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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!
Penn Quarter – The National Building Museum will start charging admission on June 27 which saddens us. But, admission into the building’s great hall is still free. We understand because it is a private museum. [DCist] Hat tip: PQ Living reader Cheryl
Penn Quarter – A note of attention for the upcoming Elisir Restaurant at 427 11th St. This is Enzo Fargione’s project. [Prince of Petworth] & [Downtown DC BID]
All Over DC – If you don’t drive then this isn’t for you, but anyone who has taken their auto to a Whole Foods, especially the P Street location in the Logan Circle neighborhood, will relate to this article. Parking = awful. [TBD]
Penn Quarter – Fiola’s doughnuts get top billing in this note. We’ve worked our way through most of the desserts at Fiola but not the bambolini. What’s your take? [Washington CityPaper]
Mount Vernon Triangle – The ground floor retail space at 401/425 Mass (formerly The Dumont condos) at 4th and Mass Ave will be getting a wine bar. [The Triangle] & [Prince of Petworth] Hat tip: PQ Living reader Cheryl
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Is A Lobster War Boiling In Penn Quarter?
First, there was the Southwest waterfront seafood market. Legal Seafood opened on 7th Street in Penn Quarter in 1995. Yes, it says so on their placemat. A few years go by and Luke’s Lobster opens up on E Street. We also know about the lobster food truck that is currently roaming around the city, sometimes parking in our neighborhood. Now, we’re starting to hear about Tackle Box’s renewed interest in opening up a shop in Penn Quarter. Does Tackle Box need to open a store in PQ to compete with Luke’s? Is Penn Quarter headed for lobster overload? Is lobster the new cupcake?
Where The Sidewalk Etiquette Ends
We don’t want to go all Emily Post on you, but there are certain things you should be doing because they are the right thing to do. When you see a parent with a stroller trying to enter a building, you hold the door open for them. On crowded city sidewalks during the rain, you use a small umbrella for one and not a golf-course umbrella for three. And now that warm weather is here this last one is a lot more noticeable: When you’re walking on the sidewalk if a woman in heels (or dragging a dog) needs to avoid the sidewalk grates, even if that means moving into your lane, you move out of the way.
We’re all trained from a young age that the right hand lane is our lane. Be it in a car on the streets,walking on the sidewalks, or riding on a metro escalator. And we get just as annoyed as the next guy when someone walking towards us deliberately chooses the wrong side of the sidewalk in some kind of bizarre tough guy/gal challenge (we see this the most on morning runs… some people will only run on the left).
Heels and sidewalk grates do not mix–when you see a woman in heels shift lanes as she approaches a grate you should not take this as a direct challenge. While we haven’t personally experienced it we’re guessing heels are uncomfortable enough without having to press all of your weight to your toes to avoid your heel being caught in a trap. We’ve seen enough credit card charges for Mrs Columbo’s shoes to know a lady isn’t going to test her strength against what the grate might do to her new Jimmy Choo peep-toe pumps. When the heels make the move to stay off the grates, you should make the move onto them.
Of course if she’s wearing wedges, all bets are off. In such cases you should feel free to shoulder-check away.
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Photo: Woman happy to hear classical music upon exiting subway at 7th and F St NW
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Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have neighborhood thoughts? Leave them in the comments!
Penn Quarter – The Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) is having its monthly meeting at the Calvary Baptist Church tomorrow night between 6:30 pm and 8 pm. A brief on the CityCenter project will be presented. [DNA]
Shaw – One commenter asked about a new storefront at 1314 1/2 9th St NW. We dropped by the store and it intends to be a seasonally oriented grocer sourcing food from local farmers and growers called The Seasonal Pantry. They also run a supper club and plan to open a sandwich shop. We like that 9th St NW continues to march along with interesting shops. Will the under construction Convention Center hotel be the catalyst for that corridor? [Gummy Worm post Comment] & [The Seasonal Pantry] & [SUNdeVICH]
Chinatown – A homeless man attacked two police officers on 6th St NW on Saturday night. [WJLA – Channel 7]
Penn Quarter – Jose Andres’ Cafe Atlantico will become the America Eats Tavern in partnership with the National Archives for a six month period beginning July 4. The name comes from the 1930s WPA (Works Progress Administration) project chronicling America’s foodways. The last day for Cafe Atlantico as the old concept was yesterday, and Minibar continues but will be closed between June 14 and July 2. [Think Food Group] & [National Archives] Hat tip: PQ Living reader Cheryl
Mount Vernon Triangle – The Arts at 5th and I project gets downsized. No residences. No jazz club. Bummer. [The Triangle] & [Washington Business Journal]