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Have you ever noticed the plaque on the Hotel Monaco (7th Street, between E and F Streets) about Samuel F.B. Morse? In 1845, Samuel F.B. Morse opened and operated the first public telegraph office on that very site. While most people know Morse for his association with the invention of the telegraph and, or course, the Morse Code, he was also an incredibly accomplished painter. For any of you who have read “The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris,” he is one of the figures David McCullough discusses. One of Morse’s most ambitious works, “Gallery of the Louvre,” was recently on special exhibit at the National Gallery of Art (6th and Constitution Ave. NW).
Ward 2 & 6 Candidates At The DNA Meeting Tonight At Carmine’s
The monthly Downtown Neighborhood Association meeting takes place tonight at Carmine’s Restaurant (425 7th Street NW) beginning at 6:30 pm. Tonight’s meeting is especially interesting because all of Penn Quarter has now been shifted into Ward 2 and you will get the opportunity to meet and hear from the people who will run to represent you in the DC government, ANC Commissioners and Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans. A few Ward 6 representatives will be present also. Lastly, MPD First District representatives will report on recent activities.
The “Meet the Candidates” lineup follows:
- Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans
- Penn Quarter ANC 2C Candidates (Ward 2)
- Kevin Wilsey – Candidate for ANC 2C03
- Harold Closter – Candidate for ANC 2C02
- John Tinpe – Candidate for ANC 2C01 (John is unable to attend due to a prior commitment)
- Shaw/Mount Vernon Triangle ANC 6E Candidates (Ward 6)
- Rachelle Nigro – Candidate for ANC 6E04
- Matthew Kozey – Candidate for ANC 6E05
Penn Quarter/DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
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Welcome back from the long Labor Day weekend! 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 Downtown Neighborhood Association meeting is tomorrow night at 6:30 pm at Carmine’s Restaurant…more details can be found in our post tomorrow as the agenda will be of interest for all those ANC junkies out there. [DNA website]
Downtown – A great result from the Downtown BID’s work on homeless issues as they got Coral and Malcom who were living on the street to safety in Mississippi. [Downtown BID]
Chinatown -What a great photo from the City Paper! Wish we had been there to see this guy flip in person [Washington CityPaper]
Penn Quarter – In department store lore, Kann’s, stood at 8th St and Market Space NW where Market Square now stands across from the Archives (then Center Market). A Washington department store from 1893 to 1975, it proclaimed itself “The Busy Corner. ” Check this story for some great history, old photos, and insight into this story from Washington’s retail past. [Streets of Washington]
All Over DC – We’ve seen our share of younger folks in wheelchairs in Penn Quarter and up at the CityVista Safeway and have known that some percentage of them are due to spinal cord injuries from shootings and other violence. Our town’s main daily provides good local reporting on the backstory behind what we’ve seen in person…we’ve always wondered the whats, whys, and hows. [WaPo]
Penn Quarter/Chinatown – Capitol Hemp, formerly at 519 H St NW, closes all its stores. [WaPo]
Shaw – An inside look at Wagtime on 9th St NW in Shaw where many Penn Quarter residents take their pooches for doggie daycare. [WaPo]
Metro’s Big Red Line Maintenance Weekend
Upgrading and maintaining the Metro is no small task. Major infrastructure upgrades is why WMATA is taking all of the Red Line trains off the tracks downtown between Dupont Circle and NoMa-Galludet U. from 10 pm tonight through system closing on Sunday, September 9. Buses will replace Red Line subway service for the weekend with local service stopping at each stop along the way and limited service acting like subway trains stopping at specific stations (Metro Center and Gallery Place in between the end points). The rest of the Red Line is scheduled to run as it normally does for the weekend.
Make your weekend transportation plans accordingly!
From the Metro press release:
Metro weekend track work September 7-9
Buses replace Red Line trains between Dupont Circle and NoMa-Gallaudet UEfforts to improve and rebuild the Metrorail system will continue over the weekend of September 7-9, 2012, including a major project on the Red Line to improve wireless communications. All work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday, September 7, and continue through system closing on Sunday, September 9.
Red Line
Free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between Dupont Circle and NoMa-Gallaudet U stations to allow for installation of new fiber optic cable for improved wireless communications, as well as track maintenance and third rail upgrades.
The following stations will be affected:
Dupont Circle – open for rail service to/from Shady Grove only
Farragut North – closed
Metro Center – open for Blue/Orange line service only (NOTE: The station entrances at 11th & G St NW and 13th & G St NW will be closed. The entrances at 12th & G St NW and 12th & F St NW will remain open.)
Gallery Place – open for Green/Yellow line service only (NOTE: The station entrance at 9th & G St NW will be closed. The entrances at 7th & H St NW and 7th & F St NW will remain open.)
Judiciary Square – closed
Union Station – closed (NOTE: Shuttle buses will depart from First Street NE, outside the Metro station entrance.)
NoMa-Gallaudet U – open for rail service to/from Glenmont only