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Photo credit: PQ Living reader Jeff. Thanks Jeff!
It was an auspicious start for the Washington Capitals yesterday night notching a 2-1 overtime victory over the New York Rangers. The one timer by Alex Semin from the very top of the slot with 1:36 left in the single overtime period sent the home crowd away happy. We could tell that fans were extra jubilant by the more than usual vigorous horn honking that announced the end of the game along 7th Street. If there is any question whether or not Penn Quarter has Caps spirit, it is answered by the above photo of the office building at the corner of 7th and F Streets NW. Yes we do. And, yes we can.
Game 2 is tomorrow night at 7:30 pm at the Verizon Center. Lets…go…Caps!
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
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Lost of links to share this week as we’re catching up from missing a week. Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have neighborhood thoughts? Leave them in the comments!
Capitol Hill – The Mayor and a number of Councilmembers get arrested in an act of civil disobedience protesting DC’s treatment by the recent Federal government budget agreement. [WaPo] & [NBC Washington]
Penn Quarter – The group that owns Carmine’s on 7th Street is hunting for a location for Virgil’s Real Barbecue and it may be Penn Quarter. [Linda Roth PR] Hat tip: PQ Living reader Cheryl
Mount Vernon Triangle – Neighbors weigh in on wanting more edibles at the newly opened Liberty North Community market. [The Triangle]
14th Street NW – We always like reading anything that has the suffix “palooza” in it. In this case, it’s about development on 14th Street. [14th and You]
Dupont – Look up from the street…it’s a museum! It’s a hotel! It’s a conference center! A nice write up on one of the city’s hidden gems, The Mansion on O. [City Stream DC]
All Over DC – DC’s Fire Department is being rebranded. DCFD is out and FEMS is (are?) in. Not to state the obvious, but did anyone ask the front line firefighters what they thought? [WaPo]
H Street NE – Jazz club HR-57 makes the move from 14th Street NW to 816 H Street NE. It’s just a short X2 bop away. [Frozen Tropics] & [HR-57 website]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Photo: Trumpter greets morning commuters at the Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter Metro station escalators
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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 – Those BYTers sure threw a fab party at The Newseum. [Brightest Young Things – Event Pics] & [Brightest Young Things – Photo Booth]
Penn Quarter – There’s lots of buzz all over about the opening of Fiola (601 Pennsylvania Ave NW – entrance at 678 Indiana Ave NW). A recent tweet says they’re taking reservations this week with the full opening coming on April 18. Yet another restaurant for Penn Quarter Living to review…any readers out there want to write for the PQ Living team? [Fiola Tweet] & [Urban Daddy] & [Zagat] & [Fiola Website] & [Fiola Twitter] & [Fiola Facebook]
Penn Quarter – The neighborhood may have been declared free of sketch but the locals are still cranky. Oh…wait…that’s us! [Washington City Paper (2nd paragraph)]
All Over DC – Councilmember Barry’s ride has “inactive” tags. The more things change… [WaPo]
Downtown – Lincoln Restaurant, from the purveyors of Hudson Restaurant, opens today on Vermont Ave NW. [Urban Daddy] & [Lincoln Website] & [Lincoln Facebook] & [Lincoln Twitter]
Nats Park – Five Guys is out, Shake Shack is in at the ballpark. Calories? About the same. [NBC Washington] Hat tip: Cheryl
Chinatown – The former Red Roof Inn at 5th and H Streets NW reopens as the Fairfield Inn and Suites. We poked our heads in and took a look around. Very. Nice. Job. Check out the Twitpics. [@ryanl1975 Tweet 1] & [@ryanl1975 Tweet 2] Hat tip: @ryanl1975
Restaurant Announcements: Luke’s Lobster Shack, Roti, Fiola
We have a few restaurant announcements (Luke’s Lobster Shack & Roti) and one imminent opening (Fiola) to report for you this week!
Luke’s Lobster Shack (622 E St NW)
Cuisine: Seafood
They have 4 locations in NYC and this will be the first location in DC.
Reference: Prince of Petworth
Roti (1311 F St NW)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
This fast-casual restaurant plans to open in Penn Quarter in the fall of 2011. Check out one of their other DC locations, such as 1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW.
Reference: Washington Business Journal
Fiola (601 Pennsylvania Ave NW)
Cuisine: Italian
According to their Twitter stream, Fiola had a friends & family event this past Wednesday night and outdoor furniture arrived. Opening imminent?
Reference: Fiola Twitter stream