holiday window unveiling. See the photo above for one of the windows that captured our interest. [That Grape Juice]
Golden Triangle – A nightclub called The Huxley opens up near Dupont Circle at 1730 M St NW. [Washington Business Journal] & [REVAMP]
Downtown – Some rare film footage on Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th St NW from the early 1900s is available here. [Ghosts of DC]
Penn Quarter – We are designating this 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom for sale in Terrell Place (675 E St NW – Apt 510) as our cool crib of the week – MLS DC7956374. [Redfin listing]