RSS FeedCapital Fringe Festival Has Begun!
The Capital Fringe Festival entered it’s 5th season yesterday with the majority of shows playing just a short walk from many of our doorsteps. The festival headquarters and box office is located at 607 New York Ave NW and features a considerable bar and beer garden next door, named Baldacchino Gypsy Tent Bar. The beer garden is open until 1:30am every night.
If you are unfamiliar with the festival, we would like to point you to this Washington City Paper article about the festival, organizers and its history. The festival runs from July 8 – July 25, but many popular shows have historically sold out. To reserve your seat, you can buy tickets online.
We would like to thank all of the performers for writing in to PQL promoting their shows. There are too many performances for us to mention in this one post, but we hope to profile some shows in the coming weeks!
The Capital Fringe Festival is also on twitter and facebook.
Verizon Center Adds Wall…John That Is
With the Washington Wizards having the number one draft pick and picking Kentucky point guard John Wall, the Verizon Center now has plenty of posters up around its main entrance touting his arrival. There’s no question that the Wizards will be relying on the new player to help them out in the front back court.
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
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Here’s what we were reading last week about neighborhood news in DC. Have neighborhood thoughts? Leave them in the comments!
Penn Quarter – The sign is up, the furniture is in, and the bar is looking mighty fine. Carmine’s, the neighborhood’s about-to-open 7th Street Italian restaurant, even has a separate entrance for VIPs. (The Carmine’s website is saying late August for the opening.) [Politico]
Penn Quarter/Mount Vernon Triangle – ANC 6C’s Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Committee meets tomorrow evening. [The Triangle]
Penn Quarter/Chinatown – Free Wi-Fi hotspots are coming to the neighborhood for the Microsoft partners conference at the Convention Center between July 11 and 15, courtesy of the DC government. [WaBizJo]
Cribs XVIII: Goin’ Old School On Ya
Historic facades grace the front of the Lafayette condominium and today’s crib is behind one of those facades – the address is 631 D St NW (Unit 327). We visited this 1 BR/1 BA unit and if it’s that hybrid old/modern built-out loft feeling you’re looking for than this is the place for you.
We liked the large, factory style southern facing windows giving the main living area an airy, light touch along with black granite and appliances. There’s plenty of room for living and dining in this main area. Hardwood floors are in place throughout with the bathroom and bedroom closer to the front door where you enter. Some like having a window in the bedroom but this one doesn’t which is the only drawback we observed.
It’s MLS listing is DC7368336, it comes in at 900 square feet (MLS specified) and the list price is $475K for a $528 per square foot asking price. The original edifice that stood here is the Central Armature Works building erected in 1926 and the facade still stands today so you might say we’ve gone old school on ya.
631 D St NW (Unit 327) [Redfin listing]
631 D St NW (Unit 327) [MRIS Photo Tour]